How Students Can do Hands-On Science Safely at Home
Lab safety tips for blended and remote learning from WeAreTeachers.
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Get schooled on coronavirus; Plus a free student handout from AccessScience
This comprehensive resource from McGraw Hill’s AccessScience gives you facts and the latest science on coronavirus. A go-to resource as you develop real-life lessons integrated into STEM topics.
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9 Ways to Reinforce Lab Safety; Plus a Free Student Safety Contract
Doing amazing science activities in the lab is only cool when we follow the rules. So, keep students and others as safe as possible—whether it's inside the classroom or in a home-based science lab.
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Summer Bites: Mosquito facts you're itching to know
Why do mosquitoes feed on blood? Why do their bites itch? What is the anatomy of a mosquito? How do they spread disease? Buzz around this article to inspire your biology and ecology lesson plans.
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Red, White and Boom! How Fireworks Work
The budding pyrotechnic engineers in your science class will be excited to learn how chemistry is behind the beautiful colors and thunderous sounds of fireworks.
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Explore Mendelian Genetics; Plus a free student handout from AccessScience
Explore Mendel's laws of heredity, inherited traits in plants, and biological traits. A great resource to help prepare genetics lesson plans for your biology class.
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Think outside the box with these outdoor science activities
Students convert their backyard into an outdoor science lab to study everything from leaf chromatography to a microorganism-filled compost pile. Engage their natural curiosity about their world.
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Hovercrafts Aren't Just Science Friction with this Activity
Your students will get a rise out of building a hovercraft to explore the principles behind gravity, air resistance, and friction.
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Set the Kitchen Table for Science Time
There's a plethora of science experiments hiding in our refrigerators, pantries & junk drawers. If you're looking for creative science experiments for distance learners, then you're in the right place
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Heat Things Up with this Greenhouse Effect Activity
If your students aren't familiar with the greenhouse effect, don't sweat it, we've got you covered. In this simple activity, students can use common household items to simulate the greenhouse effect.
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Rock It at Home with this Rocket Activity
A fun distance learning activity using simple household items that helps teach concepts on chemical reactions, gravity, rockets, thrust, pressurization, and carbon dioxide.
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Spreading the facts about viruses
Viruses take over the cells of living organisms by injecting them with their genetic material. Learn how these buggers can turn healthy cells into virus-producing zombies!
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How vaccines take a big shot against viruses
Understanding how vaccines work. While your body is battling germs in the vaccine, it's also making the antibodies it needs to help quickly recognize and destroy those germs before they make you sick.
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How does handwashing help prevent illness? The science of soap.
The good news is that by simply washing our hands, we can help decrease the spread of coronavirus and other things that make us sick.
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