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Celebrate Black History Month and download 4 free printable science posters
Celebrate African American scientists' incredible achievements and get original works of art to inspire your students to blaze their own trail in STEM fields.
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Have no fear; your hydrophobic effect activity is here!
Demonstrate the hydrophobic effect, surface tension, and hydrogen bonding with this fascinating underwater activity.
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Shed light on chemiluminescence with this simple activity
Help students discover the science behind cool things like glow sticks, fireflies, jellyfish, and even crime scene investigations.
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Reasons for the seasons; Earth science facts to make their day.
Deepen students’ knowledge of how Earth’s position in its orbit and its tilt cause the seasons, affect temperature, and the amount of daylight each hemisphere gets.
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Fowl play: How heat kills the bacteria in your Thanksgiving turkey
The students in your class will be fascinated by learning how bacteria and denatured proteins are connected to their holiday meal's safety.
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12 low-cost science supplies for hands-on learning at home
Take the stress out of teaching hands-on science to students at home with this list of budget-friendly and versatile supplies that enable endless science experiments.
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5 Thanksgiving Science Activities for Students to Try Around The Holiday Table – Plus a Free Activity Download
Keep students engaged over the holiday break with these hands-on science activities that will a-maize the whole family.
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Explore the science of color with McGraw Hill’s AccessScience
Use these illuminating facts about color from McGraw Hill’s AccessScience to make the study of light & color fun & easy. Key concepts focus on the visual perception of different wavelengths of light.
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World Teacher’s Day: 9 famously successful people who gave thanks to teachers
Celebrate World Teachers’ Day by learning how teachers made a difference in the extraordinary lives of these STEM professionals.
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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 with McGraw Hill's 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 in the classroom or at home…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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26 hands-on science activities to do at home or school – plus a FREE 5-in-1 Science Activity Power Pack
Check out 26 of our most popular science activities and the convenient activity-pack download. Covers classroom or distance-learning lessons for chemistry, biology, physics, geology & earth science.
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Rad Labs at Home: 10 tips for setting up a home-science lab for students
These 10 tips will help get you started if you're looking for guidance to help your students create a safe and functional lab space for hands-on science exploration at their home.
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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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Dig deep into Paleontology with McGraw Hill's AccessScience
An in-depth resource on paleontology with engaging facts for budding earth scientists in your class, as they explore the fields of geology, biology, ichnology, ecology, and more.
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Ward’s Wants to Know: What types of content do you want to see on Ward’s World?
Please take a minute to answer the questions below, and then enter for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate to Ward's Science as our thanks.
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Styrofoam cups vanish into thin air with this activity
Grab this Styrofoam-meets-acetone activity, so the science investigators in your class can make observations about the concept of dissolving and how to distinguish it from melting.
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Our favorite free online resources for science teachers
Our must-see list of online activities and resources for teachers planning remote learning for their students during school closure and looking for professional development.
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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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