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Why It's Important to Track Science Lab Accidents

When schools track lab incidents, including near misses, they gain visibility, improve safety systems, and create safer classrooms.

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Why Annual Safety Training Is a Must for STEM Educators

Explore how ongoing training strengthens safety culture, reduces risk, and supports confident, hands on learning.

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Why Annual Safety Inspections Matter in K–12 Science Spaces

Support safer K–12 science labs by strengthening compliance, clarifying expectations, and promoting confident, consistent safety practices for staff and students.

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Making OpenSciEd Easier and More Impactful

Stop hunting for supplies. Our kits make it easy to use powerful hands-on tools with less prep.

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General Science

Our favorite free online resources for science teachers

Our must-see list of online activities and resources for science teachers planning in-class or remote lesson plans for their students or professional development for themselves.

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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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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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8-in-1 Summer Science Activities Power Pack | Free Download

Activities to help keep students sharp academically while providing them with engaging new experiences.

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50+ Activities to Get Students Settled In and Ready to Learn

Daily activities from WeAreTeachers to get students in the habit of being on task as soon as they enter your classroom.

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Celebrate Black History 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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Chemistry

Looking for an Activity on Redox Reactions? Here’s a Simple One.

If you want to demonstrate oxidation and reduction for your students, you can’t go wrong with this “blue bottle” activity. Sodium hydroxide, glucose, and methylene blue solution are all it takes!

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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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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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I'm just here for the popcorn: A heat transfer lesson plan.

This quick activity for middle- and high-school chemistry uses popcorn to teach thermal energy concepts.

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Demonstrate Oxidation States of Manganese with this Colorful Free Activity Download

Introduce students to this consequential transition element with our colorful lab activity that demonstrates the various oxidation states of manganese.

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Chemistry Elements Fun Facts

Students get to the core of chemistry and learn how the periodic table is essential to understanding how elements behave.

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Earth Science & Geology

Telescope facts; Plus a free download from McGraw Hill's AccessScience

Help students understand how telescopes work, were developed, and the fascinating information they reveal about distant objects.

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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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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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Essential Activities for Essential STEM Lessons: Design a Spacesuit

This easy, affordable STEM activity is outta this world! Explore in-demand STEM careers in space science and engineering while introducing students to real-world science and design applications.

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