Mystery Powders Lab for Kids – CSI in the Classroom
Try a mystery powders lab in your third, fourth, or fifth grade classroom. Your students will love it! You can use it as an activity in your mystery genre study,…
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Fingerprinting Activities for Kids – Detective Work & Art Projects
Fingerprinting activities bring fun to the classroom! Kids love studying dactyloscopy, or the science of identifying fingerprints. Recording their own prints, analyzing others, and even some creative art projects will…
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Invisible Ink Recipes for Kids | Classroom Detective Activities
Add invisible ink to your mystery or detective unit. Kids love it! These tested recipes are fun and easy. (more…)
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Power of Observation Activities Improve Kids’ Attention to Detail
Observation activities help kids tune in. Try memory games, sensory activities, hidden pictures, and drawing to heighten awareness. Then apply these skills in classroom instruction. (more…)
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Fabulous Electricity Websites for Kids
Use electricity websites for kids to round out your energy unit. Kids read informational text, study diagrams, and explore interactive simulations. (more…)
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Enjoy Teaching Static Electricity Activities for Kids
Let static electricity activities for kids electrify your science instruction! First, students explore with eight balloon-based activities. Then they conduct a full-blown experiment using a fair test. (more…)
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How to Build Light Boards for Kids
Light boards are fun – and educational too! Include them in your electricity unit for pure engagement. (more…)
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Using Snap Circuits® to Teach Electricity
Snap Circuits® by Elenco belong in every upper elementary classroom. These sturdy electronics kits teach kids about circuits as they play. Additionally, they get plenty of experience with switches, resistors,…
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Enjoy Teaching Electricity with Electrical Circuit Activities for Kids
Teaching electricity becomes more effective, engaging, and fun when you use hands-on electrical circuit activities. Try these simple energy labs to electrify your elementary physics unit. (more…)
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Teaching Series and Parallel Circuits Activities for Kids
Series and parallel circuits activities teach kids about paths electricity can take. The difference is just one wire! Instead of reading about circuits, let your students build them. Tinkering with…
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