Idea Sheets
Idea Sheets are hands-on experience guides linked to core curriculum topics.
Every Idea Sheet is cross-referenced to one or more of the curriculum subjects listed in the Content Standards. Use this Idea Sheets Search Tool to rapidly pinpoint activities that are perfectly suited to the grade level, subject area, and content standard you want to cover.
Idea Sheets are based on readily-available, low-cost materials such as cardboard tubes, bottle caps, old CD's, etc.
You can also Search Idea Sheets by Standards.
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Autograph Book
Create an autograph book to share with friends
Subjects: Language Arts, Art
Baby, It's Cold Outside
This diorama helps students visualize life and ecology in an arctic environment.
Subjects: Life Science, Earth/Space Science
Back in the Groove
This is a great activity for investigating sound. It might just be a history lesson about records for your students; and you can tell them, "No, this will not work with CDs."
Subjects: Physical Science
Balancing Act
Balancing an object takes more than just coordination. The distribution of mass in an object determines its center of gravity and its rotational inertia.
Subjects: Physical Science, Life Science
Balancing Your Budget
Objects are more stable when they have a low center of mass. This game allows students to investigate balance and discover that raising an object's center of mass increases its tendency to tip over... and they have fun in the process!
Subjects: Physical Science
Ball in the Cup
Give pre-school and primary-aged children an opportunity to develop their eye-hand coordination with this fun and easily modified toy.
Subjects: Life Science
Ball-oon Moon
Students use balloons to approximate the relative sizes of the Earth and the Moon and estimate the relative distance between them using the scale of the inflated balloons.
Subjects: Earth/Space Science, Math
Balloon Blow Up
Combine two common household ingredients to cause an exciting, safe, chemical reaction.
Subjects: Physical Science
Balloon in a Bottle
This neat trick is easy to do and serves as a great introduction to a discussion about air pressure.
Subjects: Physical Science, Earth/Space Science
Ballooniacs
Take these balloons for a spin to create fun sounds and great science investigations!
Subjects: Physical Science
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