Sun, Dec 02, 2012 9:29 PM in Great locations for science field trips in Chicago and Chicagoland areas
Hi Jurema,
There are definitely a lot of great places to visit for science related field trips. One place that was not mentioned, is the Kohl's Children's Museum in Glenview (North suburbs). Here is a link to their website: http://www.kohlchildrensmuseum.org/ They have all kinds of great hands on exhibits for kids, some are science related and some are not.
I'm not sure what kind of places...
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Sun, Dec 02, 2012 9:09 PM in Electricity
Hi Sung,
I recently conducted a science workshop with some other teachers on electricity and magnetism, and I have some links to share with you that you might find helpful.
This site has activities, videos, and links to other sites on this topic.
http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/MagnetismandElectricity/index.html
This site has various online simulations for electricity and magnetism....
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Sun, Dec 02, 2012 8:47 PM in "Hooking" Students into Science
Caryn Meirs,
Thanks for sharing the link to the NSTA resources for discrepant events! I am a big fan of those kind of engaging activities to get students interested in science. I am a teacher in training about to start my student teaching semester and these will come in handy.
To the original poster of this thread, I would definitely recommend using discrepant events to engage your student...
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