Magnetic Energy Fun for Kids

Do you need some fun resources to teach about Magnetic Energy to kids?

This is a fun science topic that kids usually like a lot!!!

Here's a collection of activities, experiments, ideas, puzzles, resources,  videos, and other links to help you teach about MAGNETISM.

Just click on any or all of the links below the picture that sound interesting to you! :)



Magnetic Energy Resources for Teachers and Parents

Magnetism Introduction

http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/01/magnetism-introduction.html

Magnetic Poles

http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/01/magnetic-poles.html

How strong is your magnet?

http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/01/how-strong-is-your-magnet.html

Conduct a Test with Magnets

http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/01/conduct-test-with-magnets.html

Magnets and Matter

http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/01/magnets-and-matter.html

Magnetism Word Search and Bill Nye Video on Magnetism

http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/01/magnetism-word-search.html

Making a Simple Compass

http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/01/making-simple-compass.html

Creating an Electromagnet

http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/01/creating-electromagnet.html

Magnetism Word Search Puzzle (free)

http://www.learningworkroom.com/

Science Experiment Form (free)

http://www.learningworkroom.com/

LOTS more ideas on my Magnetic Energy Pinterest Board :)

http://www.pinterest.com/marcia_murphy22/magnestism/

Have fun with magnets!

 

15 Fun Resources for Teaching about Sound Energy

Do you need some fun resources to teach about Sound Energy to kids?

This is a fun science topic that kids usually like a lot!!! They have to make NOISE! I mean they have to make lots of "SOUNDS" to really investigate and explore this topic!

Here's a collection of activities, experiments, ideas, puzzles, resources,  videos, and other links to help you.

Just click on any or all of the links below the picture that sound interesting to you! :)

Sound Energy Word Search Puzzle
http://www.learningworkroom.com/Free_Science_Worksheets.html

What Causes Sound???
http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/02/how-does-sound-travel.html

Sound Energy Book and Video
http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/02/ears-and-hearing-video.html

Sound Activity: Can you identify the sound?
http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/02/can-you-identify-sound.html

Bill Nye Video
http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/02/sound-video.html

Sound Activity: Does sound travel through solids?
http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/02/what-do-we-do-all-day-toddler-drawing.html

Make a Wind Instrument
http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/02/making-wind-instrument.html

Make String Instruments
http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/02/make-string-instrument.html

Make a Guitar
http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/02/make-guitar.html

Make a Percussion Instrument
http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/02/make-percussion-instrument.html

Intensity and Pitch
http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/02/sound-intensity-and-pitch.html

Slinky Demonstration: How does sound travel?
http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/02/how-does-sound-travel_19.html

Sound and Light Energy Venn Diagram
http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/02/light-waves-and-sound-waves-comparison.html

Sound Energy Crossword Puzzle
http://www.learningworkroom.com/

LOTS more ideas on my Sound Energy Pinterest Board  :)
http://www.pinterest.com/marcia_murphy22/sound-unit/

Have fun with sound!

 

Valentine's Day Educational Crafts for Kids

Have you been making some fun Valentine's Day crafts with the kids? It's a great time to sneak in some fun and inexpensive math lessons. But don't call them math lessons!!! These are fun Valentine's Day crafts!

I love making paper plate craft projects with kids especially now that the Dollar Stores have so many inexpensive plates in a wide variety of colors! Plus the craft stores have LOTS of fun holiday and number stickers. (Don't forget to download a discount coupon before going to your favorite craft store!)

Valentine's Day Paper Plate Clock for Math

Paper Plate Clocks are a great learning tool. Make a bunch of them for the different holidays and seasons. Adults can make and put on the clock hands and the kids can decorate the paper plates and stick on or write in the numbers.

Paper Plate Clock Craft and Math Manipulative

 

Are your students learning about 2D Shapes? Make some fun shape people with construction paper.




2D Shapes Fun!

 

 

For more information about making paper plate clocks click on the link below.

http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2012/02/valentines-day-paper-plate-clock.html

For more information about making 2D Shape People click on the link below.

http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2013/02/valentines-day-and-2d-shapes-fun.html


Happy Crafting and Happy Valentine's Day!

 

Valentine's Day Teacher Resources Giveaway

Kelsea at Teacher Gems is having a HUGE Teaching Resources GIVEAWAY at her blog, Teacher Gems.

The Giveaway runs from January 31- February 4.

You can enter the K-2, 3-5, and / or 6-8 and the clipart giveaways!




Giveaway

My donation is my Valentine's Day Love Bug Addition with Doubles Activity which comes in color and grayscale.





Valentine's Love Bug Addition with Doubles

Just click on the picture directly above to learn more about my product. Just click on the top picture to go to Kelsea's Giveaway!


Best of luck!

 

Simple & Compound Machines Additional Resources

This week I have been posting about Simple and Compound Machines. If you missed my 2 earlier posts you can read them by clicking on the following links:

Simple Machines - 1

Simple Machines - 2

In today's post, I'm adding some additional links to fun ideas, activities, resources, book suggestions and online game suggestions to help in your teaching of simple and compound machines.

Just click on the links below to go to my earlier posts.

Simple Machines Fun Online Games

http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/05/simple-machines-fun-online-games.html

Simple Machines Scavenger Hunt

http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/05/simple-machine-scavenger-hunt.html

Exploratory Fun with Simple Machines

http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/05/exploratory-play-with-simple-machines.html

Simple Machines Interactive Website

http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/05/simple-machines-interactive-website-for.html

Simple Machines Books for Kids

http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/05/simple-machines-books-for-kids.html

Bill Nye Video - Simple Machines

http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/05/bill-nye-video-simple-machines.html


Have fun with science!

 

6 Types of Simple Machines with Activities for Kids

I hope you got to see yesterday's post on Simple and Compound Machines. If not just click here.

Today's post includes a list of ideas, examples, and activities that you can choose from to do some fun exploring and hand-on activities with your students as you teach and they explore, investigate, and learn about the 6 types of simple machines.

Just click on the appropriate link below to go to each resource.

Pulley

http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/05/what-is-pulley.html

Inclined Plane

http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/05/what-is-inclined-plane.html

Wheel and Axle

http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/05/do-wheels-make-work-easier.html

Wheel and Axle - What are Gears?

http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/05/what-are-gears.html

Wheel and Axle - Gear Resources

http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/05/videos-about-gears.html

Lever - What is a Lever?

http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/05/what-is-lever.html

Lever - Resources

http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/05/levers-videos-websites-and-activities.html

Screw

http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/05/simple-machines-screw.html

Wedge

http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/05/simple-machines-wedge.html


Have fun with science!

 

Simple & Compound Machines Fun Science Resources

Are you teaching or planning to teach about Simple and Compound Machines to your students?

Here are some resources that are already here on my blog to help you get started or to supplement your teaching.

Included are an idea for a field trip, using a store flyer, a word search, a crossword puzzle, and a Venn Diagram.

Simple and Compound Machines Fun Science Resources

Just click on the appropriate link below to find each resource.

Simple Machines Field Trip

http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/05/field-trip-to-identify-simple-machines.html

Simple Machines - Using a Store Flyer

http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/05/using-store-flyer-to-identify-simple.html

Word Search

http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/05/simple-and-complex-machines-word-search.html

Crossword Puzzle

http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/05/simple-and-complex-machines-crossword.html

Venn Diagram

http://learningideasgradesk-8.blogspot.com/2011/05/simple-and-compound-machines-venn.html

I hope these resources are helpful to you! I will post more simple and compound machines resources in my next couple of blog posts so please come back to check them out! :)

Have fun teaching science!