Rice University
Rice University: Web Adventures: Uncommon Scents
An online game looking at household items contain toxic chemicals and evaluate how they affect our health.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: The Ramp
Explore forces, energy, and work as you push household objects up and down a ramp. Lower and raise the ramp to see how the angle of inclination affects the parallel forces acting on the file cabinet. Graphs show forces, energy and work.
Other
Illinois State Museum: At Home in the Heartland
Wonderful site that takes you on a tour of the history of Illinois! You are treated to pictures of such things as early prairie household objects and stories of early settlers - and much, much, more!
Other
Illinois State Museum: At Home in the Heartland
Wonderful site that takes you on a tour of the history of Illinois! You are treated to pictures of such things as early prairie household objects and stories of early settlers - and much, much, more!
PBS
Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv Try This!
A collection of simple experiments your students will enjoy! Each activity only requires a few household items, and will certainly spark the creativity in young scientists!
Other
Great Lakes Recycle: Recycled Products Showcase
This Great Lakes Recycle site allows you see pictures and descriptions of many items created from recycled goods.
Other
Siemens Science Day: Physical Science: Recycled Again!
Students will discover how to separate recycled goods by completing this hands-on science activity. Learn how physical properties are used to sort recyclable materials.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Ions: Copper Topping
Students will utilize a few household items to create a thin copper coating on items without using electricity.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Baggie Chemistry
Observe chemical and physical changes with this lab using everyday household items. Lab includes procedure and online data collection tool where answers can be saved and graded by teacher.
Physics Central
Physics Central: Physics in Your Glass: Racing Molecules
An easy experiment for demonstrating and exploring molecule movement requiring common household items: two glasses, two dark colors of food coloring, and warm and cold water. A few variations to the experiment will have students using...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Chlorine Chemistry: A Building Block of Matter
Young scholars investigate physical and chemical properties of several chlorine compounds such as iron chloride, calcium chloride, and sodium chloride. The students will then discover that chlorine is one of the building blocks of matter...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Fluids in Motion: Introduction to Bernoulli
Using different household items the students will be able to see how Bernoulli's Principle works for fluids in motion.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Birds' Bills
Students will compare and contrast different kinds of birds' bills and categorize pictures. After drawing the bills in each category, they will then compare the bill types with common household items.
BBC
Bbc News: Smart Chips Making Daily Life Easier
This article reports on "ubiquitous computing", which means sticking programmable microchip sensors onto everyday household objects to make them a little bit smarter. It gives specific examples of how smart chip technology is being used...
PBS
Pbs Kids: Zoom: Activities: Life Sciences: Bird Feeder
Build this easy bird feeder at home with simple household items and an empty milk carton.
British Council
British Council: Paint It! (Learn Basic English Words)
Learn the words for colors, for parts of the face, for shapes, for sea creatures, for types of clothing, for household objects, and for types of moving vehicles. Excellent reinforcement using audio and picture cues.
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Center of Science and Industry
Cosi Columbus: Cabbage Patch Chemistry [Pdf]
Make your own indicator by using red cabbage leaves and common household items. Includes full list of materials, procedures, and scientific explanation of how to determine if a substance is acidic, basic, or neutral based on the colors...
Other
Mineralogical Society of America: Minerals in Your House
Discover what minerals can be found at your home with this interactive resource. Explore this virtual house and you'll find minerals in common household objects.
Teachers TryScience
Teachers Try Science: Let It Roll
Here's an easy experiment, using common household items, that will show you all ball bearings work.
Language Guide
Language Guide: Japanese Vocabulary
Learn basic Japanese vocabulary words -- greetings, clothing, household items, foods, toys, and more -- on this multilingual site. Roll over a image or phrase to hear how it is pronounced and see how it is written (Romanized spelling...
Utah STEM Foundation
Utah Stem Action Center: Life Cycles
All living things go through a life cycle that repeats over and over again. Watch a video, answer discussion questions, and make a fun craft out of household items.
NASA
Nasa: Paper Comet Model With a Deep Impact [Pdf]
If you're interested in making a comet model from common household items, check out these instructions.
Hunkins Experiments
Hunkin's Experiments: Make Batteries Out of Money/potatoes
Hunkin's Experiments is a group of simple cartoon illustrations of scientific principles. Some would work well in the classroom, but others have little value beyond entertaining students. All of the projects are easy to do. This one...
Road to Grammar
Road to Grammar: Things Around the House
Put the letters in the correct order to spell the household item that matches each picture.