ABCya
Ab Cya: Birthday Candle Counting
Birthday Candle Counting is a fun educational game for kids to practice counting 1-10. Children are asked to count the number of candles to determine how old a child is. All questions are read aloud and verbal feedback is given for all...
ABCya
Ab Cya: Make a Cake
Make a Cake is a fun computer activity for kids to learn mouse manipulation skills, letters and numbers one to ten! First, children select a cake to decorate. Next, they add different color frosting, designs, letters and numbers!...
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Constructing an Egg Candler
Directions on how to make a device to candle eggs, or check on the progress of the chicken embryo. Links to numerous incubation and embryology resources.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Astronomy Parallax
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explains the significance of Delta Cephei in the constellation Cepheus and its historical significance in determining distances in space. It discusses parallax, standard candles, and the...
Hunkins Experiments
Hunkin's Experiments: Steam Power
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 uses...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Heat Transfer Heat Absorption
Students will be given a chance to place their hands on two different objects and then predict on which an ice cube will melt more quickly. Students will make a prediction as to what will happen when balloons filled with air and with...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Colonial Economy
Whatever early colonial prosperity there was resulted from trapping and trading in furs. In addition, the fishing industry was a primary source of wealth in Massachusetts. But throughout the colonies, people relied primarily on small...