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Learn the Water Cycle Through an Interactive Game

By Blog Editor Susan Wells Recently at a Girl Scout overnight, the girls worked on earning a badge while playing a game about the Water Cycle. It's hands-on, interactive and a great way to teach about water molecules and their journeys. The…

Young Rocket Scientists Inspired by Homer Hickam

Only a very cool teacher gives this kind of homework to her students... "Using only construction paper and tape, I want you to design a rocket." Lisa Heaton, the Gifted and Talented teacher showed her students a specially designed rocket launcher…

Students Learn Mom Was Right – Wash Your Hands

The students at Wilder Elementary in Littleton, Colorado proved that Mom is right, "Wash your hands with soap and warm water!"? The third grade class did an experiment using Petri dishes prepared with agar (a seaweed derivative). Agar is an…