5 Minute Science Lesson - Mother Nature

1. What do you see?

2. What do you think is happening?

3. Has it been raining? (How can you tell?)

Find the Car

Merry Christmas!

A Week of Christmas by Larry Hersberger #4

A Week of Christmas by Larry Hersberger #3

A Week of Christmas by Larry Hersberger #2

What is Your Reindeer Name?

A Week of Christmas by Larry Hersberger #1

5 Minute Science Lesson - Ants

1. What do you see happening?

This is a reverse gif of ants eating a dead lizard.

2. Do you think ants would do this to other dead animals?

3. Why do you think they do it?

How Many Triangles?

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A Quick Infographic About Dyslexia

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5 Minute Science Lesson - Turtles

1. What is the first thing you notice about the inside of a turtle?

2. What do you think would be in the middle where the empty space is?

3. What protects the turtle's spine?

4. Can you find the tail? Where is it attached?

Texas School Beats ADHD by Tripling Recess Time

While most school districts across the country are cutting back on recess time and ramping up the Ritalin, one Texas school has kindergartners and first graders sitting still and “incredibly attentive.”

What’s their secret? Their recess time has tripled.

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How to Remember the Number of Days in a Month

Try it!

5 Minute Science Lesson - Astronauts Muscles

1. Why do you think their muscles shrink?

2. Do you think their muscles go back to normal when they return to Earth? Why or why not?

Vicks VapoRub

With cold and flu season coming on, I felt this would be beneficial for teachers. I always kept a jar in my desk for emergencies.

It Also Fits a Pre-Kindergartener

5 Minute Science Lesson - soap foam

1. What is the first thing you notice about this?

2. What do you think this is?

3. Does this remind you of something you've seen before?
(Hint: honeycomb)

4. How do you think they got this photograph?

Happy Thanksgiving!

Play and Train and Socialize

5 Minute Science Lesson - Sharks

1. Do you think sharks were around in the time of dinosaurs?

2. Is it possible that sharks were once dinosaurs?

3. If there were no trees, what was there?

Finish This Sentence

Crayon Facts

* Crayons were introduced to the world in 1903. An 8-pack sold for 5 cents.

* A child in the US goes through about 720 crayons by the age of 10.

* Crayons are made mostly out of paraffin wax - a substance also used by NASA, which turns it into fuel for the Peregrine rocket.

* The Crayola Experience in Easton, PA, is home to BIG BLUE, the world's largest crayon that weighs 1,500 pounds.

(Psst! Teachers! At CARVEDCRAYONS on Etsy, you can order pop culture characters, pet portraits, and other items sculpted from crayons.)

5 Minute Science Lesson - Lungs

1. Why do you think the heart is behind the lungs and not between them?

2. Do you know what protects your lungs? (Ans: ribcage)

3. Your lungs are not muscles. They are like sponges. They fill up like balloons when you breathe in.

Your diaphragm is a muscle underneath your lungs. When you breath, the diaphragm goes down, drawing air into your lungs like a vacuum cleaner. When the diaphragm moves up, it squeezes the air out of your lungs, the way you'd squeeze water out of the sponge.

Can You See the Circles?

I Am A Teacher

5 Minute Science Lesson - How Dinosaurs Moved

1. Why do you think scientists did this?

2. What does the plunger represent?

3. Have you seen a dinosaur movie where the dinosaur moved this way? 

Do You SQUIRT?

Happy Halloween!

How Kids Judge the Halloween Candy You Give Out

5 Minute Science Lesson - Astronauts

1. Why do you think astronauts grow taller?

2. Do you think they stay that tall when they return to Earth?
(The answer is they don't. They shrink back to their original height.)

3. Do you think growing taller is a good thing in space, or a bad thing? Why?

Line Rider - Mountain King

This video (link here) is one of the most entertaining videos I've seen in a long time. Children of all ages will enjoy this rendition of Grieg's In the Hall of the Mountain King.

Rabbit or Duck?

5 Minute Science Lesson - Hurricanes, Cyclones, and Typhoons

1. What word do we use where we live?

2. Why do you think they're called something different in other parts of the world?

What Scares You the Most?

The Battle of English and Mathematics

5 Minute Science Lesson - Moonquakes

1. What do you think causes moonquakes?

2. Are moonquakes as dangerous on the moon as earthquakes are on Earth? Why or why not? 

3. How do you think moonquakes were discovered?

How Many Animals Do You See?

How Many Squares?

5 Minute Science Lesson - Satellites

1. What is a satellite?

2. What is solar energy? Where does it come from?

3. Can you name something else that uses solar energy?
(Hint: Many school districts speed limit signs and crosswalk signs are powered by solar energy.)

Number Matching With Paper Cups - With a Suggestion

I often see activities like this where a student is working independently to match numbers. I've used a few of them myself. However, there have been times when I've noticed a child put the wrong answer on top, and unless it's brought to my attention, it doesn't get corrected.

My suggestion is this. At the bottom inside the cup, put the same number of dots. That way, when the child mentions s/he's done, you can turn the cup over and have them check to see if their answers are correct.

On activities like this, there has to be a way for them to check their answers to make sure they're actually counting correctly and not just putting down any answer for the sake of finishing the job.

Leafy Ghosts

5 Minute Science Lesson - Velociraptors

1. If you were standing next to a Velociraptor, how tall would it be?

2. In the movies, Velociraptors are shown as being as tall as a full-grown man. Why do you think they're shown that way?

How Pete Met Lizard, Happy Friends Series by Patricia Furstenberg

The first book of this series is FREE!
Link here.

Sensory-Motor Integration

This is a wonderful indoor activity! 

See the full video here.

The Buddy Bench

Truth

5 Minute Science Lesson - Regal Tang Fish

1. From these three gifs, where do Regal tang fish live? How can you tell?

2. Do you think Regal tang fish would make good pets? Why or why not?