Science Education Idea Exchange

Many years ago, I worked at a small school with a limited budget. I tried to be creative in making my classes engaging and limiting my spending. In came the shake table. Sadly, I cannot find the original website that inspired it, but it served my students well. Here's how it is made:  Materials thin rubber bands (4) flat piece of cardboard (stage) larger cardboard lid/box marbles/balls (~12) Steps Grab a cardboard box lid or cut a box so it is no taller than four inches. (In these pictures, I used a large cereal box.) Cut a flat piece of cardboard to serve as the stage. It must be a couple of inches smaller in length and width than your box lid. On the four corners of the stage, punch a hole.  Punch holes on four corners of the box toward the top lip. Cut all four rubber bands open. Tie a large knot at the end of one rubber band and feed the rubber band through a hole in the box so the knot is on the outside. Pull the rubber band through the corresponding hole in the stage and...

Note Sheets 1.  Atoms, Structures, and Bonds Vocabulary Note Sheet 2.  Parts of a Cell Vocabulary Note Sheet Reviewing Lab Safety: Who Am I? Game- Lab Tools The classic "Who Am I?" game has 18 cards that cover common laboratory tools to review at the beginning of the year or midyear (see list below). Simply print the secured PDF with cards and instructions and play! (Definitions are not included and the game assumes students have learned the terms already.) This has been bundled  with one of my older resources on lab safety in a "Choose Your Own Story" format. It can be found here . Earth's Atmosphere  1. Escape Puzzle Room This puzzle escape room would be great as a review or a day there is a sub in the classroom. Topics covered are ayers of the atmosphere, air masses, weather, types of fronts, the Goldilocks Principle, greenhouse gases, and convection currents. 2. Who Am I? Game 3. Bundle of Above Review Games Coming soon. . . more Earth Science resources!