Similarly, the Boiling Point lesson calls for students around the world to record the boiling point of water. Since water does boil at remarkably different temperatures, depending upon the elevation, students collect authentic data. The purpose of this project is to discover which factor in the experiment (room temperature, elevation, volume of water, or heating… learn more
This resource looks at what are crystals and how do they form? A crystal is a solid material with atoms and molecules that are arranged in a consistent repeating pattern. Crystals can be expensive and beautiful, like amethysts or diamonds. Or they can be found in your kitchen in the form of sugar and salt.… learn more
The Exploratorium in San Francisco has a number of Chemistry mini-experiments, from creating giant bubbles [our web master's favorite] to using your skin and two different metals create a battery. This site explains the why as well as the how of these experiments. learn more
An ingenious professor at the University of Wisconsin has created the Science is Fun site at which a different topic is explored in-depth each week during the school year. It is well-illustrated. For example, most of us know that changes in pigmentation result in the beautiful fall color displays. Most of us do not know… learn more
Check out the Science Teachers' Resource Center at Lapeer School for directions about some innovative as well as traditional experiments. They will welcome your successful experiments here. learn more
In this lab activity from NASA, students will become materials scientists for a day. Designing a satellite or a rover means understanding the properties of metals under conditions very unlike those on Earth. Which material should we use to construct a rover going to a planet like Venus? What if we were traveling to an… learn more
