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Educators often need help finding cheap resources and ideas to truly engage their students. MOST teachers are expected to buy lab supplies for their classrooms, which can become pricey. Within this blog, there are several free or cheap resources available to science educators:\u00a0
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Brain Busters:\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Brain busters are a great start to any class! They create an engaging start to the period and can even incorporate the course subject. Get your student\u2019s minds flowing and pique their curiosity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is an example:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can you throw a ball as hard as you can and have it come back to you, even if it doesn\u2019t bounce off anything? There is nothing attached to it, and no one else catches or throws it back to you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The answer?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throw the ball up in the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find more here -> https:\/\/parade.com\/1025639\/marynliles\/brain-teasers\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Demos:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Demos are an easy way to get students engaged in a course subject. Make sure your demos are interesting and make the students ask questions. These can be done with cheap materials with some links provided below! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Capillary Action Experiment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Use 7 glasses (or beakers) and only fill four with water. Line them up with an empty glass in between each full one. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Dye the water in the glasses in four different colors using food coloring or food gel. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Fold paper towels into long tube-like shapes and fold them. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Place the paper towel fold in between two cups and watch the capillary action take place! <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    All of these materials can be found at home, or are very cheap. You can adapt this easily to correlate with plant life or cells -> https:\/\/www.123homeschool4me.com\/capillary-action-science-experiment_15\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    More demo ideas:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.weareteachers.com\/easy-science-experiments\/ <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Science Films:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Movies are an awesome way to connect students to a subject and catch their attention. You can gauge attention during movies by making handouts with questions. The best way to justify your students watching a film for the class is to connect the film with state standards!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Home Alone (original): <\/strong>Incorporates Physics through topics like projectile motion, tension, and inertia. Great for around the holiday break!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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