Finally, A Well Planned and Fun Science Activity!

You might be wondering with all the demonstrations available out there how and why we selected the ones used in each fun science activity. In most cases the choice was hard to make. But here is a list of criteria we used when deciding which fun science activity to use:

• Each demonstration obviously need to illustrate the topic
• And work every single time it’s tried
• It shouldn’t over-excite students
• Or be complicated for you to explain or for students to do
• It also needs to be fascinating to watch
• And have the ability to hold every students’ attention while it's being done and then explained

Advantages Of Each Fun Science Activity

Because each fun science activity on our cd-rom has been used for at least two years in a real classroom you know you’re getting more than just a great-sounding idea. You'll find that every fun science activity is without kinks and flows nicely from beginning to end. You’re also getting a thorough set of teacher notes that reflect what actually happened, and not what we hope or think will. In other words, each fun science activity has actual classroom experience, and that is a valuable thing.

Is Each Fun Science Activity Just Fun?

Being a fun science activity is important, but we want to do more than just entertain your students. The neat thing is that after experiencing a good demonstration, students actually crave a good explanation. That’s why our teacher notes strongly emphasize you being mentally prepared. You should never walk into your classroom not having a clue what you’re doing that day. If that’s your habit, you might occasionally have a good day of learning, but you and your students are missing out on many more.

Step 1, then, is going in with knowing what you’re doing. And step 2 then would be deciding what kinds of things you’ll say during the lesson. If you seldom give thought to your words before a lesson, try it and see what happens. Each fun science activity includes an example back-and-forth dialogue between the teacher and students (based on actual words said when the lesson was presented) and other reminders about getting your mind ready. Everyone wants to be part of a great lesson, but often it’s the unseen work and mental preparation that make it successful.

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