In 1894, toy maker Mr. C.E. Benham noticed that he saw color when looking at the black and white patterns he had placed on a toy top. He began making the tops and selling them to toy stores around the country. Toy tops with Benham’s design continue to be sold today. Exactly how the disk…
In this braille activity for sighted students, we’ll make a sample braille cards using bumps that can be purchased on Amazon or through a braille supplier. Braille is a way for visually impaired people to read. This system uses raised dots on paper to form letters and words. These raised dots are read by the…
Do you know what goes on in your eye and brain when you watch a movie, read a book, or look out a window? Let’s look at how a camera works to help us understand how our sense of sight works. A camera needs three parts to function correctly. These are a lens, an image…
In this activity we will be using chemically-made electricity in a battery to demonstrate how the flow of electricity through water results in splitting water into its hydrogen and oxygen. This process of passing an electrical current through a solution or substance is called electrolysis. As a review, Electricity is defined as the flow of…
In our build a circuit lesson, your children will learn what electricity is, how it flows, and how simple, parallel, and series circuits work. Plus, they’ll make some fun light-up greeting cards, including Christmas cards.. (Or you can use the templates for something other than greeting cards.) Before starting our build a circuit lesson, request…
Nutrition Study Resources – Helping Kids Make Good Food Choices We have put together a list of nutrition resources you can use with varying grade levels. You will find activities, lesson plans, and printable worksheets. Check each nutrition resource carefully, as many of the sites are a wealth of information and have too many…
