EI provides custom kits, so now we have a TON of leftover odds and ends available at great prices for your classroom! The post Odds and Ends at EI appeared first on Educational Innovations Blog ..read more

By Jared Hottenstein As anyone in the culinary world will tell you, presentation is everything.  World famous restaurants with multiple Michelin stars put as much effort into presentation as they do in preparing the food.  Science teachers could learn something from chefs.  I’m not talking about adding flashy multimedia and explosions.  The goal isn’t to […] The post Leapfrogs and Lily Pads appeared first on Educational Innovations Blog ..read more

By Jared Hottenstein The movie Star Wars relied greatly on a mystical ability called “the Force.”  You can’t see it.  It’s an invisible energy that interacts with everything around it.  A little green guy named Yoda uses this mystical “Force” to move objects around.  Intriguing, sure, but it’s just Hollywood special effects.  However, thanks to […] The post May the Force Be with You appeared first on Educational Innovations Blog ..read more

By Jared Hottenstein Science really is everywhere – even in a strawberry patch! But I’m getting ahead of myself. Let’s start at the beginning. I’m afraid of lunch ladies.  They’re intimidating.  I guess you need to be if you’re dealing with hundreds of hungry kids in a small cafeteria.  As a kid, I usually kept […] The post Strawberry Patch Science appeared first on Educational Innovations Blog ..read more

By Donna Giachetti If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a hundred times:  students retain more when they can see, hear, and touch what they’re learning about.  And when the topic is science, there’s PLENTY of opportunities for hands-on exploration!  That’s the essential nugget of why we created our Surprising Science for Kids series:  […] The post Surprising Science for Kids appeared first on Educational Innovations Blog ..read more

By Jared Hottenstein Any teacher will tell you that kids can be noisy.  They make all kinds of sounds.  Clap their hands.  Click their tongues.  Snap their fingers.  Smack their cheeks.  Burp.  Fart.  Scream.  Sing. Most classrooms are a virtual cacophony of noises.   And where there is sound, there’s bound to be a whole lot of […] The post The Sound of Science appeared first on Educational Innovations Blog ..read more

By Donna Giachetti You already know we pride ourselves on being the company that brings unique, hands-on science into the classroom—the type of “Super! Wow! Neat!” demos that invite students to lean in for a closer look.  We are also the only place where you can find our best-selling Surprising Science for Kids kits (not […] The post Exclusively Ours: Online STEM Quests! appeared first on Educational Innovations Blog ..read more

By Jared Hottenstein First, the Story Lizzie was in my fifth grade class about fifteen years ago.  She was a solid student academically, but her biggest struggle in life was her retainer.  Mom and Dad had invested a lot of money in that molded plastic-and-wire mouth guard.  Lizzie’s mom even emailed me to ask if […] The post Composting Fun with Worms! appeared first on Educational Innovations Blog ..read more

By Jared Hottenstein In the world of STEM learning, most teachers think about designing, building, and creating. But sometimes the best way to see how something is designed is to pull it apart. I’ve always thought that science dissections were awesome. Many of my students wouldn’t agree. Dissections can get a little gross for a […] The post Engineering Dissections appeared first on Educational Innovations Blog ..read more

By Jared Hottenstein Of all the branches of science we teach, life science presents the greatest hands-on challenges.  You can always pick up a classroom set of Educational Innovations’ Owl Pellets, but bringing live animals into the classroom is a tricky proposition.  Online learning is the perfect opportunity for students to explore the world of […] The post Wild Animal Webcam Ideas appeared first on Educational Innovations Blog ..read more