Purpose and description: To learn or review information about fruits and vegetables, both their nutritional content and their botanical classification. The cards can be used in various ways, to play a number of standard games. You can choose which games to play and can adjust the rules to suit your group...
"Coleoptera Around the World" (a game about beetles and weevils) Purpose of activity: To get an overview of the great variety of beetles and weevils within the order Coleoptera. Description of game: Players listen to clues about beetles and weevils, and then try to guess which one is being described. They...
The Enzyme Game Purpose of the game: To reinforce information learned about the function of enzymes (breaking down substances into their individual parts), to learn about 8 specific enzymes, to reinforce the fact that enzymes can only work at certain temperatures and pH levels, and (for students in America) to practice...
PROJECT: Step by step drawing of trilobites, using video posted to YouTube (www.youtube.com/TheBasementWorkshop, "Rocks and Dirt" playlist) MATERIALS NEEDED: Colored paper, colored pencils: white, black, and brown or gray TARGET AGE GROUP: 10 and up, but I have had success with as young as 8 Trilobite template page
Supplemental materials for "The Brain" curriculum: "The Brain Song" (with vocals) "The Brain Song" (without vocals-- "karaoke") You can download both versions of the song by using this zipped file: BrainSongIndividualDownload Here is a file containing the pattern pages for the games and activities: The-Brain-printablesDownload
This page gives you the printables from the curriculum "Rocks and Dirt." It is intended to be a helpful resource for those of you who purchased a hard copy of the book and would like to print out some of the activity pages either from your own computer or at...
FOOD to FECES: An interactive "tour" of the digestive system Teachers/co-op leaders: Do you need to present an informative-yet-fun class about the human digestive system? This activity might be what you are looking for! (Even if you are not leading a group, you still might find this fun to do...
Cut-and-assemble Model of Human Skin Target age group: ages 9 and up Materials needed: pattern printed onto card stock, scissors, X-Acto knife, glue, colored pencils Time needed: depends on whether you color your own or use the colored copy, but allow 20-25 minutes for assembly Click here to download paper skin model
HYDROPLATE THEORY for kids-- teaching resources This is an on-going project. I will be actively working on adding resources over the next few years. Eventually, I hope to have an entire curriculum available. But until then, I will post miscellany. NOTE: If you happen to be looking for a complete curriculum about...
Cut-and-assemble Paper Model of the Human Eye Target age group: ages 10 and up (younger might be able to do it with some help) Materials needed: copies on card stock, scissors, glue, piece of thin plastic, colored pencils, clear tape Time needed: allow at least an hour Click here to download patterns...
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