Balanced Students

Students are introduced to the process of balancing chemical equations. First, they see that a chemical equation describes the chemical reaction that takes place when two elements are combined. In chemistry, that reaction must be written...

Teaching chemical equations can be quite a balancing act! Bolster your class' balancing abilities using a video from a helpful chemistry playlist. The resource explains the theory behind balancing, then shows viewers how to accomplish it...

Is there a wrong way to use an electronic balance? Don't let your class find out! Ensure flawless mass measurement using a short video from JFR Science. Learners listen and watch while the narrator zeros the balance and measures...

Scientific method, linear measurements, friction, inertia. Imagine learning scientific vocabulary in an ELA class. Before researching and developing a presentation about simple machines, class members build a common, but decidedly...

Introduce your class to to the remaining three simple machines-- the lever, pulley, and the wheel-and-axle with a plan that includes the three different types of levers in the discussion of levers. The lesson continues with the...

Exactly what did Archimedes mean when he said, "Give me a place to stand, and I will move the Earth"? Watch this video and find out as it explains the mathematics behind levers, and explores a few fun hypothetical situations...

How can a teeter-totter balance when the two people are different sizes? Show classes how this works through a simulation. Scholars play with a teeter-totter to show how different masses and their placement affect balance. Once they have...

Sometimes simple machines don't seem so...simple. The video lesson explains the principles of simple machines. Viewers also discover the concept of mechanical advantage and how it affects the forces related to simple machines. 

Compound machines, nothing more than a combination of simple machines working together, are the focus of an activity that asks class members to use the provided information to take a look at the way innovators combine simple machines to...

Show your young scholars how to make their work easier. The first lesson in a series of 10 introduces the class to work and the way simple machines can be make work easier. The simple machines scholars can find in everyday items are...