Inquiry in Action
Inquiry in Action is a wonderful website for all Physical Science and Chemistry teachers. It provides free activities, including online learning as well as information about upcoming workshops. They are are offered by the American Chemical Society for Life.
Some of the most popular classroom activities:
The activities cover the concepts taught in grades 3-5, ready to be easily integrated into any curriculum. Our STEM educators use this for their professional development workshops. I, personally, have used some of these activities with my parent groups to help them understand a little bit of science. If you access the website, you may download the book for FREE!
The authors, James Kessler and Patti Galvan from the office of K-8 Science, American Chemical Society.
Some of the most popular classroom activities:
- Change in Temperature, Endothermic Reaction
- Change in Temperature, Exothermic Reaction
- Mysterious M & Ms
- Colors Collide or Combine?
- Re-crystallization Test
The activities cover the concepts taught in grades 3-5, ready to be easily integrated into any curriculum. Our STEM educators use this for their professional development workshops. I, personally, have used some of these activities with my parent groups to help them understand a little bit of science. If you access the website, you may download the book for FREE!
The authors, James Kessler and Patti Galvan from the office of K-8 Science, American Chemical Society.
Source: American Chemical Society