Most students probably have an understanding that math and science are friends. Yet often when they encounter actually having to do math during a science class students are surprised! “Ugh… I have to do….. MATH?!” Yes! We have long sung the praises of unnecessary measurements: measuring materials with rulers, graduated cylinders or digital scales when the amount doesn’t actually matter. It's the opportunity to expose students to new tools and reinforce concepts like basic n

Students are constantly working through the steps of the scientific method when they engage in problem solving activities, they just don't realize it! If you ask students to turn on a flashlight and it doesn't light up they will immediately make make an observation  (like the flashlight not working), and ask themselves a question  (why isn’t it working). They come up with a likely reason, or hypothesis , (the batteries) and go to test  their thinking (switching the batteries)

This lab has everything! ✅ Rainbows ✅ Cool science tools ✅ Color mixing ✅ Math ✅ Measurement ✅ Light ✅ Risk of Failure! Pipette a Rainbow may seem like a simple lab, but sometimes the simple activities can hold more than you'd expect. On the surface, all you have to do is give groups of students cups of water with red, blue, and yellow food coloring and task them with making all the colors of the rainbow. Students will take this challenge seriously! We have seen