Yasmin Jayathirtha
When teaching new concepts in science, the only way a teacher can assess whether a student has understood or not is to set exercises or provide data and ask for analysis. Here are two experiments that teach reasoning skills to students and are based on exploration, invention and application and do not need previous knowledge.
Category: Let’s Experiment!
Metals and ores
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How are metals extracted from ores? Does this in anyway affect the environment? Try these experiments and find out.
Portable playthings
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Most of us are acquainted with board games and other indoor games which helped hone our skills. But could there be games to help us learn our subjects and also have fun while learning? This article talks about a few games that will help children learn their science, especially formulae which they need to remember. Teachers can try out some of these games in the classroom so that children enjoy learning and find the drill work painless.
Water links
Yasmin Jayathirtha During the holidays one takes a break from classes, curriculum, and the day-to-day planning of lessons. It is at this time that one thinks of one’s subject in a broader manner. The May/June issue of Teacher Plus on Read More …
A magical mixing tour!
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Learn a few more magic tricks to awe your audience even as you internalize a little more chemistry.
It’s magic time!
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Over the last one year through this column a lot of experiments were shared and through them a lot of chemistry was hopefully assimilated. So why not get the kids to use that knowledge to entertain their class or school with a show of magic?
Understanding the pH scale
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A pH scale is something that a child learning science is supposed to know. But does he/she really know what a pH scale is? Who invented it and why? This month’s Let’s experiment brings you an experiment to help you understand the pH scale.
Light effects
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Continuing our series on reactions, this time the author talks about the reactions of photography, both to show the effect of light on chemicals and to capture images in an interesting art form.
Making materials we can use
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There are several materials that we use everyday from soaps and toothpastes to shampoos and cleaning agents. Have you ever wondered how the processes to make them were discovered and who made them? Today most of these items are available at shops and supermarkets. But have you tried making them at home? Here are a few steps to try making toothpaste and soap at home. Check it out.
The chemistry of everyday life
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Looking for experiments that illustrate chemical changes? Here are a few of them.