Atomic

The Kuriositas blog recently featured, “Atomic,” a short video created by students at Columbus College of Art and Design.  The students were tasked with creating animations of some of the elements on the periodic table, and this video is a compilation of some of the best.  Learning about the elements and their symbols would have … Read more

Periodic Videos from TED-Ed

Last week I did a post on the fabulous Elements 4D resource from Daqri.  Students can learn about the elements and compounds that can be made from some of them by using the free lesson plans now offered on their site.  Combine these plans with the free downloadable elements cubes and the free augmented reality … Read more

Elements 4D Lesson Plans

You may remember a post I did earlier this year on the Elements 4D Cubes by Daqri.  These augmented reality cubes, which you can print on paper (I would recommend cardstock) for free, are an awesome way to learn about the Periodic Table. And, yes, the app that brings these cubes to life is free, too! Several teachers, including me, … Read more

Phun Phriday Phun

Sometimes we just need to laugh.  Lately, I’ve been collecting a few things that make me smile, and I thought I’d share them in today’s Phun Phriday post. The above quote was taken from a collection of submissions for a contest called, “What’s the Funniest Thing a Student Has Ever Said to You?”  I can’t … Read more