Posts Tagged ‘science’
Changing Seasons Diorama
To explore the beauty of nature and the changing of the seasons, we put together a beautiful diorama with a split down the middle to show the transition from winter to spring! Age: 5+ Duration: 20-30 minutes Learning Objectives: Talk … Continue reading 
Gizmo Paper Robots
Celebrate National Robotics Week with robots made from R60160 Constructa Clips, recyclable materials, R15298 Gizmo Paper and a lot of creativity! Age: 5+ Duration: 10-15 minutes Learning Objectives: Use recyclable materials as a new medium for forming art projects. Form a 3D … Continue reading
Light Cube: Why are x-rays so cool?
Our R5910 Animal X-Rays give your students a whole new way to observe the details of animal skeletons… especially when placed on the Light Cube! Turn your Light Cube corner into a vet clinic! The R5910 Animal X-Rays are a … Continue reading
Light Cube Jelly Play
Kids love experimenting with new and weird materials. No wonder, then, that we had the perfect opportunity to play with giant gelatine blocks over the Light Cube–the kids were so intrigued! Using feathers to decorate the gelatine was an added fine … Continue reading
Light Cube: Glowing Art by Twins At Play!
Kristen from Twins at Play is featured in another great post about the Educational Light Cube. In this edition, she gets her twins to play with neon tempera paints and black lights on the Light Cube! To see the full … Continue reading
Educational Light Cube: Sorting Manipulatives
Getting students to sort manipulatives is a double-duty task. While they sort and differentiate between the objects in front of them, students get to exercise their fine motor skills, too! On the R59601 Educational Light Cube, sorting gets so much … Continue reading
Light Cube: Math Straws
Explore mathematics on the Light Cube using simple items you can find at your local department store or dollar store! The Light Cube will focus students’ attention as they manipulate the materials to build skills in early numeracy! In this … Continue reading
Educational Light Cube: Dimensional Art by Twins at Play!
The awesome sensory and light play blog Twins at Play delivers a new post about our Educational Light Cube! Check out this great combination of our Light Cube Building set and Constructa Clips on a beautiful illuminated surface and the … Continue reading
Educational Light Cube: Sorting Colorful Plastic Circles
View the beautiful effects of colorful mylar shapes on the Light Cube!Today’s lesson was to experiment with different printed shapes and colors that can be overlapped to create new appearances. These mylar shapes were made from tinted transparency sheets. You can find … Continue reading
Educational Light Cube: Stacking Colorful Cups
View the dazzling effects of color-changing light on the cube with dollar store variety cups and plastic drinking glasses! Develop fine motor skills through arrangements of stackable cups… see more of this exercise below! To start the activity, we first turned … Continue reading