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CoolStuff Blogs

Our blogs are created with educators from around the country, and offer a fun and engaging way to discover new ideas and inspiration for your classroom.

Pendulum Wave: Seems like magic, but it's physics!

Witness the Pendulum Waves' potential to provide students an opportunity to look deeply into the conceptual nature of transverse waves and strengthen their critical thinking skills.

Fun Fly Stick: Electrostatic Exploration

The Fun Fly Stick is a must-have for electrostatics experiments. Simply turn on the levitation wand and try some of the 11 electrostatic experiments in this post!

Electricity, Wavelength, and Energy

Looking for a hands-on activity to excite your students about learning electricity? We have just the thing in this CoolStuff blog post!

Elementary Gravity and Friction Fun!

Learn how you can combine interaction with a big visual to demonstrate a big picture concept like friction. We've got you covered with this friction fun lesson!

Projectile Motion for Everyone

Teaching projectile motion and want to incorporate a visceral thrill? In this post, we've got some fun activities that help explain the forces involved in rocket flight.

Martian Light Scattering

One of the most common questions asked by students is "Why is the sky blue?" or "Why is the Sun yellow?" The answer is found by understanding color science concepts...

Polarization

What exactly is polarized light? How does light become polarized? What are some practical uses of polarized light? Let us explain in this CoolStuff blog post along with lesson ideas.

Fluid Mechanics

Fluids are abundant and possess a variety of properties that can excite the mind. Read this CoolStuff post to find 7 demonstrations about the abilities of fluids that will liven...

Shadows in Science and Art

Look at some exploratory activities using shadows that may be used to introduce geometrical optics and demonstrate applications of shadows in perception and the visual arts.

Atmospheric Optics

The sky offers a wide variety of stunning optical effects that are the result of the interaction of light with particles in the atmosphere. In this post, let's examine examples...