| Science teachers know that children believe there | | | | Find a way to bridge what you need to discuss |
| to be no fun science experiments. This of course | | | | with something they will want to discuss or do. |
| is not true, but children continue believing so | | | | For example, declare on day as "tattoo" day. Give |
| anyway. Perhaps it is because teachers have a | | | | them a discussion on photosynthesis, how plants |
| difficult time getting through to their students, and | | | | get color, change color, and how dye can be |
| showing them how fun and fascinating science can | | | | extracted from plant flowers and leaves. Then, |
| be. As a teacher, you have to understand that | | | | open with one of the fun science projects related |
| children have a certain attention span, and you | | | | to plants. You can say that you will be making |
| have to catch them in that time or they can be | | | | your own henna, and they are welcome to take |
| lost to you for the rest of the period. Here are | | | | the last fifteen minutes of class to create tattoos |
| some teaching tips on how to get your students | | | | on their hands and arms. Henna tattoos are hip, |
| convinced that there are fun science experiments | | | | and most young kids enjoy them. In this manner |
| out there! | | | | you were able to show your students a fun |
| 1. Research | | | | science experiment that is directly related to their |
| The very first tip towards fun science | | | | lesson. |
| experiments, of course is to find some fun | | | | 4. Call on Someone Popular |
| science experiments! The Internet is an amazing | | | | This is an age old trick, but it always works. As a |
| resource, and you can find many easy and low | | | | teacher, you probably more or less know who |
| cost experiment ideas which can be really fun for | | | | the popular or well liked kids are. When you have |
| you and your class to do. Find an experiment that | | | | one of your fun science experiments lined up for |
| is fun, relevant to what you're teaching, and | | | | the class activity, call on one of the popular |
| pretty simple. The simpler you can demonstrate a | | | | students to help you demonstrate or do the |
| concept, the more likely your students are going | | | | experiment. This will catch the attention of the |
| to understand it. | | | | rest of the class because they will want to see |
| 2. Give a Class Overview Before the Lecture | | | | how well the popular kid will be able to do. |
| Before beginning each lecture class, whether or | | | | 5. Learn to Be Goofy and Messy |
| not there will be a laboratory activity involved, tell | | | | This is something that works no matter what |
| your students what you are going to discuss for | | | | your subject is. If you can goof off in front of |
| the day. Include in your class overview the fun | | | | your students and learn to laugh at yourself, they |
| science experiments you have lined up to help | | | | are likely to enjoy your classes, and pay attention. |
| them learn the day's science lesson. Telling your | | | | Adding humor into your fun science experiments |
| students beforehand that there will be a fun part | | | | or not minding how big a mess you create can |
| in the day's lesson will keep them attentive with | | | | appeal to some students. Even if they think |
| anticipation. If you tell them that after explaining a | | | | you're a total goof ball, at the end of the day you |
| concept, you will produce lightning in a jar, they | | | | would have achieved you goal of teaching them a |
| are likely to stay tuned to what you have to say. | | | | science concept, and making sure that they |
| 3. Appeal to Their Interests | | | | understand it well! |