DEAR GENERAL CHEMISTRY TEACHERS by  CAMILO A. read more

This post is inspired by Varni's post on the National Science Day celebrations in her school, and her son's exhibit which was shaped by ideas from Arvind Gupta's "Toys from Trash". read more

Anjum recently posted this fantastic resource here called Cyberschoolbus on the UN website.

I was exploring the Cyberschoolbus site and thought I'd highlight some amazing ready-to-use curriculum units that have been shared on that website. Some are aimed at middle and high school (ages 12-18) while others are for ages 10-18. read more

[A Note from the Administrator: This was posted as an elog by member kapil1312. This is a good resource that can be used by students and teachers of Physics, Chemistry and Maths. read more

The next time you're planning an educational trip for your students, consider Auroville.

Auroville, near Pondicherry, "is a place in south India where, for 38 years now, an increasing number of people from all over the world have been quietly and painstakingly working on the construction of a new township, a new way of living, a new way of being. read more

Researchers in the US have developed a Science curriculum that takes advantage of the things that interest high school students i.e. drugs, sex and rock 'n' roll, well, drugs mainly. 'Stealth learning' is something we all often aim for (even as parents), don't we? This is exactly what Dr. read more

This 4-page article by Yasmin Jayathirtha has 4 wonderful ideas of how to bring home the understanding that we use chemical compounds in things around us - from acids and bases in flowers, fruits and vegetables, to chemicals in soap and toothpaste, and how chemicals and mixtures play a role in developing photographs and fire-crackers. Experiments that can be easily done with students of standard 7 and 8, are described. read more