Issue link: http://educator.cta.org/i/1419056
T H E E X P L O R A T O R I U M has made more resources avail- able virtually during the pandemic with several in Spanish. Some in-person workshops are planned, too. The resources are described in detail at exploratorium.edu. They include: • Science Snacks: Teacher-tested, hands-on activities for K-12 that bring explorations of natural phenomena into the classroom and home. Listed by grade levels, subjects and NGSS. Examples include a "Penny Battery " that lights an LED with 5 pennies; a " Vocal Visualizer " that uses your voice to transform laser light into dazzling pat- terns; and a "Squeeze Box " where youngsters can speed up geologic time with a sedimentary squeeze. • Digital Teaching Boxes: Curricular resources for middle and high school life science teachers, from cell biology to genomics to human evolution. • Tools for Teaching and Learning: The most compre- hensive landing page for K-12 educator resources. • NGSS Planning Tools: Tools that help teachers adapt activities to align with NGSS and sequence activities to explain a phenomenon. • COVID‑19 activities and resources: Explore the sci- ence of viruses and how they impact us. Free, hands-on, synchronous online workshops for educa- tors designed to support students: • Exploring Bubbles Workshops: K-5 students use soap bubbles to explore, observe, collect data, and look for patterns. • Phenomenal Science Activities: Activities for second- ary science teachers. Watch and Do Science: Hands-on learning videos for K-5 teachers to use with students in virtual or in-person envi- ronments, with minimal prep time and common household items. In English and Spanish. • Exploring Ramps and Rollers: Record data, compare observations, and learn how small changes can lead to big differences in how objects roll. • Exploring Shadows: Use light and shadow to see how shadows change shape, size and direction. • Exploring Balance: Explorations with multiple weights. © Exploratorium, exploratorium.edu Treasure Trove for Teachers 39 O C T O B E R / N O V E M B E R 2 0 21