Free access for NZ teachers
School-gen is giving teachers free access to Mind Lab Kids Classroom from now until August and with heaps of creative experiments to challenge your students, it makes planning class activities or homework easy.
Here’s how to get started:
- Go to Mind Lab Kids and click on For School in the top navigation bar, then choose Subscribe/Sign up to create a Teacher account. You’ll need a profile pic and your teacher registration number to complete the sign-up process.
- Click on +Create Activity (top right navigation bar) and then choose up to 3 challenges as part of one activity. Then click on Next Step and name your activity, your class and include any instructions for students. A Create activity button will appear below the visuals of the challenges you have chosen. Click on this and then on the Share Activity button to get a URL you can email or share with your students.
- If your students have a Mind Lab Kids account they can get started straight away. If not, they will need to register. It will ask for their parents email address, however if they use your address you will be sent the email to verify their registration which will speed up the process.
- Once the students have completed their challenges they can upload a pic or video for you to view by clicking on Solutions in Mind Lab Kids Classroom.
School-gen and Mind Lab Kids have been hard at work with Lily Lumen creating some cool new challenges. Over the next few weeks we’ll be loading new challenges up but for now check out Lily’s latest experiments:
The magic of static electricity
Lily Lumen shows you a cool magic trick using a balloon, a can and the power of static electricity. You’ll be able to trick your friends into believing you can move a can without even touch it. Check out this challenge now!
How to build a worm farm in a jar
Worms can be kind of squishy and gross but they are also really hardworking according to Lily Lumen. With this challenge you find out how to build your own worm farm in a jar. Check out this challenge now!
Coming up next is a real challenge for all you electrical geeks – can you make electricity from a potatoe? Watch this space for the link.
Want more Activities?
e-Books
Twiggy the Pukeko and Chip & Chirpy learn about renewable energy and you can learn too.
Fun home activities
Want to have fun experimenting and making stuff? Here’s some more activities to do at home.
Online Games
Challenge yourself and your friends on Crunch Time and avoid predators in the Whio Boot Camp game.
