Looking for a gift for a science teacher this holiday season? These science themed gifts will enhance the classroom while satisfying the teacher’s love for all things scientific.
Human Skeleton Bingo- Science teachers will enjoy this twist on a familiar theme for their classrooms. Played like traditional bingo, Human Skeleton Bingo relies on children identifying skeleton parts when placing their bingo chips. Human Skeleton Bingo is a quick, easy game to reinforce scientific knowledge. Human Skeleton Bingo is available at various online retailers. At www.educationallearninggames.com it sells for $8.95 plus shipping.
Newton’s Gravity Glass- Consisting of an hourglass filled with sand encapsulated in a cylinder of water, this attractive science teacher’s desk topper demonstrates Newton’s laws of gravity. As the sand in the hourglass moves down, the hourglass floats upward. This holiday gift is sure to intrigue students to the delight of their science teacher. Available for $12.95 at www.scientificsonline.com.
Insect Lore-Butterfly Pavilion- When looking for a holiday gift to give a science teacher for the classroom, it is hard to find anything more suitable than the Insect Lore Butterfly Pavilion. This 2 foot tall pop up, hanging mesh butterfly house comes with a mail-in certificate for ten painted lady butterfly larvae. Teacher and class can then watch the entire life cycle of the butterfly right in the classroom. When the Painted Ladies are ready to take flight, the teacher and class can take the Pavilion outside and set them free. The thoughtful gift giver will include the $5 mail-in cost for the larvae with the Butterfly Pavilion. The Insect Lore Butterfly Pavilion is available at www.naturepavilion.com for $29.99 plus shipping.
Illuminated Gel Ant Farm-This lighted gel ant farm will delight both the science teacher who receives it as a holiday gift and the class as they watch ants build tunnels and scurry through them. This no-care ant farm does not require the addition of any outside food or water so is not an extra responsibility for the science teacher. Just set it up, add ants, and the gel provides all the nutrients the ants need as they tunnel their way through the gel. The illuminated gel ant farm costs $29.95 at www.mindware.com.
Mini DNA Science Crystals– This paperweight/model consists of precision, laser carved images inside a glass block that accurately depict DNA from the Protein Data Bank. Science teachers can enjoy it as a novelty paperweight or use it for classroom demonstrations when discussion the science of DNA. Mini DNA Science Crystals sells for $39.95 online at www.scientificsonline.com.
Glo Germ Mini Hand Washing Kit- This gift lets a science teacher demonstrate the importance of good hand washing. The kit contains a disposable ultra violet pen light and enough glo gel for 25 grubby hands. Once the kids see what their hands are breeding under the ultra violet light, they’ll respect the teacher’s instruction on the importance of hand washing. Available for $9.95 at www.hometrainingtools.com.
