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Educational video TED-Ed series explores scientific reasoning (or lack of) behind six superpowers

A lesson about every single element on the periodic table

"I am eleven years old and a guest blogger here. I often find interesting sites and apps and sometimes want to share them. I will occasionally post things I think teachers should see. Here is my post that I made about an app called iMotion HD"

How does one experience synesthesia -- the neurological trait that combines two or more senses? Synesthetes may taste the number 9 or attach a color to each day of the week. Richard E. Cytowic explains the fascinating world of entangled senses and why we may all have just a touch of synesthesia.

A great video about atoms and molecules, using the macaroni salad example.

Awesome video about mixtures.

Ed Walsh, Science Advisor for Cornwall Learning, has taken eight of the case studies from the book and turned them into lessons aimed at GCSE level students. The lessons are designed to engage and excite students and encourage them to think for themselves. Pupils in secondary schools are in many cases very capable of understanding the 'Bad Science' approach and making good use of it themselves. Their grasp of scientific concepts and their enquiring minds mean that Bad Science is good for school science.

Interesting read about misconceptions

Sample questions

links to 8 papers for the 2014 Spring ConfChem: Flipped Classroom