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Have yo u ever seen those lightning fast trains – most often found in Europe or Asia – that seem to glide effortlessly? Those are maglev trains. Maglev is short for magnetic levitation, which uses a frictionless track system where the rails have magnets placed to repel magnets on the train. So these trains do pretty much hover on air. Add some electric current and you have a train that can really take off. For years, Pitsco has had a model-sized maglev track for gravity experiments –...

Are You Hooked? We reap many benefits from the online world, but we all know there are downsides. Privacy and hacking concerns, flaming, and other problems arise on a regular basis. Another concern is the incessant need of some people to check Facebook. This last one had been t he focus of a recent study at the University of Bergen in Norway. There, Dr. Cecilie Schou Andreassen published a study that tracked how 423 students used Facebook. A result was the six-point Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale...

Last fall we sent out 75 of the Homeschool Medieval Machines Packs to homeschool bloggers across the country. This value pack consists of a catapult kit, a trebuchet kit, a Siege Machines book, and a set of Trebuchet weights for $21.95. The kit parts are laser cut from a solid sheet of basswood and are aimed at the middle school level student, although with help from a parent, this is definitely a project with activities that can be done with a younger student. The Siege Machine book covers the history...

Check out our current promotion in the special offers section of the Homeschool Educators Resource Directory (HERD) Pitsco Education – Enter a drawing to win a free Pitsco Homeschool Medieval Machines Pack . To be entered to win, just follow the link below to sign up for our Homeschool mailing list during the month of May. By signing up for our mailing list, you will be first in line to receive great special offers for hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) activities and...

Would you like to see Pitsco products in action? Pitsco Education will be attending two more upcoming homeschool shows this Spring. 1. Middle Tennessee Home Education Association in Nashville,TN (MTHEA) Location Nashville Expo Center - Tennessee State Fairgrounds - Nashville, TN Dates & Times: Friday May 18th, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Saturday May 19th, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm 2. 2012 NICHE Conference & Curriculum Fair Location Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center (Renovated Vet's Facility...

How does your student learn? Students learn in a variety of different ways. Some students learn from hearing someone else talk about something. Some students learn by watching someone else demonstrate the information. Other students learn by reading, taking notes, rewriting the material, etc. For some subjects though, these methods do not always work for the majority of students. Sometimes the hands-on approach is definitely the best path for not just being able to quickly regurgitate the information...