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Thursday, October 9, 2014

Biology Teacher Halloween Activity

Here' s Photoshop trick in which students merge three photos (front plus each side), print it, insert it in the jar with a pickle color, and have a permanent place on a shelf in your classroom or elsewhere.

Make it a reward for anyone who competes in the science fair.
Details: www.instructables.com/id/head-in-a-jar-prank/

Let the student pick the jar size and pay for it:  www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000DDVN7/



STEM extensions:

  • Estimate the volume of their head;
  • Chemistry of pickling;
  • History of food preservation;
  • History of preserving human remains.

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