Tips for New (and Experienced!) Science Teachers
These tips will serve you well your entire teaching career!Learning is a life-long experience. We are never too young or too old to learn new things. After teaching for 31 years, I am still learning...
View ArticleMake the first Day the BEST Day!
It is so easy to get kids excited about science! We get to "play" with so many cool gadgets and gizmos in our lab activities. Why not make the FIRST day of school the BEST day of school for our...
View ArticleTaking Students to the Laboratory? How to Plan and Execute the Perfect Lab...
Use this teacher checklist when planning ANY lab activity!Recently I had the opportunity to work with a small group of science teachers in an inservice-type situation. The group ranged in their...
View ArticleLab Stations: How to Make Them Work for You!
Lab stations can be a fantastic tool in our teaching arsenal!Teaching science requires a multi-faceted approach. Students are all over the place in terms of their learning styles, their ability levels,...
View ArticleA Day of Giving Back 2016
Help support these wonderful charities!Please join us on TeachersPayTeachers.com this Sunday, December 11, for a "Day of Giving Back." I absolutely love this event because the sellers who are...
View ArticleMotivating Science Students
Consider these points when developing a plan to motivate your students.As we begin this new semester, I have been giving some thought to the concept of “motivation in the classroom.” We teachers hold...
View Article"Words to Live By" from Famous Scientists
These famous scientists teach us about life as well as about science.#KindnessNation#WeHoldTheseTruthsWe teach about the work of famous scientists all the time in our classes. If you take one of my...
View ArticleWanna Chat? Reasons why my Chat Lab Stations are working!
The Background Story: A few years ago, I wanted to do something different on the first day of school. Most of the teachers at my school, including me, were doing the same thing all daylong ... Going...
View ArticleCharles Darwin: The Tale of Evolution
Over 130 years have passed since the death of Charles Darwin. Despite the passage of time since Darwin first presented his ideas on natural selection, there continues to be controversy surrounding his...
View ArticleThe Pros and Cons of Outdoor Science Education
The benefits of taking our science students out of the classroom for an outdoor activity are many ... BUT, you better be prepared and super organized!If I ask my students what the term “environment”...
View Article5 Days of Science-y Holiday Cheer!
December 4 - 8, 2017Ready for some holiday fun, science-style?Thank you, thank you, thank you to all have supported my work through 2017. To celebrate the holidays, and the entire year, let's have...
View ArticleSecond Semester for Secondary Science: Tips and Strategies for Completing the...
LET'S FINISH THIS! As a high school biology and chemistry teacher, I always find this to be a very interesting point in the school year. After spending time with family and friends during the...
View ArticleCombining Classroom Management With Content Reinforcement in the Science...
Warm ups and bell ringers are definitely a "vintage" idea, but this tried and true classroom management tool is still effective for most classes.The bell has just rung. At your classroom door is a...
View ArticleSuper Science Back to School Giveaway
Welcome Back to School Science Teachers!18 Secondary Science Authors have teamed up for one ENORMOUS giveaway!!Aug 12, 2018 through Aug 17, 2018Awww, don't be sad. I know the summer is almost over (or...
View ArticleReturning to Your Lab After Summer Break: A "Must-Do" List of Chores
Picture yourself at the end of the school year ... You are punch-drunk from having made it through end of course exams, posting final grades, collecting textbooks, and trying to get your classroom...
View ArticleEvolution and the Geologic Time Scale
Teaching the geologic time scale has always posed a bit of a problem for me in my Biology classes. My students don't need the depth of knowledge that they might get in an Earth Science class. On the...
View ArticleBook Review and Giveaway: "Awesome Physics Experiments for Kids"
It's not often that I do a product review. And since you are now reading a product review, that should tell you that I am super-excited about this product! Erica Colon (NittyGrittyScience.com) has...
View ArticleBiochemistry Lab: Testing Foods for Organic Compounds.
What types of organic compounds are contained in the foods we eat? Sometimes an old idea is still the best way to teach a concept. That is how I feel about this lab, "Testing Foods for Organic...
View ArticleGoing Digital in the Age of Distance Learning
Hello everyone! Wow, in just a few short weeks our teaching world has been rocked to the core. If you had told me months ago that we would be in this shape today, I would have thought you had lost...
View ArticleTechnology Chat: Make Sure Your Students Are Ready for Digital Learning
Returning to school after summer break is stressful in the best of times. I think we can all agree that this is pretty much the WORST of times and that this year's return to teaching will be unlike...
View Article17 Essential Science Skills All Students Should Master
Have you had a student ask you any of these questions?Which one of these things is the graduated cylinder?How do I convert from decimeters to decameters?I can't do scientific notation on my...
View ArticleClassroom Management and Content Reinforcement!
Warm ups and bell ringers are definitely a "vintage" idea, but used in the right way they become an excellent classroom management tool!The bell has just rung for your next class. At your classroom...
View ArticlePeriodic Table Review Game
You've just finished teaching the Periodic Table to your chemistry or physical science students. You know you did an awesome job teaching periods, families, the periodic trends of electronegativity,...
View ArticleTeaching Students to Read Science Informational Text
Science surrounds us every single day. From shopping at the grocery store for probiotic yogurts and organically grown produce to news stories on earthquakes, climate change, vaccines, and toxic...
View ArticleTips for Teaching Cells
I get a lot of questions about teaching cell structure and cell organelles, so I thought I would take this opportunity to offer up some tips and suggestions for teaching a GREAT unit on cells. In many...
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