Why are there no snakes in Ireland? Thank St Patrick? No! Thank Science! Handouts are available at the end of this post under the Resources Section. Video Transcript Hello everyone, welcome to REAL Science Challenge, I’m Kent Lui, REAL Science teacher. Saint Patrick’s day falls on March 17, 2021. Today, we breakdown What drove…
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Video Transcript Hello everyone, welcome to REAL Science Challenge, I’m Kent Lui, REAL Science teacher. March 8, 2021 is International Women’s Day. Today, we breakdown Why women are more likely than men to have side effects from medication and we tell you what you can do to make your world a better place. Download our…
Episode 3 Transcript Hello everyone, this is REAL Science Challenge, I’m Kent Lui, real science teacher. February is Black history month, and we’ re continuing our discussion of scientific contributions by individuals from the black community. Today, we breakdown The big impact of the little peanut, and we tell you one action you can take…
Transcript Hello everyone, welcome to REAL Science Challenge, I’m Kent Lui, REAL Science teacher. February is Black history month, and we’ll be discussing scientific contributions by individuals from the black community. Today, we breakdown One Nobel Prize winning contribution that scientists have taken for granted, and we tell you one action you can take going…
Transcript Hello everyone, welcome to REAL Science Challenge, I’m Kent Lui, REAL Science teacher. Today, we breakdown one cool science discovery behind masks you probably didn’t even know about and we tell you one action you can take going forward to make your world a better place. Download our free worksheet for this episode from…
How do you bring in science news stories into your science classroom? Instead of just bringing in science articles as an example of something we’re learning in class, I like to connect the story to as many science concepts and stories as possible. It’s sort of like what James Burke did on his show Connections,…
Are you looking for a quick, fun way to have students practice critical and creative thinking in science class? Perhaps you’re looking for some science bell ringers that will engage students while you check homework or take attendance too? Some teachers will have students answer review or preview questions or have students write in their…
CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning) is an awesome way for students to communicate their scientific claims by connecting them with supporting evidence and linking them to “textbook” ideas and reasons. In Post #12, we use jellybeans as a low-barrier-to-entry example to introduce CER to students (click here to check it out). However, outside of food, what’s…
#53 – The Science Movie You can Show on your First Week (hint: it helps teach the scientific method)
What topic do science teachers most likely start teaching in their first week (or two)? The scientific method, of course. And what do most science teachers not do in their first week (or two)? Show science movies. That’s too bad because good science movies can really get students excited about science. Unfortunately, not showing a…
Looking for an April Fools Day science lesson? How about an April Fools Day science lesson that also utilizes critical thinking and generates debate? Sure, there are some science lessons out there that fulfill the list. Many of these April Fools Day science lessons have students observe a discrepant event. Unfortunately, this also requires lab…
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