Handouts are available below Big Idea Building and testing paper airplanes is one of those simple activities I know many science teachers do to teach scientific method and that students of all ages can do. Today, I want to share what I’m doing with the paper airplane project with my students to get MORE…
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Handouts are available below Big Idea Today, I want to share this resource with you – an activity I’ve been using every year for the past 18 years of teaching. It’s an activity that teaches students about Mendeleev’s Periodic table. If you’re looking for an activity that teaches students that elements on the periodic…
Handouts are available below Big Idea How many science teachers are guilty of asking this question: what is science at some point – probably at the beginning – of the school year? I know I am. There’s nothing wrong with that question. But, what if we could ask the same question in a different way…
Handouts are available below Big Idea Today, I’m talking about the one thing we don’t talk about as teachers – the one thing we should be talking about. And, I’m sharing what I did with my department to get us started talking about this one thing. This is all inspired by a book I am…
Handouts are available at the bottom of this post in the Resources section. Big Idea A REAL Science Challenge Question is a quick and fun way to have students practice problem solving and apply science and engineering practices (SEPs) and Crosscutting Concepts (CCCs). I like REAL Science Challenge Questions because they… are not based…
Handouts are available at the bottom of this post in the Resources section. Big Idea Can we do something with coffee grounds besides composting it? When I first started brewing everyday at school, I dumped the coffee grounds into a beaker. I didn’t think much of it. But then, as the beaker…
Handouts are available at the bottom of this post in the Resources section. Big Idea A REAL Science Challenge Question is a quick and fun way to have students practice problem solving and apply science and engineering practices (SEPs) and Crosscutting Concepts (CCCs). I like REAL Science Challenge Questions because they… are not based…
Handouts are available at the bottom of this post in the Resources section. Big Idea The perihelion is the point at which earth is closest to the sun. This is due to the fact that the Earth’s orbit is elliptical (ie. oval). At the perihelion: The earth is 2% closer to the sun…
Handouts are available at the bottom of this post in the Resources section. Big Idea The holidays is the time of gift cards. According to a retail survey, the gift card is the 2nd most popular gift. But, what do we do with them afterwards? Save your gift cards because today we discuss how…
Handouts are available at the bottom of this post in the Resources section. Big Idea Analyzing graphs and coming up with cer statements is an important skill. But, it’s hard to get practice that involves interesting and relevant data. But, for the holidays, there’s a lot of fun holiday data for students. For…
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