At the beginning of a school year in middle school, it’s important to get to know your students on a deeper level than just asking what is their favorite color or favorite animal. I designed this activity for when I returned from my maternity leave…
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Digital Teaching Resources Earth and Space Resources Fun Stuff Life Science Resources NGSS Teaching Resources Teaching ScienceTeaching about Plastic in the Ocean
Plastic in the ocean is a growing problem. It’s essential for science teachers to educate their students about the issue. Approximately nine million tons of plastic waste end up in the ocean each year. As a teacher in a coastal state, I feel a particular…
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As the school year draws to a close, it’s time to wrap up your science curriculum with a BANG! You middle school science students have put in a lot of hard work and learned so much, so let’s celebrate! And you!? You must be feeling…
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If you’re like me, you want to have engaging activities during the first days and weeks of your science class that will set the stage for a great year. In this blog post, I’ve rounded up a handful of my favorite activities that will grab…
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Digital Teaching Resources Fun Stuff NGSS Teaching Resources Teaching Science6 Tips for Adding Digital Modeling to Your Science Lessons Using Google Drawings
Digital modeling has become a staple skill in my middle school science class. When my colleague and I decided to try going completely paperless this year due to the pandemic, we had to get creative with how to continue providing our students opportunities to model…
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Digital Teaching Resources Earth and Space Resources Fun Stuff Life Science Resources NGSS Teaching Resources Teaching ScienceA Graphing Project Using Real Great White Shark Data
Kids are fascinated by the mysterious and terrifying Great White Shark! For this fun digital graphing project, your middle school students will create digital graphs of real Great White Shark data. They will collect their data from the amazing website Ocearch. What is Ocearch? Ocearch…
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Back to School Classroom Management Digital Teaching Resources Fun Stuff Middle School Teaching ScienceAdd Some Fun to Your Google Classroom
When it became necessary to deliver ALL of my content through Google Classroom, I looked for ways to inject some FUN into it! Since I can’t see my students’ smiling faces everyday, I hope that I can bring a little spirit to them virtually. I…
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Digital Teaching Resources Fun Stuff Middle School Teacher LifeHow to Jazz Up Your Digital Resources with Great Google Fonts!
Maybe it’s in my head because I myself am such a visual learner, but I feel like my students take activities and assignments more seriously when they are aesthetically-pleasing! I think the engagement factor for an activity can be instantaneous with a thoughtfully designed worksheet!…
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Fun Stuff NGSS Teaching Resources Teaching ScienceAn Experimental Design Project That Is Not a Cookbook Lab
Experimental design is an umbrella term for a big concept! Science pedagogy used to have us box it up with a pretty bow and call it ‘the scientific method’. And in order to practice good science, there is absolutely a value to understanding the objective…
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Fun Stuff NGSS Teaching Resources Physics Resources Teaching ScienceDesigning and Building Mousetrap Cars During Your Physics Unit
Student-designed mousetrap cars are a great way to incorporate engineering and design principles into your physics unit! Student groups will design, construct, and race their mousetrap cars while learning about energy transfer, simple machines, and speed!…
