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Resources for Teaching About Plastic in the Ocean to Your Middle School Science Students blog post

Teaching about Plastic in the Ocean

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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 […]

Must Have Lab Essentials for Middle School Science Blog Post

Must-Have Lab Essentials for Middle School Science

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Someone recently reached out to me asking about my top lab equipment essentials for teaching middle school science. I thought this would be a good blog post! I know that I used to struggle every year when it came time […]

Graphing Great Whites Data Analysis and Graphing Project blog post

A Graphing Project Using Real Great White Shark Data

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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 […]

Free Websites for Finding NGSS Anchoring Phenomena

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The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) ask us as science teachers to provide anchoring phenomena, opportunities for real-world application of concepts, and flexibility to allow students to follow their own curiosities while learning science. They are asking us to learn […]

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