I started finding solace in podcasts on my hour-long commute to school across the state of New Jersey. My husband and I lived at the beach (#surfwifelife) and I would leave the house at 6 a.m. to arrive at school at least 15 minutes before…
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Escape games in education are all the craze these days! They are part imaginary story, part scavenger hunt, part competition, and part rigorous content review (which the students usually don’t even notice!). If you need to review science content, try an escape game! Imagine awaking…
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Teaching middle school is a wild ride! You’ve got the impulsiveness, the lack of hygiene, and the dirty minds to deal with each day. You’ve got the thirteen year olds who think they’re always right, the fringe students whose personal identities are in constant flux,…
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Chemistry Resources NGSS Teaching Resources Teaching ScienceMy Favorite Way to Introduce the Periodic Table
This sounds really nerdy but I absolutely love the Periodic Table. I think it’s one of the most fascinating tools in science and I love bringing it to life for my students. I have created a lot of resources around the Periodic Table because as…
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Middle School NGSS Teaching Resources Teaching Science5 Tips for Using Cornell Doodle Notes in your Science Class
I love teaching middle school science concepts with Cornell notes! I used Cornell notes in my class for three years and found great success with them in helping my students to understand complex concepts. Cornell notes provide a structured format for note-taking; they have a…
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Back to School Chemistry Resources NGSS Teaching Resources Teaching ScienceHow to Teach Lab Safety with a BANG!
There is so much in this Gummy Bear Sacrifice demonstration! No fail, it is a memorable way to grab your students’ attention during the first or second week of school! It also fulfills the following important goals: students learn how to draw and label scientific…
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The morning of 9/11 was my 16th birthday. I was a Junior in high school and I was sitting in Mrs. Geller-Clark’s class when we heard the news. Mrs. G-C turned on a New York radio station and we listened silently, hearts pounding, to the…
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Mr. Boehmler was an absolute legend in my high school. He was in his 60s with a cute old man face and an unrivaled sense of humor. He made my sophomore year in chemistry the absolute most fun science class that I took in high…
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From the time I was a second-grader I wanted to be a teacher. One day, my dad brought home a big white board on an easel with colored dry-erase markers that he salvaged from his work when they moved offices. My parents trash-picked some shelves…
