The Age of Distance Learning Is Upon Us With the onset of the Coronavirus threat, we are all looking for ways to keep our students engaged virtually. Instead of printing sets of Cornell Doodle Notes on paper, this article explains how you can use a…
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An 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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Free Websites for Finding NGSS Anchoring Phenomena
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 with our students and to…
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Sniffing for Patterns : Connecting Chemistry and Smells
How important is the sense of smell? Your sense of smell guards you from eating rotten foods, conjures up memories from the past, gives you a stronger sense of place, helps you to find a mate, connects you with a newborn baby or a pet,…