Category: engagement

How to Teach Students to Plan a Fair Science Investigation

Teaching students the parts of an investigation is one thing. Getting them to actually plan a fair investigation is something else entirely. A student might be able to tell you that the independent variable is what they change and the dependent variable is what they measure. Then, five minutes later,

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End of the Year Science Activities

School is weeks away from being over but there’s still time to complete these end of the year science activities. The kids are restless and ready to be done. End of the school year, teacher tired is real. So, what can you do to keep engagement high, even when the

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Alternative Ways to Conduct Lab Activities in Your Classroom

  Science teaching has always been chock full of hands-on activities and experiences to cement learning in the students’ young minds in our classroom. However, due to the pandemic’s various constraints, our “normal” teaching strategies and routines have been completely altered. As we settle into “the new normal,” science teachers

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