5 Lessons to Teach Earth Day All Year Long
Teach students about Earth Day and the environment with these 5 lessons that can be used on April 22 or any day of the school year to create globally conscious students.
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How to Teach Students about Viruses and Outbreaks
With news of the coronavirus all over the television, it can be difficult to not have a conversation about it in your science classroom. Bringing current events into the classroom is always an engaging experience for students but it can also cause teacher anxiety as you gauge the best
Holiday Science Activity Lessons and Ideas
Learn ideas to bring in holiday science activity to your upper elementary and middle school classrooms.
3 Ways to Celebrate Groundhog’s Day in your Classroom
Three teaching lessons to use to teach Groundhog’s Day in your grade 4 5 6 classroom.
Five FREE Tech Tools for the Science Teacher
Learn how to use these free and easy tech tools in your science class to create engaging lessons and motivate your students to learn in grades 5,6,7.
All About the CER Writing Strategy: How to Use Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning in Science
Is your science curriculum aligned with NGSS so you are wondering how to get started with CER Claim evidence reasoning strategy? Check out these ideas to get you started
Using Picture Books in the Science Classroom
Integrate literacy skills into your science classroom through the use of picture books. Learn about different books that will help with comprehension of various science topics for grades 4 5 6.
Holiday STEM in the Science Classroom
The holidays can be a time that tests classroom management. Throughout my years, I have found that student engagement is the best way to keep students on task. An engaged student cannot get into trouble. But there are so many more reasons to try a STEM resource in your classroom.
Halloween science experiments
Teach chemical and physical changes during the spooky Halloween season using these three experiments for your grade 4 5 6 students.
How to Teach a Unit on States of Matter
States of matter is often one of the first “real” science units of the year for students. After learning about lab safety and measurement, they dive deep into learning about solids, liquids, and gases. No matter what time of year you teach this unit, it is
5 Science Icebreaker Activities to Build Community and Curiosity
Five back to school getting to know you activities to use in your grade 4 5 6 science classroom.
How to Build Relationships with Students: Strategies That Work
Get to know your students on the first day of school using this FREE relationship building activity to use with your grade 4 5 6 students on the first days of school.