3 Fun Ways to Teach Students Atomic Structure
Check out these 3 ideas to teach atomic structure in a fun way with your grade 5 6 7 science students. Making an atomic model can help them understand atomic structure.
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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
How to Teach a Unit on Natural Disasters
If you’re looking for a high‑interest, standards‑aligned science unit, look no further than teaching natural disasters unit. Students are naturally drawn to topics like earthquakes, tornadoes, and volcanoes—and these lessons are perfect for integrating literacy, NGSS practices, and critical thinking. This guide gives you six powerful strategies to make your
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
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
SEL Activities to Build Relationships
Building relationships with your students is a classroom priority. Classroom relationship-building exercises can increase engagement, motivate students, and solve many classroom management problems. Join me in learning how to integrate back-to-school SEL activities into your classroom. Building on personal classroom experiences I can still remember as if yesterday I was
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.
Teaching a Physical and Chemical Change Unit
Learn how to engage students during your grade 4 5 6 upper elementary chemical and physical changes unit.
Budget Friendly and Easy Ways to Incorporate Hands on Learning in Science
Science should be fun, interesting and engaging. Science needs to be more about reading a textbook and watching a Bill Nye movie. Science needs to involve as much hands-on learning as possible. Unfortunately, many teachers are thrown into the position of teaching science classes with little background knowledge, time to