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.
Category: science
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.
Building Background Knowledge for Your Science Students
Learn strategies to build background knowledge of science students in grades 4 5 6 to improve their ability to understand science concepts.
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
Incorporating CER in Science Lessons: Quick Strategies That Work
Learn strategies to quickly incorporate the CER claim evidence reasoning strategy into your tried and true science lessons.
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 CER Claim Evidence Reasoning in Science
Easy tips and free materials to start teaching the CER claim evidence reasoning strategy with your students this back to school season in your science classroom.