What are Science and Engineering Practices?
Learn about the NGSS science and engineering practices. Teach your students the 8 SEPs and find ways to integrate them into your grade 4 5 6 classroom.
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Five Physical and Chemical Changes Experiments
Five easy ways to integrate physical and chemical changes into your unit for grades 4 5 6.
10 Amazon Must-Haves for the Science Classroom
Get back to school ready with these ten Amazon must have items for your science classroom.
Five Great Books for Science Teachers
Five books for science teachers to read to become a better teacher while teaching or improving the social emotional needs of their students.
Five Minute Science Activities
Do you need quick science activities that will amaze and spark curiosity in your students? Five-minute science activities are what you need. These five-minute science activities can be tied into your curriculum to get your students thinking about why and how science makes it happen. In addition to tying
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
Integrating Literacy Skills into Science Class
Learn ways to integrate literacy skills into your science class without giving up time and still covering the curriculum. These are perfect for state testing and improving reading comprehension.
How to Teach a Unit on Magnetism
Teaching children about magnets can be challenging. A magnetism unit needs to follow NGSS standards. Your unit on magnets is a fun and engaging way to integrate hands-on learning activities and provide students with opportunities to solve real-life problems. Learn how to teach magnetism to students while incorporating the Next
Teaching Cause and Effect in Science
Literacy skills belong in your science class! Learn how to introduce and implement the reading skill of cause and effect into your grade 4 5 6 science classroom.
How to Teach a Unit on Natural Disasters
Teaching a unit on natural disasters will instantly engage students. Most people find tsunamis, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanoes, and earthquakes interesting, especially if they live in an area where they might come into contact with one. While you are teaching, a natural disaster unit is typically high in engagement, further student
Using Compare and Contrast in Science Class
Use the literacy skill of compare and contrast in science to improve student understanding.
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