Middle School Science Resources designed to make your students think

After 27+ years in the classroom, I’m still teaching, creating, and sharing what works. From CER and 5E lessons to science readings and responsible AI integration, everything I create is designed to support science teachers in their classrooms.
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Differentiated Resources

To meet the needs of all of your students.

TEACHER SUPPORTED

To take you past the resource with CER courses and monthly AI trainings in the Science Lab.

Student Empowering

To put the heavy lifting on the students while you guide them as a coach.

Go Beyond the Resource

Training and support from a science teacher who teaches this every day.
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Mini course

CER Meets AI

Make CER practice problems for the exact unit you are teaching next week, using AI.
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Course

CER Academy

A step-by-step system for teaching CER in science. Includes 3 months of the AI Science Lab.
$149.99 or 3 payments of $55
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Starter pack

AI Teacher Assistant Get Started Pack

Set up your AI teacher assistant, plus bell ringers, exit tickets, rubrics, trackers and prompts.
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Membership · Gr 4-12

The AI Science Lab

Monthly trainings on the right AI tools for science, plus live office hours with Kristi.
$35 per month

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Tired of your students confusing evidence with reasoning?

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    Hi, I'm Kristi

    I’m a science teacher with 27+ years of classroom experience, and I’m still teaching. I help science teachers turn their students into lifelong learners through CER, 5E lessons, inquiry investigations and smart use of AI.

    • 27+ years teaching middle and high school science
    • 250+ teachers coached and trained
    • Presenter at 4 science education conferences
    • Creator of CER Academy and The AI Science Lab
    • 4,000+ teachers learn with me on YouTube
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    Help guide your students understand how to write CER paragraphs with these sample practice problems

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      Science Test Taking Strategies and Practice Problems

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