Help your students master analyzing graphs and diagrams and writing claim evidence reasoning scientific explanations with these free practice problems
Winter is the perfect season to mix science with seasonal cheer! Dive into these fun winter science activities that will keep your students entertained while learning a thing or two. Gingerbread Genetics: Creating the Ultimate Gingerbread Man Get ready for a tasty genetics lesson! Explore phenotypes and genotypes by having
Twenty-first-century learning is about helping students become life-long learners. Â Students need to be able to gather information on their own. Â This is a skill that needs to be taught. Â One way I do this is by having students do a guided inquiry using the site thinglink.com. Â Â With thinglink
When I first started teaching over 16 years ago I thought that each year would be easier. I figured the first few years were about creating activities for your classroom and lesson planning and then after that you would just tweak slightly the lessons and that would give you more
Its the first week of school and for many that means Rules, Procedures, and laying down the law. Most teachers will start the first day going over their syllabus, rules, and being as strict as possible. I have even heard some teachers give advice to new teachers about never smile
So you have decided to flip your class, now what? Â For many students, the flipped classroom model is a new concept. Â They are used to taking notes from a PowerPoint presentation that the teacher leads them through. Â They have never had to take notes from a video. Â If you want
The flipped classroom model is a great way to differentiate for your students, provide quick formative assessment feedback, and allow more time in your classroom for higher-level thinking activities. Â To help me in making my “flip” easier I came up with the acronym FIRE: Format, Interact, Reflect, and Extend. By
Its that time again to get your class ready for the start of the year. As you prepare for your lessons and activities you also need to think about your classroom and what kind of environment you are promoting. Look around at your walls, white boards, and bulletin boards. What
Getting through all of your standards in the time frame set by your district can be difficult. The flipped classroom model can help. The flipped classroom model is a great way to differentiate for your students, provide quick formative assessment feedback, and allow more time in your classroom for higher-level
As I stated in part 1 of the flipped classroom model in science, last year I decided to take the leap and flip my middle school science class using the flipped classroom model. Â I did not flip every lesson, only the beginning of every unit. Â At the end of every
Last year I decided to take the leap and flip my middle school science class using the flipped classroom model. I did not flip every lesson, only the beginning of every unit. At the end of every quarter, I always asked the students to reflect on their learning and my
This past week my family and I visited the first National Park, Yellowstone. As you take in the beauty and diversity of this landscape it’s easy to see why it was so important to protect this National treasure. When President Grant put aside this land to be forever protected I
Its back to school time. New classes, new students, a fresh start to things. Imagine you are one of your students. You are going through your first day back getting to know your teachers names, listening to their class rules, procedures, what you are going to learn that year, how
Help guide your students understand how to write CER paragraphs with these sample practice problems
