In this post, I’m sharing activities and resources for teaching one of my very favorite topics — Geologic History! This includes the rock record, geologic time scale, mass extinction events, and…
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Digital Teaching Resources Earth and Space Resources Fun Stuff Life Science Resources NGSS Teaching Resources Teaching ScienceTeaching about Plastic in the Ocean
Plastic in the ocean is a growing problem. It’s essential for science teachers to educate their students about the issue. Approximately nine million tons of plastic waste end up in the…
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NGSS Teaching Resources Teaching ScienceBlended Learning in the Science Classroom: The Best of Both Worlds
What is Blended Learning? A blended learning environment integrates both digital and hands-on experiences in the classroom. Covid-19 forced educators to craft entirely new learning experiences for their students. These lessons…
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Earth and Space Resources NGSS Teaching Resources Teaching Science20+ Dynamic And Data-Centric Resources For Teaching Climate Change
I was so proud when in June 2020 my state of New Jersey became the FIRST state in the country to adopt cross-disciplinary climate change education standards for grades K through…
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Earth and Space Resources NGSS Teaching Resources Teaching ScienceFresh Ideas and Awesome Resources for Teaching Plate Tectonics
Plate Tectonics has grown to be one of my favorite Earth Science units to teach. This is the first ‘nitty gritty’ unit that I teach during the school year. I find…
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The unit that I most love to teach is Atoms and the Periodic Table. I love this unit because the growth in my students’ understanding is so significant and they undergo…
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Digital Teaching Resources Fun Stuff NGSS Teaching Resources Teaching Science6 Tips for Adding Digital Modeling to Your Science Lessons Using Google Drawings
Digital modeling has become a staple skill in my middle school science class. When my colleague and I decided to try going completely paperless this year due to the pandemic, we…
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Back to School Chemistry Resources Classroom Management Earth and Space Resources Life Science Resources NGSS Teaching Resources Physics Resources Teaching ScienceMust-Have Lab Essentials for Middle School Science
Someone recently reached out to me asking about my top lab equipment essentials for teaching middle school science. I thought this would be a good blog post! I know that I…
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Digital Teaching Resources NGSS Teaching Resources Teaching ScienceTeach Paperless in Your Middle School Science Class!
When quarantine began last March, I was totally overwhelmed with how to deliver content effectively to my distance learners. I know I was not alone in this. My overwhelm was compounded…
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Digital Teaching Resources Earth and Space Resources Fun Stuff Life Science Resources NGSS Teaching Resources Teaching ScienceA Digital Graphing Project Using Real Great White Shark Data
Kids are fascinated by the mysterious and terrifying Great White Shark! For this fun digital graphing project, your middle school students will create digital graphs of real Great White Shark data.…
