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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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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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 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.…
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Chemistry Resources Earth and Space Resources NGSS Teaching Resources Physics Resources Teaching ScienceEngaging the 5E Explore Phase with PhET Virtual Labs
A couple of years ago, I started writing my lesson plans using the 5E instructional model. IT WAS A GAME CHANGER! Something about scrapping those ‘old school’ teacher terms of “anticipatory…
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Chemistry Resources Earth and Space Resources Life Science Resources NGSS Teaching Resources Physics Resources Teaching ScienceFree Websites for Finding NGSS Anchoring Phenomena
The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) ask us as science teachers to provide anchoring phenomena, opportunities for real-world application of concepts, and flexibility to allow students to follow their own curiosities…
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Earth and Space Resources NGSS Teaching Resources Teaching ScienceHow to Teach a Brief History of Space Exploration
When I was in elementary school I was obsessed with the idea of space and astronauts. I remember consistently requesting permission from my 4th grade teacher for my best friend and…
