Children are naturally inquisitive and they love exploring science. When you combine my passion for hands-on activities and their curiosity, you’ll definitely have winning content and ideas!
Photosynthesis is a difficult concept for third graders – even older grades really, depending on how in-depth you go with it. When I teach my
Not too long ago in science, we were exploring the differences between vertebrates and invertebrates. Of course, most students are quick to tell you that
I think I have mentioned before that, for some reason, in our science curriculum, we do not teach ecosystems and go straight to adaptations. That
When I took geology in college, I just loved that course. Something about weathering and erosion fascinated me. I think it was that really, no
Not too long ago, Kelly W. told me, “My students will be reading about Albert Einstein, and your pictures remind me of how he looked at
If your classroom is like mine, then you have very few minutes in the day. I have occasionally joked about having to follow my kids
So students are sniffling and coughing. I know I’ve had virtually every cold out there, especially during my first year of teaching, but that doesn’t
When my kids were younger we were always looking for ways to “entertain” them. One way we did this was through an exciting science experiment
I love science experiments! It doesn’t matter what area of science – physical, life, or earth – we are working on, I try to find
When we begin our classification unit of vertebrate and invertebrate animals, I always like to start off with this fun activity from Science Spot. This activity
Team Weathering and Erosion are always working together when it comes to changing the Earth’s surface. Since recently I shared some hands-on erosion experiments, I
We have been studying Force and Motion in the classroom and with Halloween coming up, I really wanted to tie it to something we were learning. Yes,
