Fun Activities to Teach Physical and Chemical Changes Are you looking for ways to teach physical and chemical changes? This is such an important concept but it can be tricky for the students to understand. As I have mentioned in previous posts, I believe constant reinforcement, using different resources, is the way to ensure student…
How to Teach Abiotic and Biotic Factors in a Fun Way! Are you looking for creative ways to teach biotic and abiotic factors in a way that truly engages your students? If you’re finding it a bit challenging to bring these concepts to life, an “imaginary walk” through different biomes might be the perfect answer….
How to Make Learning About Plants Fun For Middle School Students Are you looking for creative ways to make learning about plants fun for middle school students? Let’s face it—most middle school students aren’t exactly thinking about plants and trees on an average day. But why not make them stop and pay attention? I’m always…
Teach Longitude and Latitude While Plotting Earthquakes and Volcanoes Can your middle school students read a map? Can they plot a point using longitude and latitude? Do we even need to teach this with GPS so readily available? I realized my students had trouble using longitude and latitude when we were halfway through my plate…
Using Coloring Pages in Middle School Science Do you need relaxing, calming activities for your science classroom that still focuses on concepts? Is the noise level climbing in your classroom? Using coloring pages in middle school science may seem a bit unconventional, but it is a powerful tool! Let’s look at how incorporating concept based…
Teaching a Unit on Newton’s Laws of Motion Are you teaching a unit on Newton’s Laws of Motion as part of your MS- PS2–1 or MS- PS2–2? Are you struggling to come up with ideas to help students understand how the laws apply to their everyday life? My focus, during my two to three week unit…
Teach Biodiversity in Food Webs With a Dice Roll Game Are you looking for an engaging way to teach biodiversity in food webs? Let’s do it with a game! My food web, dice roll biodiversity game helps students understand that man-made or natural events can cause serious consequences in a food web. They will realize…
Build an Interactive Student Food Web! Are you looking for a fun way to teach food webs that is guaranteed to be engaging? Grab some scissors, some yarn, and some plant and animal food chain pages, from your chosen ecosystem, and turn your class into a giant, interactive student food web! Prepare to Build Your…
10 Structured STEM Projects For Middle School Do you want to do STEM projects for middle school but you’re not sure how to structure them or grade them? I’ve got you! It took me years to iron out the kinks but now I LOVE STEM activities! When I first started doing STEM projects, I loved…
Create a Cell Model with Recyclables Do you want your students to create a creative cell model project, using recyclables, but you’re not sure where to start and how to structure it? I put together a structured set of directions so that the students don’t get distracted and off task. I believe accountability and time…
