How Moving To Florida Changed How I Teach My Unit on Ecology So how did moving to Florida give me a new perspective on teaching my unit on ecology and ecosystems? I come from the Northeast part of the United States so moving to Florida, where the ecosystem is IN YOUR FACE, was a pretty…
STEM Energy Project Using Rube Goldberg Machines and Food Chains! Are you looking for a great STEM energy project that combines two middle school units? I have a super engaging Rube Goldberg machine and food chain STEM project that ties together two units that deal with ENERGY LEVELS. Food Chain Energy Levels When you are…
Teaching Students About Their Individual Affect on Air Pollution Do your students understand their individual effect on air pollution? Are you teaching about the human impact on the environment(MS-ESS3-3) for Earth Day? Are your students finding it hard to relate to such an abstract and, let’s face it, invisible type of pollution? Teaching science, especially…
Teaching Students About the Threat of Invasive Species Do your students understand the threat of invasive species? Are you doing a unit on how biological components of an ecosystem affect populations(MS-LS2-4 or HS-LS2-7)? Students may be surprised to learn that some of the “local animals”, that they grew up with, are actually non native! I…
Inspiring Middle School Students to Minimize Their Impact on Municipal Waste Do your students have any idea of their personal impact on municipal waste? Are you introducing a unit on human impact as part of the NGSS standard MS-ESS3? Let’s start the unit with relatable scenarios. Your mom asks you to clean your bedroom. You…
Design Water Filters With This Exciting STEM Project! Are you looking for a cheap and exciting STEM project for your students to design water filters? Are you teaching the standards of MS-ESS3-3 and MS-ETS1-2 while covering water pollution? This is a very low budget project that can be made into a very engaging and fun…
How to Cheaply Teach Chemical Reactions to Middle School Have you been reluctant to teach chemistry reactions in your middle school classroom because of the cost? Do you think of chemistry as being only done in an expensively equipped high school lab? I have found some ways to teach chemical reactions in my classroom that…
Are you looking for a super engaging, STEM symbiosis project, for teaching MS-LS2-2? Are you covering patterns of interactions and relationships?
Science Activities to Do Outside with Middle School Do you want to do science experiments, scavenger hunts and activities outside, with your middle school students, but you’re not sure about what lessons and structures to use? Even if your playground/schoolyard is limited, there are many activities that you can do outside as long as you…
50 Fun End of Year Science Activities for Middle School Are you looking for meaningful, end of year science activities for your middle school students? I put together 50 end of year science activities such as STEM, critical thinking CER, worthwhile research activities, environmental exploration, crafty ideas and just messy fun projects! I have done…
