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How to Overcome Math Phobia in Science Class!

How to Overcome Math Phobia in Science Class! Do your students have math phobia? When you’re introducing an equation or a calculation, in science class, do they freeze up? Are students having trouble applying what they are learning in math class to your science class? Many students, who love science, are not so fond of…

How to deal with difficult parents as a teacher. Science by Sinai
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Dealing With Difficult Parents as a Teacher

Dealing With Difficult Parents as a Teacher Are you dealing more and more with difficult parents in your teaching job? Have you received an unexpected nasty email? Has a parent become angry about something in your classroom? What strategies can you use to diffuse the situation?  Dealing with difficult parents, as a teacher, can be…

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Planning Lab Activities for Middle School Science Class

Planning Lab Activities for Middle School Science Class Are you struggling with planning lab activities while teaching middle school science? How do you introduce the lab, execute it, clean up and draw conclusions in one class period? I use a method that I call “backwards lesson planning” as I am planning lab activities for my…

20 hacks for middle school science classroom science by sinai
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20 Teacher Hacks For the Middle School Science Classroom

20 Teacher Hacks For the Middle School Science Classroom All teachers develop classroom hacks, or tricks, to help them succeed in their classroom. Do you wish that someone had told you all of their teacher hacks before you started teaching on your first day of school? I’ve been a middle school science teacher for over…

Science bellringers
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6 Types of Science Bellringers to Start Your Class

6 Types of Science Bellringers to Start Your Class The first three to five minutes of your class are the most critical. Science bellringers, warm ups, or starters, are highly effective in terms of bringing the students to order. These activities help gather the student’s focus and get them organized. The first few minutes of…

Science classroom inventory
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20 Tips For Doing Your End of Year Science Classroom Inventory

20 Tips For Doing Your End of Year Science Classroom Inventory Are you overwhelmed by the task of the end of year science classroom inventory that is hanging over your head before summer break? No matter how tempted you are to just lock the door of the science classroom and “deal with it in August”,…

50 end of year science activities for middle school

50 Fun End of Year Science Activities for Middle School 

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…