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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…

How to Teach Punnett Squares and Genetics Using Aliens! 

How to Teach Punnett Squares and Genetics Using Aliens! 

How to Teach Punnett Squares and Genetics Using Aliens! Do you want to teach Punnett squares and genetics(MS-LS3-2) and need fun and engaging activities? This is the sequence of activities, that I use to teach Punnett squares, that keeps the students engaged and comprehending the concepts. They love learning about how they got their own…

Electric circuit games

How To Create STEM Electrical Circuit Games

How To Create STEM Electrical Circuit Games Are you looking for a STEM electricity project that solidifies student’s knowledge of series and parallel circuits?  Have your students design and create electrical circuit arcade games that they can let younger students come in and play! It is amazing to watch students design and build projects from…

Animal Courtship Behavior Activities for Valentine’s Day

Animal Courtship Behavior Activities for Valentine’s Day

Animal Courtship Behavior Activities for Valentine’s Day Are you looking for a meaningful activity to do with your science class for Valentine’s Day? Why not discuss animal courtship and how well it reflects human behavior? During this activity I focus on six main animal behaviors. I use my courtship matching cards and courtship reading passage…

How to Interpret Distance-Time and Speed-Time Graphs

How to Interpret Distance-Time and Speed-Time Graphs

How to Interpret Distance-Time and Speed-Time Graphs Do your students need practice interpreting distance-time graphs and speed-time graphs as part of your motion and forces unit? By the time your students finish this activity called Interpreting Distance-Time Graphs and Speed-Time Graphs Unit, they will have a good understanding how to read the slope on a…

Collecting pond water

Identifying Pond Water Microorganisms as Bioindicators

Identifying Pond Water Microorganisms as Bioindicators Have you been wanting to look at pond water with your students, but you struggle with identifying microorganisms? Do you need to know which creatures are tolerant to pollution, and which aren’t, but don’t have time to research? I have drawn 46 common macro and microorganisms that you are…