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Hi there! I was also struggling with this during my student teaching. I always was insecure about if my lesson was engaging enough or if the kids would even remember my lesson if it wasn't creative enough. Genuinely, I think the best way to plan a lesson is to follow the NGSS 5 E lesson plan template. Teaching science is supposed to be eye-opening and this lesson plan template allows you to cover engaging the students, having the students explore the topic, having a section of time to explain the topic, allows the students to elaborate on their learning by doing an extension activity and to evaluate for the students for their learning. Where I usually do something fun and engaging as well as being creative is the exploring part of the lesson. I typically have my students do something hands-on whether that be a lab or a scavenger hunt. My students love being out of their seats and DOING science and I see the benefit in their scores on assessments. I hope this helps!
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