Thu, Nov 08, 2018 9:08 AM in Activities for learning about ecosystems
I think the most engaging thing you can do is take students on a walking field trip outside and have them make observations about the things they see. A good starting activity is dividing up the things they noticed into living/nonliving things. This works no matter where you are at. Have them come up with their own questions about the ecosystem they are in, on sticky notes, and put th...
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Tue, Oct 30, 2018 9:00 AM in Teaching Lab Safety to Students
I like to show students this video: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&c...pcFf9IksOo " target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Hank Green Safety Video.
Also, a fun way is to give them the rules and have them each make a skit about it. What right/wrong actions look like and what might happen.
I've also done a safety briefing for them about the safety features of t...
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Tue, Oct 30, 2018 8:58 AM in Bringing Scientists into the classroom
Check out bringing an explorer to your classroom from Nat Geo:
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/student-experie...-classroom
500 women scientists: https://500womenscientists.org/request-a-scientist/
Skype a scientist: https://www.skypeascientist.com/
And also your local colleges or universities are good places to start. I
love having video-conferences with students and ...
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