Fri, Feb 23, 2024 2:53 AM in How to Love Science
When I was in middle school I had a teacher that showed science videos once a week and it was the LEAST engaging thing about the class. As a middle school science teacher, I like using the 5E model where every topic that I introduce has an engaging demo, lab, or phenomenon for us to discuss before we begin. When I do find something I like to attach something relevant such as a popular meme, song,...
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Fri, Feb 23, 2024 2:46 AM in Museum Trips
In my experience, I have always worked at Title I schools and therefore have run into this problem multiple times. For each science field trip that I orchestrated my department would include an option to "donate" funds for students who could not afford the trip but still wanted to go. The hardest part was finding out which children wanted to go and those who simply did not care to go. W...
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Fri, Feb 23, 2024 2:36 AM in Remote Teaching and Learning
Although Nearpod is not solely a science website, they have done a great job of integrating PhET simulations into its platform. Every time I do a PhET lab I like to start on Nearpod because you can present as much or as little of the simulation at a time while also checking student understanding.
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