Shelbi Ingle
UMBC (Studnet)

Hi Matt, I think having students observe the stars and constellations throughout the school year is a great idea. A possible way to do this would be to have the students keep a star and constellation watching journal that they are required to write in two times a week. Also if you can take a picture of the stars once a week or month at the end of the year you can track the movement of the stars w...

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Hi Robin, International "turn off the lights day" is a great attention grabber for students. A way to get students involved in this is to possibly ask them to bring in a picture of the area they are in when the lights are turned off and a picture of when the lights are on. These pictures can be used in class to present to idea of conserving energy. While looking at these pictures you can also pre...

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Hi Anna, Getting students to take science home with them can be a difficult task. I would suggest for an environmental science activity during class to take students on a nature walk outside. During the walk ask students to pick up two things from nature. Have the students closely observe these objects in the classroom with magnifying glasses. Then ask the students to take a nature walk around th...

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