Thu, Dec 19, 2013 2:21 PM in Phenomena to track through year?
This might sound boring, but my classes really enjoy doing this...we track relative humidity. On campus we have various places that we go to and use an instrument that measures temperature, a psychrometer. They are easy to make or to purchase. This provides an interesting way to see how the humidity changes from morning to afternoon...how moisture affects humidity...we compile the data to make ...
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Thu, Dec 19, 2013 2:14 PM in teaching earth science for the first time....
I took an assignment to teach Earth Science like you did and I found this set of books to be so helpful. This helps provide hands on experiences to teach concepts that are difficult to talk about or describe. It is called "Project Earth Science" 4 volume set through the NSTA bookstore. Here is a link that I think will get you to a site to purchase or look inside before you buy. I use this set ...
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Tue, May 03, 2011 7:42 PM in WOW! And it is Free!!!
Hi Patty,
Actually I'm a "right out of the credential program" teacher...looking for work in CA. I do get called to substitute a lot for science teachers so I have my little bag of tricks that I bring along with me. One teacher that I work for at Oroville High School says, "Left the lesson plans on the desk, but do what you want". So I like to take them outside. I just did a lesson on plant...
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