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FAQs about Teaching Science with Social Distancing

FAQs about Teaching Science with Social Distancing

This year has brought around challenges for our science instruction like never before. In the past, I think the hardest part was gathering supplies but now we’re faced with a plethitude of challenges. See how I battle these problems while I still teach science with...

The Secret to Cross Curricular Science Activities

The Secret to Cross Curricular Science Activities

When I was in college, my University stressed the importance of teaching with thematic units. If you’re not familiar, it’s when you teach a theme a week and link all your educational content around it. I still use this but now focus it on my science topics for that...

Why is an Integrated Science Education Important?

Why is an Integrated Science Education Important?

When I was in third grade, my teacher Mrs. Sass gave us a project. It wasn’t just any poster and paper project to prove what we learned… It was a project that I still remember to this day because it was SO ENGAGING! Let me introduce you to my favorite type of...

My Top 9 of 2020 (you know like Instagram)

My Top 9 of 2020 (you know like Instagram)

I've seen this trend all over Instagram, where as you're reviewing the past year you can see my top 9 of 2020. So let's look back at the blog from the past year and talk about my 9 favorite posts, ideas, and stories! This past year has shown the resiliency of...

Pre-fill an Email for Student Success

Pre-fill an Email for Student Success

In the Spring when school shut down I got more emails than I ever thought possible. I never taught my students how to form an email so I got a lot of craziness in my inbox. I'm talking subject lines with the entire question and a blank email, students using a gamer...

Teaching Binary Isn’t as Scary as it Looks

Teaching Binary Isn’t as Scary as it Looks

Have you ever wondered what the 1s and 0s stand for in Binary? I've seen so many TV shows that have a programmer typing away and quickly decoding the numbers to form an answer to a burning question. I've always thought WOW they're amazingly smart... little did I know...

How I’m Teaching STEM with COVID

How I’m Teaching STEM with COVID

Are you wondering how to make STEM happen with all these classroom restrictions? Teaching students online? Completely stuck with what you need to make teaching STEM happen in the COVID era? You're not alone. I've been wracking my brain trying to come up with ways to...

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