As teachers, we understand the challenges of running effective classrooms. We have so much to cover. And our time is incredibly limited. Not to mention, it’s difficult to challenge and engage students while taking care of all of the logistics…
Over the years, I’ve gotten tons of questions about lab write ups. And, at the beginning of my NGSS journey I thought about formal lab reports quite a bit. I was teaching high school chemistry and biology at the time. …
The activities below are a great way to give the students in your science class a brain break. They also make excellent team-building activities. What are brain breaks? Brain breaks are activities that can be done in the science classroom…
Exit tickets are one of my favorite types of formative assessments to use in an NGSS aligned classroom. My exit tickets used to be made of low-level knowledge-based questions, but since making the shift to NGSS I have had to…
The Science and Engineering practice of Planning and Carrying out Investigations requires students to take a more active role in classroom experiment. Many teachers struggle with providing support for the experimental design process. However, it is essential that teachers provide…
