Science is an essential part of learning in school. It helps kids understand how things work and why they happen. YouTube channels help with this! I find that most students actively watch and listen when videos are shown. They often help students visualize things that they otherwise couldn’t.
What are Plant Adaptations? Did you ever think about the fact that plants make adaptations? I never really thought about it until I had to teach about them. The first thing I had to do was do some research. This was about ten years ago. There was almost nothing
We had a memorable experience getting to the Elephant PooPooPaper Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Our taxi driver told us lots of tales about life in Thailand. He even sang us a popular song about Elephants, or chang, in Thai. He told us that all Thai children learn
Think Like a Scientist: How Do Scientists Think? Posing the question, ” How do scientists think?” is a great way to start off the year. For younger students, you might ask “What is science?” The objective is to get students to realize that science always searches for the truth.
Getting to Know Students Scientifically Every year teachers do “getting to know you” activities on the first day of school. Why not change it up this year with some science fun? Students will love these science activities and be totally engaged! Materials Needed a recording sheet mirrors magnifying
Summer STEM With Sammie STEAM Are you looking for some summer STEM challenges for your families? If you already read our blog about our family STEM challenge involving beavers, you know that our families asked us for more fun activities that they could do with their children! One morning, my
Who Knew There is a National Fossil Day™? I certainly didn’t! When I found out, I figured it would be a great time to have my students learn about fossils. National Fossil Day™ takes place annually on the Wednesday of the second full week in October. The idea is to
Phenomena for Building a Boat STEM Challenge First of all, what is phenomena? In science, a phenomenon is simply an event or situation occurs. The event causes students to wonder about it (I wish the NGSS would just do away with the word phenomena!). Before building a boat there are
Now that you have your rules established, there are some other considerations for managing group work in a science or STEM class. One thing to consider is the voice level. You can set specific guidelines for students. Voice Levels Teachers have different types of teaching styles. Some teachers like a
Happy Earth Day! April 22nd is Earth Day. This is a time to celebrate the progress we’ve made helping our environment. Above all, it is a day to renew our commitment to do more. The first Earth Day took place in 1970, as a way to call attention to the
LEDVANCE, the makers of SYLVANIA lighting products teamed up with the Westmoreland School District to promote Earth Day. They’re fantastic people to work with, and they provided our upper elementary “Bulldogs” with a great experience. Check it out here! Thank you to all the good people at LEDVANCE/SYLVANIA. You might
Help Save the Planet How would you like to help save the planet? You don’t need superhero powers, just use less energy! One simple way to use less energy is to start using a new type of light bulb called an LED light bulb. Incandescent Light Bulbs Thomas Edison changed
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