In my classroom, the buzz of curiosity is one of my favorite sounds. You know the one—when students are mid-discussion, bouncing ideas off each other, […]
Interactive Display Board with Makey Makey: Engaging Science Project
Discover how to integrate Makey Makey into classroom projects to make learning interactive and fun. Learn the details of a successful science project using this innovative tool.
5 Tips for the NGSS Modeling Practice
NGSS modeling can be tricky! If you are an educator that has adopted the Next Generation Science Standards, you have undoubtedly, along with way, encountered […]
Unpacking NGSS Standards
I’ve been teaching the Next Generation Science Standards to my sixth graders for 5 years now. Yes…through Covid and beyond. (that sounds a little like […]
CoSpacesEDU and Augmented Reality
Are you an educator looking to venture into the world of Virtual and Augmented Reality? If so, CoSpacesEDU might just be what you’re looking for!! […]
Google Sheets: Secrets and Surprises
If you’re looking to digitize or just ‘spice up’ those question and answer worksheets that you use in your classroom, you might want to give […]
Not So Square Science: Hexagonal Thinking
The idea of hexagonal thinking fell into my email courtesy of Cult of Pedagogy, and when I saw how WONDERFULLY effective it can be in […]
Modeling Waves
In our efforts to integrate Next Generation Science Standard MS-PS4-1, we had the BEST time building and exploring our own wave machine!! As a result, […]
Kinetic Energy Popsicle Stick Chain Reaction
Show your students the conversion from elastic potential energy to kinetic energy as they release this COOL popsicle stick kinetic energy chain reaction.
Education Tips for ANYONE
Whether you’re experienced in education or a newbie, we can ALL use a little refresher in our classrooms, don’t you think? That’s where ✨Your Smarticles✨ comes […]