Using games, and especially escape activities in the classroom is a great way to boost engagement which, in turn, boosts comprehension and retention. Create your own Digital Escape Activity for your middle school science classroom using this free template! Have you tried my free Weather Vocabulary Escape Activity yet? A simple way to make aContinue reading “Create your own Digital Escape Activity”
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Digital Brain Breaks
Give me a break! At the very least, give your students a break – a digital brain break can give students an opportunity to recharge and refresh and hopefully come back ready to go. Brain breaks help boost productivity and increase motivation. In a classroom, brain breaks often give students a chance to talk withContinue reading “Digital Brain Breaks”
Teachers Pay Teachers Snow Much Fun Sale!
Get ready for TPT Snow Much Fun sale! January 10-11 – $1.00 deal days. On Sunday and Monday, 1/10 & 1/11, you will have “snow” much fun buying these resources that are marked down to $1.00! Click on this link https://bit.ly/2GgBEBu to find these resources. January 12-13 – $2.00 deal days. On Tuesday andContinue reading “Teachers Pay Teachers Snow Much Fun Sale!”
How to Force a Password in Google Forms
Google Forms can be used in a bazillion ways. One way is to review and reinforce concepts already taught. Follow these steps: Create a Google Form and create your first question. Choose “Short answer” as the type of question. Then, click the three dots in the lower right corner of the question and then selectContinue reading “How to Force a Password in Google Forms”
Cells – Digital Escape Activity
My students love escape rooms, and I’m a big fan of letting them play and learn at the same time. One activity I added this year is a cell digital escape activity. This week, we’re working with cells – organelles, cell theory, and so on. There’s a lot of vocabulary in this unit so I’veContinue reading “Cells – Digital Escape Activity”
Build Engagement with Escape Activities
You can build engagement in your classroom with escape activities. What is engagement? Engaging students is the result of a lot more than just coincidence. It is the product of 3 specific ingredients: Intellectual Curiosity. Curious students are more motivated to learn and experience more connection to the content. The NGSS encourages the use ofContinue reading “Build Engagement with Escape Activities”
Impact!
Impact craters produced by comets, asteroids, and meteoroids are fascinating. Scientists thought that Barringer Meteor Crater in Arizona was a volcanic crater until studies in the 1960s revealed that it was caused by an extraterrestrial impact. The death of the dinosaurs was thought to be due to climate change until the discovery of the ChicxulubContinue reading “Impact!”
Free Digital Escape Activity!
I’m offering a free digital escape activity for teachers who haven’t tried one yet and are wondering what all the fuss is about! Continue reading to learn how you can download your free weather vocabulary escape activity. My students love escape games – here is a link to a blog post about why escape activities are soContinue reading “Free Digital Escape Activity!”
5 cool Reindeer fun facts
Did you know these 5 cool reindeer fun facts? Reindeer have the longest migration of any land mammal in the world – about 5000 km (3100 miles) – and travel between 12 -34 miles (20-55 miles) per day at a speed of about 60-80 kpm (37-50 mph). Reindeer are the only species of deer inContinue reading “5 cool Reindeer fun facts”
Free – Saturn and Jupiter Great Conjunction – Free info!
Hi Science Teachers, There will be a conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in December and it’s going to be so exciting for those of us who are fond of the night sky! This Great Conjunction between Saturn and Jupiter in December will be a special event for all of the United States so get readyContinue reading “Free – Saturn and Jupiter Great Conjunction – Free info!”