Welcome to winter! Whether you’re (like me) already on your third snowfall of the season or (like our southern friends) finally breaking out the sweaters, the hygge lifestyle takes over all of us this time of year. Some ways to bring the cozy into your classroom include updating your classroom decor – I added aContinue reading “New Winter Themed resources for Middle School Science”
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Teaching the Science Behind Changing Seasons
Giuliana was a bright seventh grader when we met. She loved science and was curious about everything. I remember wishing her a Happy Solstice early on a December morning and she made a comment about how it was going to get warmer now. I agreed, but added, “Of course it’s going to get colder firstContinue reading “Teaching the Science Behind Changing Seasons”
Black Friday Cyber Monday Sale
From November 25-December 2, 2024 only, EVERY purchase at the JustAddH2OSchool store will receive a coupon good for $3 in free merchandise! How to get your free merchandise: Shop at https://justaddh2oschool.com/shop/ any time between November 25 and December 2 and make any purchase. After you checkout, open your email and get the code forContinue reading “Black Friday Cyber Monday Sale”
New Thanksgiving Science Resources for Middle School
At JustAddH2O, we’re thankful for YOU and so we celebrate every November tradition is here! Get ready for our Thankful for YOU Thanksgiving sale! All Thanksgiving resources are on sale for 25% off from October 31st to November 30th, 2024!
Balancing Equations with Poker Chips
The challenge of balancing equations If you’ve ever found yourself struggling to convey the concept of balancing chemical equations to your students, you’re not alone. Balancing equations is a fundamental skill in chemistry, but it can be a challenging one for middle school students to grasp. Enter poker chips—a simple, colorful, and effective tool thatContinue reading “Balancing Equations with Poker Chips”
New Halloween Activities for Middle School
Hello, fellow science teachers! With Halloween just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to add a little spooky flair to your science lessons. Integrating Halloween-themed activities into your middle school science curriculum can captivate your students’ imaginations and make learning even more fun. From eerie experiments to ghoulish games, there are countless ways toContinue reading “New Halloween Activities for Middle School”
Use autumn leaves to teach about decomposition
A lot of what we teach in middle school science – carbon cycle, soil formation, recycling of matter, nitrogen cycle – relates to decomposition. Autumn present the perfect opportunity. Use your autumn leaves to teach about decomposition and get your students hooked with the real world applications. Autumn leaves Decomposition in autumn leaves is aContinue reading “Use autumn leaves to teach about decomposition”
Comets and other Space Objects
Last spring, my husband took his telescope out to the driveway where he has a decent southern sky and, night after night, he photographed Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF). In the news, this comet had been called The Green Comet and it got quite bright before dimming. My students were fascinated and asked for updates onContinue reading “Comets and other Space Objects”
Bubble Games
Introducing our newest product line! We’ve developed Bubble Games for each of the major units of middle school science and have launched them over the past few weeks. A Bubble game is a super fun way to review a concept. Start with a game board with bubbles representing each of the questions you want studentsContinue reading “Bubble Games”
How to Organize Your Supplies
Science teachers have a lot of stuff. Not only do we have text books and regular classroom supplies like paper and pencils, we also have all of those lab supplies. The more content you teach, the more supplies you have, so middle school science classroom often have tons of stuff to cover earth science,Continue reading “How to Organize Your Supplies”