Product Description With my online science quiz resource, you’ll gain instant access to four online quizzes that I host on my website. These quizzes can be used as an assessment piece or as practice before a test or quiz. Students can do the quizzes as many times as they like and since the questions are […]
Word Search and Scramble Student Activity Bundle – 59 Activities -Growing Bundle
Product Description These activities ensure your students don’t have any downtime between activities, lessons, etc. What they are is a collection of topics, each containing an original word search and a word scramble (made, not downloaded from the internet) on common terms that maintain your students’ concentration and focus between activities, as a means of […]
What is an Invasive Species and Why Are They So Dangerous?
What is an invasive species? An invasive species is a non-native (not naturally found) species which has been added to an area. The addition to the area can be natural such as through migration due to habitat loss or range extension. It can also be a result of human activity such as intentionally moving animals into […]
No, The CDC Is Not Covering Up Evidence That Vaccines Cause Autism
photo credit: Unicef. Children of African ethnicity have the same risk of autism from vaccines as others, that is none. Share82.7K Tweet299 7 Reddit4 18 Anti-vaxers are still lying to you, but their latest lie comes with just a hint of racism as well. Sadly, it’s spreading like wildfire on social media, proving once again that Mark Twain’s saying “A […]
Students Develop Nail Polish That Can Detect Date Rape Drugs
photo credit: Neil Milne BuzzBuzzNailArt. Blog post shared with permission from the author. In the future, a change in nail polish color could be its own warning. Four undergraduate students at North Carolina State University are attempting to produce a nail polish that will reveal the presence of “date rape drugs” such as Rohypnol and GHB […]
Looking for an Inquiry-Based culminating task?
Students are always working at a different pace from each other and as an educator, you want to make sure that you are providing an opportunity for those who move at a faster rate to explore and learn as they can. This is especially true if you want to provide your kids with a project […]
The effects of a go, go, go lifestyle on your brain
I find myself overloaded with information on a daily basis since like most people with young children, I’m up and going from 6 A.M. until they’re in bed just after 8. I find taking a small break can be just what I need to keep from losing focus and becoming unproductive. That’s not to say […]
Colour Blind Test
Please pay attention as there will be a test when you are done. The tricky thing about colour blindness is that many people don’t know they are colour blind until they get tested (40% of colour blind pupils currently leaving secondary school are unaware that they are colour blind – http://www.colour-blindness.com/general/prevalence/). Why would they? They naturally […]
Grudgeball – A review game for everyone
I came across this game from one of my peers and think it’s really awesome. In fact I have been using this regularly this year as a fun and creative way to review before a test. So far I have used it prior to my grade 10 chemistry and biology test using the practice questions […]
Impactful Distraction
I do my best to keep things relevant and interesting in the classroom, the moto of my blog is application through engagement! When I came across this article I thought it was perfect not just because it incorporated the science of cognition but it was 100% relevant to every single kid in my class. Many […]
Science In The News
I really like to get my students connecting what we are learning in class with the real world. This creates engagement and further answers the question I addressed prior of “Why are we learning this? We will never use it in real life”. One way that I do this is by getting them to review different […]
How to Expel Hurtful Stereotypes from Classrooms across the Country
This article was published by Scientific American and was written by Geoffrey L. Cohen, Julio Garcia and Ferris Jabr on May 22nd, 2013 In this month’s Scientific American science writer Ed Yong explores new research on stereotype threat—the fear of confirming derogatory stereotypes about one’s social group. Such anxiety can undermine people’s performance in school, sports and the […]
Creative Video Assignment
This is my most effective assessment item and it can be converted with little effort to suit any subject or grade level. I have used this project for grade 9-12 science classes as well as a grade 10 mathematics class. For an example of what can be produced, please view the video below. For a more detailed […]