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5 Quick and Easy Ways to Use Task Cards in the Classroom
I’m a big fan of task cards. If you’re not familiar with the term “task card”, it’s just a card that has a question on it for students to answer. Can it get any easier than...
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11 Winter Holiday Science Activities - Something for Everyone!
You know it’s coming. As we approach winter break, you might be looking for some holiday science activities. Are you excited? Reluctant? Either way, I’ve got you covered! Here are 11 ways to bring...
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A Game That's Not a Game That Students Love!
If you don’t already do regular retrieval practice in your classes, you’ve got to get started! Retrieval practice is creating opportunities for students to pull out information from their...
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6 Ways to Use 6-Word Memoirs in Science
Looking for a quick win that you can implement in your class tomorrow? Assign a Six-Word Memoir! This is exactly what it sounds like – a story told in only six words.  It’s something...
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8 Ways to Bring Spoooookiness to Your Science Class on Halloween
I love holidays. I know not everyone feels this way, but I love any excuse to get excited about something! And I’ve found that students also appreciate effort around holidays to bring some fun into class....
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Engage Students in Classification with…Fecal Transplants!?
Does anyone have to teach Classification?  You know…Domain, Kingdom, Phyla, Class, Order, Family Genus, Species? For years I knew that I was only doing a mediocre job with this content.  And...
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Some Easy Ways to Simplify Your Teaching Life (Part 2)
Teaching can be overwhelming. So let’s not waste time with too much preamble and instead just jump into some more time-saving strategies that you can use to simplify your teaching life! If you missed...
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Some Easy Ways to Simplify Your Teaching Life (Part 1)
Are you tired? Do you feel like you’re working harder than your students? This is Part 1 of 2 of some ways that you can take back your time and work smarter, not harder. Let’s jump in! 1)...
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6 Science Activities to Leave With a Sub That Are NOT "Busywork"
Let’s face it: there’s a high chance that teachers will be missing some school days this year. It’s in your best interest to have some emergency lessons ready to go if you have to suddenly miss...
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5 Easy Ongoing Science Activities to Engage Students All Year
Let’s jump right in – I LOVE having activities that are ongoing throughout a good chunk of the year. Most of them are SUPER SIMPLE, and students love to revisit them over time. They’ll often check...
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