We value your time and want to make sure you have everything you need to be the amazing upper elementary science teacher you are. Your success matters to us!
That’s why we created Science Mini PD. In under 7 minutes, you will be equipped with new skills, strategies, and knowledge.
This is the Professional Development that teachers actually asked for! 😉
✏️ Grab a pencil and select a video to get started!
CER: Tutorial and Tips
Whether you’re new to Claim-Evidence-Reasoning or just looking to refine your practice, we’ve got something for you!
C-E-R is heavily featured in our phenomenon-based 5E units so you don’t want to miss this!
Getting Started with Phenomena-based Science
Learn about using phenomena through the 5E model and CER in 3rd-5th grade.
Teachers love our guided phenomenon-based units. We’ll tell you more about the rationale and walk you through the unit format!
5 Ways to Simplify Science Spiral Review
Have you noticed that your students have trouble recalling science concepts from things they learned several months (or years) ago? Want a way to bring back old topics without devoting a whole class period to review?
Using a Spiral Review can help to keep science content refreshed throughout the year!
The First Week of Science
The first week of school is always a complicated time when it comes to planning. How do you balance activities that are fun, meaningful, but also rooted in science? Science Penguin has some ideas to help you with that! Let’s take a look at three FREE resources that can make your first week a success
Accessing Back-To-School Freebies
Where can you find these resources? Head over to our FREE Resource Library! You’ll gain access to these resources for back-to-school, along with several other Science Penguin favorites!
If you’re a year-long bundle user, the resources shown in this video are also available in the Back to School or Intro to Science section of your bundles.
Think Sheets to the Rescue!
When standardized test day rolls around, there’s nothing worse than watching a student zoom through the test without writing a single word on their scratch paper. Now that most of these tests are digital, it’s easier than ever to click-click-click without lifting a pencil.
How can you prepare students to slow down, think about the question, and effectively jot down something that may jog a memory or solidify their confidence in an answer choice?
Think Sheets to the rescue!
New 3rd Grade Science TEKS Overview
This video discusses the 2024 changes in the 3rd grade science TEKS and the updates that The Science Penguin has made to resources.
New 4th Grade Science TEKS Overview
This video discusses the 2024 changes in the 4th grade science TEKS and the updates that The Science Penguin has made to resources.
New 5th Grade Science TEKS Overview
This video discusses the 2024 changes in the 5th grade science TEKS and the updates that The Science Penguin has made to resources.
Getting Started with Boom Cards
This video explains how to use the Science Penguin’s Boom Cards.
