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Picture Book Science Lessons: Energy Island (wind energy, renewable energy, and alternative energy)

Picture Book Science Lesson: Wind Energy

This is the second post in my new blog series, Picture Book Science Lessons. Each post contains a favorite picture book for teaching science concepts and

Picture Book Science Lesson: Bees and Ecosystems

Hi! I’m working on a new blog series: Picture Book Science Lessons. Each post contains a favorite picture book for teaching science concepts and activities to

5 ideas for teaching about the Sun, Earth, and Moon System

5 Ideas for Comparing and Contrasting the Sun, Earth, and Moon

My Visit to Johnson Space Center {Part 1}

I got the opportunity to go to Johnson Space Center for a behind-the-scenes tour and to learn about what NASA has to offer educators. Today,

Engage Your Students in Science

How can you get your students interested in the science lesson for the day? Be excited about what you’re talking about. 5th graders will see

Ice Cream Science

Hi guys– sometimes I see an activity so cool that I bug my friends to send me pics and write a post for me. Luckily,

Scientific Method: Easy Contests to Teach Students About Fair Tests

In my experience, many elementary students struggle to grasp the idea of controlled variables (constants) and why they are important for fair tests. What have

Science Thinking Maps

Thinking Maps® are visual representations for different thought processes. They’ve been around for decades, but are a BIG deal in some districts right now, so I

Starting Out with Sentence Stems

When I first began my journey as a 5th-grade teacher, I held a misconception about students’ abilities in writing. I thought they could easily articulate