The local bakery needs your help! They lost the secret recipe for Grandma’s Amazing Sugar Cookies, and are down to their last bag of mix. For this lab, use careful observation to determine the ingredients included in the mix. New on my Teachers Pay Teachers store! This lab started as the lead-in to a holiday…
I just updated an old product I have listed on Teachers Pay Teachers — the Leaf Collection Project. I decided to modify it for kids who love to use their phones to take pictures and added a Selfie Option! Instead of collecting a real leaf specimen (and pressing it, and gluing it, and binding the…
Why stop at four or six C’s? This is a growing collection, starting with four that have long been associated with STEM… Communication Collaboration Critical Thinking Creativity Source These first four are widely known as the “Skills for Today” or sometimes as “21st Century Skills.” Challenge Control Choice Construct Meaning Consequence #5-9, along with Collaboration,…
What does every first-time middle school science teacher need? Courage, a sense of humor, patience, energy, and a few specific items: Updated Periodic Table In late 2016, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) updated the periodic table with names for four recently synthesized elements, nihonium (Nh), moscovium (Mc), tennessine (Ts), and oganesson (Og).…
It’s science fair season! And everyone hates it. Right? Of course not. If you’re reading this, you are probably a Science Fair Believer. And you’re not alone! Reasons Science Fair is good for kids They will practice science process skills – asking questions, carrying out investigations, analyzing data, using math, constructing explanations, engaging in…
