The Science Bee
For middle school science teachers looking for resources and lessons from life in the classroom.
My Go-To First Week of Middle School Science Activities
Hey there, Reader, I love back-to-school season! Everything feels so fresh and exciting. From catching up with coworkers after a relaxing summer to setting up the classroom and planning those first weeks of lessons, I look forward to all of it. The first week sets the tone for the entire year, so I love using activities that build community while sneaking in those important science routines and skills. My Go-To Resources Start with All About My Teacher For as long as I can remember, Iāve...
Heat Curves Are Weird
Hey, [FIRST NAME GOES HERE], Phase changes are something I really enjoy teaching. Students come to you with a pretty solid understanding of states of matter. They know the vocabulary.They can identify the phase changes.They can even draw particle diagrams and explain what's happening. And then you put a heat curve in front of them. š It can feel like theyāve never seen a graph before. They really struggle to connect the graph to what they know about phase changes. I mean, they are weird...
š” Try this to improve CER Reasoning
Hey, Reader, CER has always been one of those things that sounds easy enough to teachā¦until you actually watch your students try to write one. š I don't know about your students, but mine have usually been pretty good at the claim. It's the evidence and reasoning that throw them for a loop. (BIG problem considering thatās ā
of the format!) Which evidence should they use?Does this fact actually support their claim?And what exactly are they supposed to write for the reasoning? Iād get...
Your New Back-to-School Science Activity Is Here!
Hey, Reader, and Happy Friday! I have been wanting a new activity for the first day of school. I wanted something that would get students talking and excited about my class from the get-go. So I made brand-new Back to School Science Icebreaker Stations! I'm so excited because students get to interact with several science concepts while working with and talking to different classmates at each station. The best part is that itās super easy to use, and students donāt need any background...
For middle school science teachers looking for resources and lessons from life in the classroom.