I also teach 7th grade - I have The INCREDIBLE EDIBLE CELL CONTEST The students make all edible cells for the class. The class votes on "most accurate" "most...
I have been offered a position teaching science at a charter school here in Colorado. If you have experience with a charter school, whether positive or...
I have been teaching science 9 years in a charter school. The classes tend to be smaller than those in public schools. The smaller class size allows the...
Each charter school has a different charter and philosophy, so each experience with a charter school will be different. I have worked the past three years with...
I consider a large class to be anywhere from 30 and up. ... From: Debbie L Leedy Date: 7/2/2007 9:52:39 PM To: middleschoolscience@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re:...
Hi, I was asked to help out a friend this Friday by doing science activities at a nature themed day camp. This weeks theme is the desert. Anyone have any...
Hi everyone, Thank you for the loads of information you sent on charter schools. There were so many aspects that I had not even thought of! In the end, I am...
Hello Everyone! I am trying to see if I can even post on this thing! I agree with another post that charter schools for the most part are great things as long...
Terrance, The most common cell model is with large baked cookies or bowls of jello. My district is in a fairly low SES. Last Year I used tortilla that they...
Curiosity question from someone north of the border . these GEMS things (which I've located on the internet) which everyone gushes about: are they generally...
This attached photo is part of my group in a raft in front of the Sheridan Glacier (Alaska). We were just getting ready to hit the river for our rafting trip....
As far as GEMS goes, I haven't seen them in any store, so I think you can only order them online. There are also GEMS kits available at another website as...
Unfortunately, we can't use food in our lessons anymore. We have an "approved list" of foods we can give our kids. I remember when I was in middle school and...
I would like to share a video with you that I created entitled 3 Steps. After reading hundreds of blog posts about sessions from NECC (National Education...
Really good, Jackie. I wish I could show that to the state DoE here in MS. They've decided to block all of the websites you had at the end... including my own...
I have seen this lesson in several text books, and I have used it every year for about 10 years. The objective is to make a chart using an analogy of the cell...
... thanks ... after checking last night, I think the Dr Birdley things are brand new. Amazon doesn't list them as being in stock yet (they have them coming...
I always order my GEMS books from the source (online) or from the rep that lives in my state. I don't recall seeing them at my local teacher store. They also...
Terrance, I think this sounds like a great lesson plan. I went to a workshop where someone from the International Science Fair spoke to us about science...
Am teaching a three week summer enrichment class. Thought I would do toothpick bridges first week, don't know about the other two yet! BUT anyone have...
My wife does this. Students make bridges in teams (they come up with corporation names). They are each given a budget and everything has a cost. Like they...
ok, so I used INs in my class last year, and other members of my team liked it, and want to use the same concept this year all across our 6th grade. Problem:...
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