Science Teachers Chatboard

Aug 13, 2015

Assessing students' progress in reading, writing, math, science and social studies doesn't have to depend upon paper, pencil and bubble sheets! Here are 40 unique ways to observe and assess students' understanding of subject matter.

Teaching Precision of Data Concept without Standard Deviatio

by ChemTeacher

Aug 13, 2015

Hello,

I teach 10-11 grader HS Chemistry. One of the earlier topics in the course is understanding the difference between Accuracy and Precision of data.

General the best and recognized means of determining whether a set of data is precise is via it's standard deviation. I would guess that most of my students have not been expose...See More

5 Classroom Mgt Tips for a New School Year

Aug 11, 2015

5 positive ways to establish effective classroom management!

Science websites - please share

by AW

Aug 9, 2015

This will be useful to all of us including helping out new science teachers.

Please post the names of websites that you find useful and a short blurb as to whether it is content - such as life science for middle school - or resources such as hand-outs, or interactive for students. We can then do as Bob mentioned and submit a list that will...See More

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AW -- I will get us started [link removed]

Middle School (6-8) Most all concepts

Resources, lessons, videos and worksheets for middle school (grades 6-8). These resources are specific to Texas; however, they are editable, so you would be able to use them for any state.

sciencespot.net/ Science Spot

Middle School (5-8)

Lots of reso...See More

Aug 9, 2015

Bob -- can you help us out here?

by AW

Aug 8, 2015

A couple years ago a bunch of science teachers posted different science websites that were helpful to teachers. If people post these again, is there a way that you can say them to this site so that we can access them?

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Teachers.Net Gazette On 8/08/15, AW wrote: > A couple years ago a bunch of science teachers posted > different science websites that were helpful to teachers. > If people post these again, is there a way that you can say > them to this site so that we can access them?

The best way to do that is to compile the site names, descriptions and urls from ...See More

Aug 8, 2015

AW -- ok thanks Bob! On 8/08/15, Teachers.Net Gazette wrote: > On 8/08/15, AW wrote: >> A couple years ago a bunch of science teachers posted >> different science websites that were helpful to teachers. >> If people post these again, is there a way that you can say >> them to this site so that we can access them? > > The best way to do ...See More

Aug 9, 2015

Appetite for Instruction – Teaching Vocab And So Much More

Aug 9, 2015

Savor the delectable instructional tidbits blended into this delicious essay by school principal Todd R. Nelson.

Setting up a science classroom

by Kelly Mulligan LaValle

Aug 6, 2015

Does anyone have some tips on setting up a new science classroom? It's my first year teaching middle school science and the previous teacher left it a mess. Any websites to go to would be good but if you have pictures of your classroom would be helpful.....

Thanks

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Kelly Mulligan LaValle On 8/06/15, Sure we can help you out wrote: > First off, if that is your real name, email Bob and have him > delete that post. You don't want to use it. :) > > > What grade in ms are you teaching? There is quite a big > difference between 6th and 8th. Are you using common core or > state standards? Knowing this, we can better g...See More

Aug 8, 2015

AW Is that by grade level: 6th physical 7th life 8th earth?

When I worked at a Catholic school, I recall that the science department for the whole diocese couldn't agree on whether to teach physical in 6th or in 8th. A Sister from Boston (don't recall her title) had come to oversea the dioceses vertically aligning. Has that changed?

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Aug 8, 2015

Science Podcast for Teachers and Students

by Michael Johnson

Aug 3, 2015

Hey everyone, I am a current Postdoc at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and I wanted to share a free scientific resource I have developed. It is a podcast called Science Sound Bites. Each episode is a 20 minute interview of a scientist in which we break down their research in layman terms. Although for everyone, the goal of this podcast is to...See More

The Most Dangerous Phrase in Education

Aug 2, 2015

The Most Dangerous Phrase in Education

You are about to be exposed to a highly dangerous and contagious phrase. These words, when used together in a sentence, can be toxic to others, and cause damage that can take years to repair.....