Science teacher

Your first year teaching is going to be one of the hardest years of your career. I frequently went home near tears thinking “I just can’t do this. It is too hard.” But I promise you, it gets easier! I’m in my 10th year teaching and I spend a lot less time planning and preparing ... Read more

Ideas and inspiration for your middle or high school science classroom! In this blog post, I'm sharing 16 of my favorite organization hacks.

I thought I would come back over here and write some tips for teachers new to teaching elementary science. There are a lot of things you can take care of over the summer so you can relax a bit more during the school year. You’re going to need your “me time” even more then! 🙂 ... Read more

Teacher-tested tips for effectively using interactive notebooks in secondary science classrooms by Getting Nerdy Science

Movies is often much more engaging than lecturing to your students. Having students actually see extinction happening in the documentary Racing Extinction is much more powerful than me talking about it. While I don’t usually show full length movies in my classroom (more often clips), they can be a great supplement to your curriculum. I’ve ... Read more

Are you a middle school science teacher that struggles with the beginning of each class period? I was that teacher until I started using bell ringers or warm-ups when students come into my classroom each day. In this blog post, I tell you how you can use bell ringers as a classroom management tool for 6th, 7th, or 8th grade. If you want your students to have a set routine when they enter your classroom each period and review concepts at the same time, this blog post is for you.

I have a confession to make. During my years in the science classroom, I was never able to sustain a long-term warm-up or bell-ringer routine with my

Words on walls are a great way to display important vocabulary words in your science classroom. Not only will it help your students learn...

Use these six classroom management strategies in your science classroom on the first day of school. Back to school for new science teachers.

Check out these top 10 mistakes teachers make when teaching science. Help your students be successful by knowing what to do in your science classroom!