Recently, my 6th graders were learning about mixtures, compounds and solutions. A simple lab included with this content tests solubility. How much sugar and salt can water hold at varying temperatures? As science teaches, my students found that the cold water held less than the hot water. We see this often in day to day … Continue reading Finding the Solution
May I share you with my excitement from when I stumbled across the cable series "Hoarders" several years ago? I was a bit behind with this binge trend but once I arrived, I was captivated. I could not turn away. What grown adult needs a collection of 500 clowns? Why leave 100's of those five … Continue reading The Teacher Hoard
With the addition of our own personal camera that travels with us each minute of the day via our phone, I would expect that picture taking is now at an all-time high: the spontaneous selfie, the "capture this moment" parent photo, the daily Snapchat streak, or the the "can you believe what I just saw" … Continue reading A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
One of my favorite times of the year- The Week of The Roller Coasters! This has become close to a national holiday in my classroom. Students from previous years check in on the progress regularly. "Have they started their roller coasters yet?" "Can we see them when they are done?" "I'm sure you have never … Continue reading The Week of the Roller Coasters
Teaching Beyond the Norm 