Big Idea For assessment, I want to assess students in a way that requires them to apply their conceptual knowledge into their answers. I don’t want students to just regurgitate knowledge or take numbers and plug into formulas. I want students to find connections and applications between classroom science and the real world and…
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Big Idea In today’s back pocket science lesson, I try to determine which parts of the body are more sensitive than others. It’s what I’m calling the Simple Nerve test, and you’ll need a ruler, a paper clip and a pencil and paper to record the data. First, take a paper clip and…
Big Idea For this Back Pocket Science Lesson, I show my students a can of duster, I tell them that I wonder if it’s all a scam, and I ask: what test could I perform to determine if the gas in this can is different than, let’s say, the breath coming out of my…
Video Transcript Hi Science Teachers, Welcome to Science Teacher Summer School, Episode 11. I’m Kent Lui, and something you may not know about me is that I’m a middle child. And, I’m the worst kind of middle child – where I have an older brother and younger sister. The oldest sibling will always be…
Handouts are available at the bottom of this post. Video Transcript Hi Science Teachers, Welcome to Science Teacher Summer School, Episode 11. I’m Kent Lui, and something you may not know about me is I have a sweet tooth and just recently, I had half a box of cereal for dinner. I’m not…
Handouts are available for download at the end of this page. Video Transcript Hi Science Teachers, Welcome to Science Teacher Summer School, Episode 10. I’m Kent Lui, and something you may not know about me is that one time, when I was younger, I wanted to trim some extra pounds off my…
Video Transcript Hi Science Teachers, Welcome to Science Teacher Summer School, Episode 9 I’m Kent Lui, and something you may not know about me is that I joined a meetup group called the Vancouver Tallperson’s club back when I was young and single. I just met the minimum height at the time of 6…
Handouts are available for download at the end of this post. Video Transcript Hi Science Teachers, Welcome to Science Teacher Summer School, Episode 8. I’m Kent Lui, and something you may not know about me is that I’m a huge coffee geek. I’ve got a scale with a timer, a hand grinder, special…
Handouts are available at the bottom of the page. Video Transcript Hi Science Teachers, Welcome to Science Teacher Summer School, Episode 7. I’m Kent Lui, and something you may not know about me is that for my first teaching contract, I taught physics 11, planning 10, esl socials studies, esl English, and science 8.…
Handouts are available for download at the end of the episode. Video Transcript Hi Science Teachers, Welcome to Science Teacher Summer School, Episode 6. I’m Kent Lui, and something you may not know about me is that writing a song that makes it into the billboard top 10 is on my bucket list.…
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