Transcript Hello everyone, welcome to REAL Science Challenge, I’m Kent Lui, REAL Science teacher. Today, we breakdown one cool science discovery behind masks you probably didn’t even know about and we tell you one action you can take going forward to make your world a better place. Download our free worksheet for this episode from…
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How do you bring in science news stories into your science classroom? Instead of just bringing in science articles as an example of something we’re learning in class, I like to connect the story to as many science concepts and stories as possible. It’s sort of like what James Burke did on his show Connections,…
Are you looking for a quick, fun way to have students practice critical and creative thinking in science class? Perhaps you’re looking for some science bell ringers that will engage students while you check homework or take attendance too? Some teachers will have students answer review or preview questions or have students write in their…
CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning) is an awesome way for students to communicate their scientific claims by connecting them with supporting evidence and linking them to “textbook” ideas and reasons. In Post #12, we use jellybeans as a low-barrier-to-entry example to introduce CER to students (click here to check it out). However, outside of food, what’s…
#53 – The Science Movie You can Show on your First Week (hint: it helps teach the scientific method)
What topic do science teachers most likely start teaching in their first week (or two)? The scientific method, of course. And what do most science teachers not do in their first week (or two)? Show science movies. That’s too bad because good science movies can really get students excited about science. Unfortunately, not showing a…
Looking for an April Fools Day science lesson? How about an April Fools Day science lesson that also utilizes critical thinking and generates debate? Sure, there are some science lessons out there that fulfill the list. Many of these April Fools Day science lessons have students observe a discrepant event. Unfortunately, this also requires lab…
How do teachers check for understanding in their science classes? Or, how about writing good CER statements – how do we check for that? A typical strategy is call and answer. That is, ask the class, and wait for someone to answer. However, call and answer is typically a passive process – students sit and…
What do my students already know? This is a question all teachers have at the start of each school year or at the beginning of a new unit. Knowing what students already know not only saves us time (since we may not need to re-teach stuff our students already know). It helps us do a…
How do you teach students about lab equipment? Some teachers merely hand out an equipment list with pictures and labels and ask students to memorize it. There’s nothing wrong with that. It gets the job done (especially if all a teacher wants us to be able to identify and name equipment). But, is there a…
Do you have students who struggle with CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning) statements? I give a lot of CER examples on this site (Refer to #4 and #46), but, sometimes, examples are not enough. Some students still need a step-by-step process to writing CER statements. This is especially true when writing CER statements are based on lab…
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