Handouts are available below. Big Idea This year, I’m trying to find ways of getting students engaged at the start of class and connecting it to the brain breaks I give students during class. Here’s something I tried with my classes recently that worked well – which employed some music and history from the Golden…
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Handouts are available below. Big Idea Teaching students how to measure volume using a graduated cylinder also requires students to learn how to estimate. Here, I share an activity that helps students practice both – estimating and measuring volumes – and has stood the test of time. Shout out to fellow science teacher Dennis Lam…
Handouts are available below Big Idea Some teachers are reluctant to switch to Standards Based Grading because they feel that SBG is less rigorous even though over two-thirds of my students actually found SBG to be equal if not more rigorous than traditional grading. Today, I’m sharing 3 things I do to make…
Handouts are available below Big Idea Are you looking for a bellringer that works across multiple classes and is easy to set up? I came up with this one as a brain break activity, but then realized it worked well as a bellringer too. The purpose is to get students to think about the relative…
Handouts are available below Big Idea I’ve heard of teachers who are against adopting Standards Based Grading (or SBG or Standards Based Assessment) for senior science because they felt SBG was less rigorous than traditional grading. But what do students think? Since I used SBG with my Physics 11 students in summer school, I…
Handouts are available below Big Idea What happens when you ask ChatGPT to write a lesson plan for you? It actually does a pretty good job – much better than I expected. If you haven’t tried it yet or are thinking about doing it, I’m going to to share what ChatGPT wrote for…
Question: How can we review or test science content knowledge – like vocabulary and concepts – while better engaging our students’ scientific skills – like analysis, which is found in the NGSS and BC curriculum? One way I’m doing this is by using science riddles. Each riddle refers to a science concept or term. And,…
Handouts are available below Big Idea I’ve read that AI has the potential to close achievement gaps for students. So, can ChatGPT help my students develop a deeper understanding of science material? Long story short, it can’t and I’ll share what I did to come to this conclusion and what needs to be…
Handouts are available below Big Idea Is there more grade inflation in SBA as opposed to the traditional grading system tests and assignments based on content? In my practice, I would argue that SBA has not led to grade inflation. Instead, I would say that an A or a 95% is harder to…
Handouts are available below Big Idea Are you looking for a hands-on project in chemistry that allows students to build and test prototypes while also making chemistry real? I get students to do the DIY bath bombs project for just that reason. The project illustrates how science concepts – like rates of reactions – can…
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