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Ep11 – One CER Activity Using 3 Music Playlists

Big Idea This year, as part of a getting to know you exercise and to practice CER, I told students about Youtube, Spotify, and TikTok’s algorithms and how they are able to accurately predict other songs or videos I would like to watch based on what I’ve previously viewed and my personality and interests.  …

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Ep10 – 1 Science Question to Ask at the Start & End of Term | Ed Lab

  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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Ep9 – What’s the Most Sensitive Part of the Body? | Back Pocket Science

    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…

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Ep8 – Electronics Duster Dilemma | Back Pocket Science Lesson

  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…

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SS 12 – Top 3 Things Parents Say are Missing From Science Education

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…

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SS 11 – First Day of School: Chicken Soup and Other Fun Activities

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…

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SS 10 – How I Construct My 4-Column Rubrics (Sample Provided)

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…

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SS 9 – 3 Questions to Jump Start Your SBA

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…

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SS 8 – How to Keep Your Students Interested in Science

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…

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SS 7 – The 1 Mistake Most Teachers Make with EdTech.

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.…

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