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The 5Es of Biological Classification

When teaching a new concept, the best way to ensure that all kids are learning is to engage all learning styles. In science, incorporating hands-on activities is often straightforward, but with some concepts, it can be more difficult. One such topic is classification, which is often dryly present...

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Where Did I Get This Hair?

The scientific process begins with observation. Children are natural observers because so much of the world is new to them. This two-day exploration will sharpen their observation skills while they study the topic of genetic inheritance.   Day 1: Observation To open the lesson, ask your cl...

teacher and students at the zoo

How to Tame a Field Trip to the Zoo

June is National Zoo and Aquarium Month, and a field trip to an animal sanctuary is the perfect way to celebrate. To ensure a field trip that supports your educational objectives, careful planning is key. Before the trip, make sure you write two or three objectives you expect your class to achiev...

Wind turbines

Use Concept Maps to Teach the Transfer of Energy

Food webs and ecosystems are great middle school topics because they are intuitive, visual, and ripe for all kinds of hands-on and multimedia activities to illustrate the underlying concepts. Because they are so universally understood, these topics make a great jumping-off point to come back and ...

Cracked land and lightning

The Joy of Natural Disasters

I love natural disasters. Well, that is, I love to teach natural disasters. Kids are so engaged and interested in them. Perhaps it is the equivalent of rubber-necking while at the scene of a highway accident, or maybe such disasters evoke an instinctive, emotional response. Whatever the reason, p...

Colorful strand of DNA

Where It Comes From: All About Heredity

Are freckles inherited? How about wrinkles? How do we determine such things? In this article, I will provide some ideas for teaching the following concept: some characteristics are inherited while others result from interactions with the environment. With fifth graders, it may be too ambitious to...

molecular structure

The Structure and Function of Cells: Making Biology Fun

At the middle school level, we are interested in learners being able to distinguish between the basic structures and functions of plant and animal cells. As they move into higher grades, they must be able to make observations and describe the structure and function of organelles found in plant an...

view of lake and mountains

Observing the Nutritional Relationships in an Ecosystem

What fifth grader isn't fascinated by bobcats eating bunnies, crows eating caterpillars, and pill bugs eating poop? Food webs are an interesting topic and include the learning of new and notable vocabulary, such as predators, parasites, scarcity, scavengers, composers, and decomposers. There is a...

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National Chemistry Week

Bubbling beakers and smoking concoctions have become common scenes for popular movies and cartoons featuring mad scientists. National Chemistry Week gives teachers the opportunity to enthrall and capture students' attention by taking chemistry from the figments of film into the classroom. Taking ...

bring science to life lessons

Bring Science to Life With Lesson Plans for Eric Carle Books

Perhaps one of the most beloved of all children’s book authors and illustrators is Eric Carle. His work focuses on a variety of topics from nature. From ladybugs to caterpillars, from cats to fireflies, Carle covers it in rich color and fascinating textures. While an auth...

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