The Science Muse | Inspiration for Science Educators

This teacher tip comes to us from Sharon at Highland Park Elementary School in Pennsylvania. As the unit on butterflies comes to a close, my students can’t get enough of watching the butterflies in their box. I choose about five students at a time to have uninterrupted viewing time and ask them to write a few observations to discuss afterwards. Using the camera on my laptop I record each group as they observe and comment. Upon completion of all groups’ viewings we watch the recordings as a class....

The 100 Most Endangered Species

Did you know that the Forest Coconut (Voanioala Gerardii) is the most endangered species in the world with only ten individuals left? In a grim countdown to extinction, this interactive infographic examines the top 100 most at-risk species in the world. It also allows you to view by...

Spring Birdhouse

This teacher tip comes to us from Danielle at the Wildlife Science Center in Minnesota. Want a fun and easy “green” birdhouse idea? Most schools have plenty of empty plastic coffee cans in their faculty rooms. Drill an entrance on one face of the can and two holes along the...

Macromolecule Man!

This teacher tip comes to us from Tim at the Laurens County Board of Education in Dublin, Ga. When teaching macromolecules I have students write facts about each one on strips of colored paper. For example, all facts about proteins should be on red paper. We tape or staple the strips...

Create some buzz!

How do you keep students engaged as the school year winds down? Ideally, you plan lessons around a live, rare event with opportunities for interactive learning. Simple, right? This year it actually is! The impending emergence of billions of cicadas this spring, a.k.a....

Mitosis demo: No tools, no problem

This Teacher Tip comes to us from Daniel in New York City. Here’s a great life science tip for teaching the stages of mitosis as seen under the microscope that lets students model the chromosome movement with their hands with no extra tools. 1) Interphase: The tightly packed...

Teacher Tip: Resourceful Lab Safety

This Teacher Tip comes to us from Heather in Louisiana. Are you out of dropper bottles and worried about chemical safety? If so, you can put your chemicals in a beaker and then cover it with parafilm. Poke a hole through the film and put a disposable pipet in the hole. This helps...

Making Group Work Easier for Everyone

This Teacher Tip comes to us from Donna in North Logan, Utah. How to put students into groups fairly: Use mini accents or calendar cut outs to group students for activities or experiments. They usually come with six designs per package of 36. You can have the students pick an...

Incorporate Exercize into Exam Review

This Teacher Tip comes to us from Ann in Maryland. Use hand held GPS units to review for your final exam or end of the quarter assessment. Set up Tupperware caches out in your schoolyard with a question in each box. My students run from station to station and they love reviewing...

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