Videos can be a great way to explore and demonstrate aspects and intricacies to your students you wouldn't normally be able to because of expense or danger (i.e. blowing up a building, touring Jupiter's Giant Red Spot, etc.). Therefore, the value of videos is huge is used properly as they can provide a visual context which is immensely important for learners especially those who need to see it to understand. I utilize videos in four different ways. 1) To provide that context I mentioned … [Read more...] about Utilizing videos effectively in your classroom
Freebie Review – Free Science Vocabulary Folder – The Science Penguin
This Freebie Review comes from The Science Penguin TpT Store. Everyday my students are given new terms to remember and it gets confusing. Not only are there many terms, but often names in science sound very similar (i.e. chromosome, chromotid, centromere, etc.). They have their notebooks but after a few weeks of a unit, it gets pretty full and finding those terms can be difficult. I teach high school science and I can appreciate how useful it is to have these terms easily accessible for … [Read more...] about Freebie Review – Free Science Vocabulary Folder – The Science Penguin
21 GIFs That Explain Mathematical Concepts
Thanks to IFLS “Let's face it; by and large math is not easy, but that's what makes it so rewarding when you conquer a problem, and reach new heights of understanding.” Danica McKellar As we usher in the start of a new school year, it’s time to hit the ground running in your classes! Math can be pretty tough, but since it is the language in which scientists interpret the Universe, there’s really no getting around learning it. Check out these gifs that will help you visualize … [Read more...] about 21 GIFs That Explain Mathematical Concepts
How teachers can best use TED Talks in class, from the perspective of a student
By Olivia Cucinotta My high school English class had just finished reading Madame Bovary, and we were all confused. (For those of you who have not read it, please skip to paragraph two. Spoiler alert!) Emma Bovary, a listless housewife in search of the passionate love she’s read about in books, has many sordid affairs, falls deeply into debt and kills herself by swallowing arsenic, and her ever-faithful and terribly dull husband Charles dies a while later of a broken heart, and their … [Read more...] about How teachers can best use TED Talks in class, from the perspective of a student
Freebie Review – Cloud in a Jar Water Cycle Demo – Laura Candler
This Review comes from the Laura Candler TpT Store. As anyone who has followed along with me knows, I love demonstrations. My favourite, is one I wrote about a while ago, methane bubbles. I use it to get the wow factor out of my kids. Laura has come up with a terrific demonstration that will do the same. Her freebie clearly outlines how to make a cloud in a jar. This can be used while introducing weather or as the name implies, the water cycle. It's easy, safe and you'll get that wow … [Read more...] about Freebie Review – Cloud in a Jar Water Cycle Demo – Laura Candler
Freebie Review – Comparing Movies to Books – Free Worksheets
This Review comes from Nyla's Crafy Teaching (http://mscraftynyla.blogspot.ca/) as well as Rachel Lynette's TpT Store. What's better, the movie or the book? I think in most cases it's the book for a variety of reasons. Often the movie cuts many important aspects out or simply doesn't get it. There are many examples of this but one that comes to my mind is Eragon from the Inheritance Cycle series. Great book, terrible movie. However, I've seen it go the other way where the movie is at least as … [Read more...] about Freebie Review – Comparing Movies to Books – Free Worksheets