While it is one of my favorite lessons, I have students who find pedigree charts diagrams difficult to read and interpret. Use these strategies to make teaching pedigrees you (and your students’) favorite lesson!
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Stop Grading Everything – How to Cut Down Grading in Science
I feel one of the most time consuming parts of teaching is the grading. This is also probably one of my least favorite tasks. As my teacher years have grown higher, it has been my mission to lessen the time spent on grading.
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4 Top Tips for Teaching Evolution in High School Biology
In my early years of teaching, I just thought of evolution as “common sense.” I didn’t think that I needed to go into great detail because my students would just naturally understand it. WRONG. My thinking was completely backwards.
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Get More Done During Your Planning Time – My Tips
We all know the feeling. I’m talking about the feeling when the bell rings signaling the end of your planning period. What?! How?! Didn’t it just start…
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How to Teach Cellular Respiration in High School Biology
Teaching cell respiration is one of the hardest units of the school year, and it can be my least favorite to teach. Regardless, it has to be taught, and I have come up with some strategies on how to teach cellular respiration that I hope you find helpful.
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8 Spooky Fun Halloween Science Activities
Today, we’ll explore eight spooky and captivating Halloween science activities that will have your students screaming for more! By including engaging and hands-on activities that are Halloween themed, you can ignite your students’ curiosity and make their learning even more meaningful.
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10 Ways to Ace Your Middle School Parent Teacher Conferences
Parent-teacher conferences are a critical component of teaching and serve as a crucial bridge between home and school. Teachers and parents are given the opportunity to collaborate to make sure a student is on their way to succeeding. I’m here as your teacher bestie to fill you in on my top ten ways to ace your parent teacher conferences.
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6 Fun Structure of DNA Activities to Try
We all know that teaching complex scientific concepts like DNA structure can sometimes feel like an uphill battle. But what if I told you that learning about the fascinating structure of DNA doesn’t have to be a tedious task for your students?
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5 Easy Ideas for Professional Development for Science Teachers
As teachers, we are advocates of learning. It’s important to foster a love of learning, not only in our students, but also in our own lives! Part of that is professional development – so today we are looking at 5 easy and fun PD opportunities for science educators.
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5 Fun Ideas to Enhance Reading and Writing Skills in Biology Class
I don’t know about you, but my biology students seem to forget that they need to write in complete sentences. Yet in their English lessons, they are able to write pages of beautiful essays! Here are 5 fun ideas to enhance their reading & writing skills in Biology class.
