Resources
NGSS Practices Web from NextGenStorylines
The scientific method is out! It is all about the web!
Read MoreNext Generation Science Storylines
The Next Generation Science Storylines project is dedicated to providing tools that support teachers in developing, adapting, and teaching with strongly aligned NGSS materials in classrooms around the country. We like their Science and Engineering Practices Octagon in particular!
Read MoreSTEM Teaching Tools
Practice briefs and tools which will help any educator focused on shifting their science instruction toward 3-dimensional instruction. These very short pieces highlight ways of working on specific issues that come up during STEM teaching.
Read More5 Essential Questions Commencement Address by James Ryan
5 Essential Questions One-Pager
Read MoreScreaming Balloon
Put a hex nut into a balloon, move it in a circle at just the right frequency, and listen to it SCREAM!
Read MoreI am Jane Goodall by Brad Meltzer
I am Albert Einstein by Brad Meltzer
Two Looper Airplanes
The two looper airplane is a great model for having students engineer other designs. Fantastic to iterate through the engineering design process multiple times because it only takes straws, tape, and index cards to let them play to learn!
Read MoreWack-a-Pack Science – PQRST
Our favorite phenomenon – Wack-a-Packs from Dollar Tree! These can generally be found for every holiday and also in the birthday section. Use this phenomenon to drive questions for lots of different avenues of exploration. See attached PQRST for more details.
Read MoreAdaptations and Allele Theory Cube
An extension of Theory Cube lesson as applied to adaptations and alleles in biology.
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