by admin | Apr 9, 2021 | Learning Strategies, Scientific Literacy, Teaching Resource, Teaching Suggestions/Links
Kids and adults love puzzles! They present a challenge we can’t resist. Almost every elementary classroom has at least a few puzzles reserved for quiet time, indoor recess, or early finishers’ choice. When it comes to logic puzzles, students’ first...
by admin | Mar 4, 2020 | Vocabulary, Scientific Literacy
“I am not a language arts teacher! I teach science.” Those are the statements I heard at every science curriculum and/or departmental meeting where teaching strategies for science literacy was being discussed. Traditionally science classes taught...
by admin | Aug 14, 2019 | Scientific Literacy, Working With Parents
Scientific Literacy Getting ready for the start of the school year is a great time to review what scientific literacy is as you start your planning. Remember – parents were not educated in the same manner that students are today. Educating parents on...
by admin | May 8, 2019 | Vocabulary, Scientific Literacy
“I am not a language arts teacher! I teach science.” Those are the statements I heard at every science curriculum and/or departmental meeting where teaching strategies for science literacy was being discussed. Traditionally science classes...
by admin | Dec 27, 2018 | Scientific Literacy
I was well into my teaching career and focused on inquiry-based science. Inquiry science was the preferred method of instruction and I was very proud of the fact that I didn’t need a textbook for my students to learn science. Students were engaged,...
by admin | Dec 9, 2018 | Scientific Literacy
We live in the age of information. Traditionally, people acquired knowledge about the world through books, newspapers, magazines, television and radio news reports. With the advent of the 24 hour news cycle and the Internet, access to information has...
