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Prepare for an Incredible School Year With These 4 Essential Science Topics

Back- to-School Season here and we should start thinking about how we are going to introduce scientific concepts to our science students.

How to Write a Syllabus from Start to Finish

A syllabus is a document you give to students during the first week of class to set the tone for the rest of the school term or school year.

How I use an "Escape Room" to get my students learning about the elements in the Periodic Table

Students learn about the physical properties of the elements in the periodic table, using an escape Room.

3 Essential (digital) resources for Teaching Matter and Separating Mixtures

Here are three activities that I use with Google slides ᵀᴹ to engage students with matter, mixtures and changing states.

How to Teach Elements, Compounds and Mixtures Visually

This post outlines how Johnstone's Chemistry Triangle can be used to teach elements, compounds and mixtures using particle models.

Using Tic-Tac-Toe to Make mole calculations more accessible to chemistry students

Use tic-tac-toe a game-based learning strategy to get your chemistry students practising the dreaded mole calculations.

How Exit Tickets can Transform your Teaching (if used correctly)

Design and categorize your exit slips to improve your formative assessment strategy.

Using the Jigsaw Strategy to Teach Trends in the Periodic Table

The Jigsaw Strategy is a collaborative learning strategy that works well for teaching Trends in the Periodic table.

Top 3 Science Concepts for a successful school year

A few activities you may(or may not) have thought of for introducing science this school year.

Play Card Games to teach Ionic Bonding and Chemical Formulae

Implement Game-Based Learning to Develop Student's Conceptual understanding of Chemical Formula