Tag: NGSS
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The Struggle is Real
The students are starting a project this week that I am incredibly excited about. It’s a physics project where they identify a real-world problem and design a solution to it. I’ve done this project several times before, and it is so unbelievably cool, and I cannot wait for them to get started. Knowing this project…
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Students Owning the Assessment Process Through Rubric Creation
Ah, rubrics. The favored tool for assessment by teachers. Loved for their wonderful detail and their range of performance levels, rubrics are a great way to communicate expectations to students. Just like other teachers, I love a good rubric. There’s just one problem; I’m really horrible at making them. I’m so horrible, in fact, that I’ve stopped…
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Bringing Science to Life
At the start of the year, I asked the students to define science. Here are some of their responses: Cool, huh? They have a lot of great ideas! Many of those ideas center around hands-on activities, which is awesome and definitely a huge part of science (in the classroom or out of the classroom). However, sometimes…
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Announcing the Launch of Our Student-Created Website: Keep Us Healthy!
For the past several weeks, all ninety-three students in our sixth grade science classes have been working toward one common goal: to create their own website. Finally, it’s ready to be shown to the world! I’m so pleased to announce the launch of … Keep Us Healthy – Don’t Get Sick! Use Our Tricks! Their…
Katie Budrow 