Science instruction, along with social studies, is being pushed to the back burner of educational priorities thanks to the Common Core State Standards and standardized tests. While teachers know that students love experimenting, hands-on learning, and discovering the science in the world around them, test makers have focused so much on math and reading that
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February is National Children’s Dental Health Month and what better time to create some toothpaste in the classroom.  This easy science experiment is perfect for preschool and lower elementary grades.  It promotes dental health awareness while also getting students excited and thinking about science.

It is getting to be that time of year when students would much rather be running around outside than they would sitting in a classroom.  While spending the day outdoors may not be an option, a fun chemistry science experiment can get them out of their seats and actively engaged.  The experiment below was adapted
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Hands on learning makes science fun and meaningful! Photo by RDECOM Science-it’s a subject that often will be the most difficult and most exciting to teach. When I think back to my early years as a student and my initial exposure to science, I often recall the exciting scientific exploits of Bill Nye the Science
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Seize the moment and capitalize on the August 23, 2011 earthquake in Virginia to teach your students about earthquakes and what causes them.  Delve into the history of earthquakes, how and why they happen, and the subsequent destruction that can occur because of them.  The free teaching resources below are a great starting place to
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The semester before I student taught, my university had an intensive block that all education majors had to attend.  One of the assignments that changed the way I thought about teaching came in the form of a tackle box.  It was, in fact, a tackle box that had been transformed into a “Science-On-the-Go” box.  If
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