Posts by DaNel Hogan
Wack-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.
Read MoreHelping Students Make Sense of the World Using Next Generation Science and Engineering Practices
If we could recommend only one book to help with implementation of the new science standards, this would be it! When it’s time for a game change, you need a guide to the new rules. Helping Students Make Sense of the World Using Next Generation Science and Engineering Practices provides a play-by-play understanding of the practices strand…
Read MoreHomedale Taste of STEMAZing and #STEMontheCheap
Resources used to engage 7th grade students and for a half day professional development workshop at Homedale Middle School.
Read MoreEveryday Engineering: Toying Around with Wind Ups (NSTA Science Scope Article)
This column provides an inside look at the marvels of engineering in everyday life. In this issue the authors use wind-up toys to introduce students to how gears interact.
Read MoreEveryday Engineering: It’s Stuck on You (NSTA Science Scope Article)
This column provides an inside look at the marvels of engineering in everyday life. This month’s issue takes a closer look at adhesive bandages.
Read MoreEngineering Encounters: Reverse Engineering (NSTA Science & Children Article)
This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue shares information on how students’ everyday experiences can support science learning through engineering design. In this article, the authors outline a reverse-engineering model of instruction and describe one example of how it looked in our fifth-grade classroom to highlight how the…
Read MoreEveryday Engineering: It’s (zipped) in the bag (NSTA Science Scope Article)
This column provides an inside look at the marvels of engineering in everyday life. In this issue, the origins of the sealable plastic bag are explored.
Read MorePrinciples and Big Ideas of Science Education
One of the foundation documents on which the new Arizona Science Standards are based.
Read MoreEngineering in Reverse – lesson from TeachEngineering
In this hands-on activity, students take apart a toy to reverse engineer it. Most appropriate for grades 5th-8th grade.
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