This might be the perfect lab. Kids love to light things on fire. Kids love junk food. I know, let's light junk food on fire! I have...

I call this blog post no-duh-content. But it took me too many years to make a concerted effort to improve my teaching in this area. I...

You don't have time. For anything. Seriously. You have spent so much time preparing for all the duties of a teacher that it sucks away...

Cue the ominous music. Stoichiometry is coming! Every year, chemistry teachers of all shapes and sizes await the coming of...

I'd like to share a fun little lab that I do with my students before finals week. It doesn't require too much prep work and the kids...

The demo that you do on the first day of class DOES NOT matter! OK, that might be a little hyperbolic, but hear me out. I have been...

I received a thank you note in my mailbox at school this morning. It was short, simple and well written. He thanked me for telling...

For those of us AP science teachers, this is what you call "crunch time". Or "prayer time". Or "swear time". All we know is that TIME...

Undoubtedly, you are reading this while relaxing in your stretchy pants sometime during Christmas break. You are not even sure what day...

I am allergic to wasting time. Your students are too. For generations, teachers have used bellringer work to encourage their students...

The culture of your classroom is more important than you are. Whoa. Let that sink in. Now think about it logically; there are thirty...

Are you ready to challenge the way you think about labs? The old recipe sounded something like this: Read the instructions Follow the...

We as science teachers are in a tight spot! The most exciting part of teaching science is that kids get to interact with the physical...

This is a short list. One item. And the trick is that I won't tell you what that loss is until the end. First, let me tell you a story....

Let's play a fun game together. It's called, "Get ready to teach science, but we won't tell you if you will be live, digital, both, in a...

I screwed up. I made mistakes that first year. I was so excited to embark on this new career, new life, recently married, ready to...

Classroom management. There, I said it. Do I get my mouth washed out with soap now? I would venture to say that there are approximately...

I have come to save your day. In fact, I have come to save your days, lunch breaks, prep periods, weekends, holidays and personal days. I...

If you are reading this, you are likely a science teacher. And as a science teacher, you have felt the lump rise in your throat as you...

My boys solidified something in my mind this weekend. We were out camping and they decided to make bows and arrows. And the first hint...