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Using Visual Checklists in the Science Classroom (NGSS & IBDP Style)
It's hard to believe that it is already my 14th year teaching secondary science, and my 10th year teaching in international...
Nov 21, 20234 min read


Guest Speakers: An Easy Way to Increase Student & Parent Engagement in your Science Class!
One of the best ways to help your students understand the value of what they are learning in class is to invite in a guest speaker. I'm...
Apr 25, 20234 min read


The Opinion Line: A great teaching tool for in-person and virtual learning!
Are you looking for a way to break up your lesson and get students both thinking and moving? Try an opinion line! An opinion line is a...
Apr 11, 20233 min read


DIY Ice Cores: A Hands-On Climate Change Lab
One of the most challenging things about teaching Climate Change is helping students to understand the evidence we have for this alarming...
Mar 28, 20235 min read


Using Visual Art as your NGSS Phenomenon - The Chemistry of Cyanotype
An important part of any Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) unit is the Anchoring Phenomenon, something from the "real world" that...
Jan 17, 20236 min read


Announcing Teacher Coaching from the Roaming Scientist!
For those of you who have been to my blog before you probably already know that I am an experienced and passionate international science...
Jan 3, 20237 min read


Studying Gravity like Galileo
As part of my Grade 10 Integrated Science course we do a unit on Mechanics, and we start that big unit with gravity. While I do many labs...
Dec 20, 20227 min read


Cell Organelle Speed Dating aka The Best Cell Bio Lesson of the Year!
Every year I look forward to one special day in my Biology class, a day full of fun, corny pick-up lines and "romance" as my students...
Dec 13, 20223 min read


When School Goes Virtual & the Lab is Closed...tips for Science Teachers
Here in Morocco we have been experiencing yet another wave of Covid-19, and like so many teachers and students around the world we went...
Feb 1, 20224 min read


Using PhET Digital Simulations in the Science Classroom
In case you haven't noticed I love labs! Like all Canadian high school teachers I have two different teachables, in my case they are...
Dec 12, 20214 min read


Mystery Microscope Slides
I have been very fortunate to always work in schools with a pretty good selection of prepared microscope slides and pulling out a few...
Oct 2, 20212 min read
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