Category: EzPz Science Blog
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Lab Teams, Table Jobs, and Group Work That Doesn’t Drive Me Nuts
Read more: Lab Teams, Table Jobs, and Group Work That Doesn’t Drive Me NutsGroup work in middle school science sounds great… in theory. Collaboration! Communication! Peer learning! But anyone who’s actually handed out a group task to a room full of hormonal humans knows how quickly “teamwork” can turn into chaos. Over the years, though, I’ve found a way to make lab teams, table jobs, and group work…
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5-Minute Fixes That Make My Classroom Run Smoother
Read more: 5-Minute Fixes That Make My Classroom Run SmootherLet’s be real… middle school science is organized chaos on a good day. Between rogue glue sticks, mysteriously missing pencils, and lab directions that somehow vanish from student brains the minute they start, it can feel like you’re barely hanging on. But over the years, I’ve discovered that a few small tweaks (ones that take…
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How I Bring Student Voice into My Science Class
Read more: How I Bring Student Voice into My Science ClassSpoiler: It’s not just asking “Any questions?” When I first started teaching, I thought I was giving students a voice. I’d ask questions. I’d run discussions. I’d say, “Any thoughts?” with what I was sure was an inviting smile. But the truth? Most of the time, I was still doing all the talking. And my…
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