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middleweb.bsky.social
"Fictional texts humanize facts by helping students better understand what it would be like to be a mathematical genius, live through an historical moment, experience the impact of science in space, create a great work of art, or immerse oneself in a different culture." #edusky #iteachscience
November 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
edutopia.org
Tired of students skipping your comments and only looking at the grade? Try giving them a picture of how they performed. 🖼️

Want a blank version of this teacher’s bar chart rubric and spiderweb lab report rubric? Get editable copies here: edut.to/42ppMnp

#ITeachScience #HighSchoolTeacher #EduSky
Helping Students Look Beyond Grades With Visual Rubrics
When students see their content mastery mapped out, they’re more likely to understand their proficiency—and take ownership of their progress.
edut.to
November 9, 2025 at 1:34 AM
darthcalculus.bsky.social
A student had a question about clouds, which reminded me of this video I made a while ago.

It's an experiment I did to try to verify what the Earth Science textbook said - that droplets of water in a cloud can be a millionth the size of a raindrop.

Try it yourself! #EduSky #ITeachScience
November 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
edutopia.org
This science teacher’s student engagement strategy didn’t just transform his own classroom—it connected AP Bio teachers from across the country!

Here’s the success story of storyline units. 📖

#ITeachBiology #ITeachScience #EduSky
Boosting Engagement in Biology With Storylines
Organizing curriculum around a central story motivates students to advance the narrative while mastering advanced material.
edut.to
November 4, 2025 at 1:06 AM
edutopia.org
What’s a spiderweb rubric, and how can it help students see assessments as feedback, not final judgments? 🕸️ High school science teacher Eileen Ng explains—and shares an editable version you can use in your classroom: https://edut.to/42ppMnp

#ITeachScience #HighSchoolTeacher #EduSky
A visual rubric designed as a spiderweb chart on a red background, showing eight categories for evaluating a science project: Introduction, Variables & Controls, Hypothesis, Methods, Data Collection, Graphing, C-E-R & Analysis, and Evaluation. Each category has four numbered levels, with certain numbers highlighted in blue to indicate scores. The right side displays a turquoise spiderweb plot connecting the scores across categories, illustrating performance levels. White icons next to each label represent the scientific process steps.
October 31, 2025 at 10:42 AM
bcscta.bsky.social
We had a fantastic weekend with you all in Chilliwack! What is your favorite memory from Catalyst 2025?

A big thank you to GenomeBC for sponsoring our pre-conference social & to Vernier Canada for sponsoring our field trip to Greendale Farm and Corn Maze.

#iteachscience #psaday #BCTF
Wooden fence in the foreground, then a river of orange, yellow and white pumpkins extends to a white tend and metal structure in the background. Hand with a grey glove holding a plastic weather sensor with an extended weather vane. On the wooden table there is a small screen displaying digital read outs.
October 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
carrieantoniazzi.bsky.social
On a fait des fossiles en classe pour mieux comprendre comment les histoires naturelles peuvent être préservées. On a aussi utilisé des 🦕 en plastique, parce que pourquoi pas! #edusky #iteachscience
Fossile d’une cocotte. Fossile de deux feuilles et un dinosaure en plastique. Fossile d’une dinosaure en plastique et deux feuilles.
October 29, 2025 at 12:55 AM
bcscta.bsky.social
They're back! Roots grants are one way the BC Science Teachers' Association supports your science initiatives. Selected projects will recieve up to 2500$ of funding. Find out more about what funds can be used for & submit your projet through our website at bcscta.com/roots-grant/ #iteachscience
October 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
edutopia.org
Want a powerful, low-lift way for students to build important science skills? All you need are some leaves! 🍁🍂

Science teacher Selim Tlili shares a how-to guide.

#ITeachBiology #ITeachScience #EduSky
A Simple Activity to Boost Students’ Observational Skills
By providing students with time to draw and discuss leaves, teachers can help them learn to observe deeply and connect with their surroundings.
edut.to
October 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
middleweb.bsky.social
AUTHENTIC INQUIRY USING GUMMY BEAR SCIENCE.

Kathie Palmieri's students loved her gummy bear activity. It transformed a standard lab into a conduit for authentic inquiry and real scientific thinking.
#edusky @kathleenpalmieri.bsky.social #iteachscience #teachersky

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Gummy Bear Science: Standards Come Alive Through Exploration
Kathie Palmieri's students loved her gummy bear activity. It transformed a standard lab into an opportunity for authentic inquiry and real scientific thinking.
www.middleweb.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
carrieantoniazzi.bsky.social
Got to test out some of Vernier’s sensors at the corn maze today! Lovely fall day for sciencing and playing in the mud! #iteachscience
Small screen and sensor on a wooden table with flowers and mountains in the background. Cob of corn slightly open and still on the stalk in a field. Legs with muddy black rain pants and rain books stretched out in front of a fire in a steel drum.
October 26, 2025 at 5:09 AM
middleweb.bsky.social
Our latest MiddleWeb Substack describes some power moves teachers can use to launch their lessons.
#edusky @sharemylesson.bsky.social #teachersky #teacher2teacher #educoach #iteachEnglish #iteachsocialstudies #iteachmath #iteachscience

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Always Start Class with a Power Move
Like wrestlers in a match, teachers and students need to get off to a strong start. How we begin the lesson can make all the difference.
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October 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
edutopia.org
“A tremendous amount of valuable scientific observation can occur with what is overlooked all around us. There is magic in the mundane if we teach students to pay close attention to what is nearby.” 🪄🍁

#ITeachBiology #ITeachScience #EduSky
A Simple Activity to Boost Students’ Observational Skills
By providing students with time to draw and discuss leaves, teachers can help them learn to observe deeply and connect with their surroundings.
edut.to
October 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
carrieantoniazzi.bsky.social
Did you purchase anything in our online swag shop? Come by our booth in the exhibit hall to pick it up! You can still purchase through the app tomorrow. Don’t miss out on #BCScTA swag! #psaday #catalyst2025 #iteachscience
Box with beaker mugs written on it on a white table. Behind it are more boxes on a table and a black curtain. Hanging on the curtain is a white BC Science Teachers’ Association banned.
October 24, 2025 at 4:00 AM
carrieantoniazzi.bsky.social
We’re setting up for tomorrow! We can’t wait to welcome you to #Catalyst2025 at Chilliwack secondary school. #psaday #iteachscience
Hall with wooden roof beams. Tables set up with white tops with black and blue curtains separating them.
October 24, 2025 at 3:57 AM
edutopia.org
Here’s how a sandy beach and Pacific mole crabs laid the groundwork for an educator to pursue additional citizen science projects. 🦀

#HighSchoolTeacher #EduSky #ITeachScience
Teaching a Citizen Science Project in High School
A biology teacher shares learnings and takeaways from the “controlled chaos” of her class’s first citizen science project.
edut.to
October 22, 2025 at 10:58 AM
edutopia.org
Hands-on, minds-on learning experiences help ensure that students gain a deep understanding of science concepts! 🖐️🧠 Educator Patrick Brown shares 4 approaches to help you design them.

#ITeachScience #EduSky
A Path to Unlocking Deep Learning in Science
Hands-on, minds-on learning experiences help ensure that students gain a deep understanding of science concepts.
edut.to
October 22, 2025 at 12:43 AM
bcscta.bsky.social
After #Catalyst2025 is done, join us Saturday for a #CornMazeAdventure sponsored by Vernier! Tickets are $15 on the Catalyst event app & include lunch by a fire pit, the pumpkin patch & the famous Greendale Acres Corn Maze. Vernier will have demos, a game & a sensor giveaway. #PSAday #iteachscience
October 20, 2025 at 12:08 AM
edutopia.org
Tips for teachers who are interested in citizen science integration, but aren’t sure how to get started—or what sort of challenges might arise in the field. ☀️

#HighSchoolTeacher #EduSky #ITeachScience
Teaching a Citizen Science Project in High School
A biology teacher shares learnings and takeaways from the “controlled chaos” of her class’s first citizen science project.
edut.to
October 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
edutopia.org
Embed a learning-by-doing approach in your science lessons with these simple instructional shifts! 🥼

#ITeachScience #EduSky
A Path to Unlocking Deep Learning in Science
Hands-on, minds-on learning experiences help ensure that students gain a deep understanding of science concepts.
edut.to
October 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
bcscta.bsky.social
Join the BC Science Teachers' Association Executive Committee. We have openings that will be filled during the AGM on October 24th! One Communication Officer and multiple Members at Large positions are open. Contact us if you have any question! #Edusky #Iteachscience

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October 15, 2025 at 12:51 AM
carrieantoniazzi.bsky.social
Les 8e années ont trouvé des façons créatives pour présenter leurs cellules cette semaine! #edusky #iteachscience
Cellule animal fait en carton avec des cure pipes, des bouchons, des concombres, des craquelins, des raisins et du cereal pour représenter les organites. Cellule végétale fait en carton avec des pâtes, une pêche, et des bonbons variés qui représente les organites. Cellule animal fait avec un melon, un avocat et des bonbons qui représentent les différentes organites.
October 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
bcscta.bsky.social
Catalyst 2025 is more than just a conference, it's a place to connect with other science educators over 3 days of activities.

Check out these social events and sign up when you register to join us at #Catalyst2025 in Chilliwack!

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#PSAday #bctf #iteachscience
October 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
edutopia.org
How can you help students really see what they know—and what they don’t yet know? Try painting them a picture using visual rubrics. 🎨

Bonus: Get an editable bar chart rubric and spiderweb lab report rubric from high school science teacher Eileen Ng!

#ITeachScience #HighSchoolTeacher #EduSky
Helping Students Look Beyond Grades With Visual Rubrics
When students see their content mastery mapped out, they’re more likely to understand their proficiency—and take ownership of their progress.
edut.to
October 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
mrbchemnhs.bsky.social
I know that they are all valid, but fellow #Chemistry #Teachers which model looks/feels more "right"? #EduSky #ITeachScience #ChemEd

I'm more of a #2 person.
October 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM