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Is AI impacting your ability to teach and students' ability to learn? Make Critical thinking using concrete examples and supported reasoning a priority in your classroom. Are you familiar with what cognitive psychologists have found to be the most effective strategies for student learning, such as Spaced Practice, Retrieval Practice, Elaboration, Interleaving, Concrete Examples, and Dual Coding? Are teacher-scientists catalysts for making that learning happen? This curriculum was desi

Is critical thinking using concrete examples and supported reasoning a priority in your classroom ? Are teacher-scientists catalysts for making that learning happen? This curriculum was designed with those very ideas in mind. Lessons are interactive and student work involves critical thinking and application of lessons. Consider some student feedback from this course: "Class was fun and very informative, Instructor had many different ways of learning including hands on experiments, n

Distance Learning? Here is an example of what you can do with this curriculum.  And here is how you too can get going at shifting your classroom to do synchronous distance learning and/or asynchronous distance learning, in little time, for free, with this curriculum or any other. This Semester is now bundled with Semester 1 to make a Whole Year Bundle, so get the same discounts applied across all 8 units, Check it out here. The Interactive refers to actual student activities, getting the stu

AN INTRODUCTION. Consider some student feedback from this course: "I think that with all that had happened this year [Covid-19 year], this class did very well... I am going to ... become a physics teacher, I am very excited to share this knowledge with other people.""It has been a really fun and helpful year being a part of your class. Thank you""I love all the labs (both virtually using java programs, and physically) that we did in class.""I really loved this course. It felt like a perfect c

AN INTRODUCTION. Regardless of whether you adopt this curriculum or not: I would not recommend trying to teach this (or any algebra-based physics) without interactive Software similar to Smart Notebook. Consider some student feedback from this course: "It has been a really fun and helpful year being a part of your class. Thank you""I love all the labs (both virtually using java programs, and physically) that we did in class.""I think that with all that had happened this year [Covid-19 year],

Originally carried out as a Supplemental Activity for Chemistry. Also pairs well with the Chem-Quint-A-Sense series of mini-lessons. My school went "virtual" due to the Corona virus pandemic in the spring of 2020. So I found myself evaluating my options. This activity can very effectively be carried out by any student while at home using any device with a camera on it. It requires thought and application of Chemistry, utilizes NGSS skills, and allows the students to immerse themselves in s

This Unit/lesson bundle contains READY-TO-TEACH and EDITABLE Lessons and all supporting files you need to teach from beginning to end. "Land and Water Use" is one of 8 units developed for a comprehensive and progressive Smart Curriculum for high school Environmental Science that is nearly all digital and paperless. This unit covers the topics according to the Mind Map image shown. Although this unit and the others in the course function as a general introductory environmental science course, t

This Unit/lesson bundle contains READY-TO-TEACH and EDITABLE Lessons and all the supporting files you need to teach from beginning to end. "Earth Systems & Resources" is one of 8 units developed for a comprehensive and progressive Smart Curriculum for high school Environmental Science that is nearly all digital and paperless. This unit covers the topics according to the Mind Map image shown. Although this unit and the others in the course function as a general introductory environmental scie

This is a Whole Course Bundle of the Physics -Interactive Smart Curriculum. [It was only recently bundled into a full year, so see ratings & reviews on the existing Semester 1 and/or 2 downloads if looking for that information]. OK. WHAT IS THIS CURRICULUM? WHAT IS IT LIKE TO TEACH THIS?Consider some student feedback from this course: "It has been a really fun and helpful year being a part of your class. Thank you""I love all the labs (both virtually using java programs, and physically)

This is an end-of-the-year week long investigation intended for honors high school chemistry. There are 12 different Sherlock Holmes type "cases" [intended for up to 24 students working in lab teams] that students solve for faculty and staff members across campus, with the ability to modify/rotate and reuse scenarios annually. It is designed to be a mystery where students actually go and collect a sample from faculty/staff collaborators, each with a different Chemical Mystery that they need sol

This Unit/lesson bundle contains READY-TO-TEACH and EDITABLE Lessons and all supporting information you need to teach from beginning to end. "Population" is one of 8 units developed for a comprehensive and progressive Smart Curriculum for high school Environmental Science that is nearly all digital and paperless. This unit covers the topics according to the Mind Map image shown. Although this unit and the others in the course function as a general introductory environmental science course, the

Setup to be viewed by students at home Distance Learning or in the Classroom, have students independently fill in the guides each day, and then follow up with in-class or virtual session where students share and discuss responses. This is one of the most powerful Nature videos produced. Aired: 10/09/19 Available at PBS online for free (Free Access to this PBS video Expires: 10/08/22 so will need to have a PBS passport, check out the video from your local library, or obtain video access elsewh

Chem Quint-a-sense is an interactive series of mini-lessons in which students are given an audio-visual treat that is followed by a second treat that can be touched, tasted, and smelled! Each mini-lesson can be implemented at any point, but topics do grow and provide a fun supplement to the school year. This product is a chronological bundle of the weeks 1-18 in the Chem Quint-a-sense series. The bundle offers a discount and makes semester long organization for the mini-lessons easy. To ge

This is a 2-3 day lab investigation that introduces and applies rates of reactions. It also incorporates NGSS and STEM based learning through: Science: The concepts of reaction rates are discussed and examined first hand. The concepts are also applied to explain observations made in the lab. Technology: Students are introduced to Excel graphing features to quickly assess trends. Engineering: Students are given an open-ended challenge to design and conduct at least two additional tests in or

Chem Quint-a-sense is an interactive series of mini-lessons in which students are given an audio-visual treat that is followed by a second treat that can be touched, tasted, and smelled! Each mini-lesson can be implemented at any point, but topics do grow and provide a fun supplement to the school year. This product is a chronological bundle of the weeks 19-36 in the Chem Quint-a-sense series. The bundle offers a discount and makes semester long organization for the mini-lessons easy. WH

Trouble finding appropriate alternative Activities for Woods Class Substitute teachers? Or just looking for an engaging change of pace? This product offers an educational experience which can be safely implemented by any woods teacher or substitute woods teacher, regardless of the substitute's training in the woodshop. WHAT WILL I GET WITH THIS PRODUCT? The digital download contains all the material needed to cover up to 2 days of instruction in a Woods/Tech-Ed class. Instructor/substitute

This ready-to-teach and editable Smart Notebook Lesson (and included PowerPoint alternative version) is the first in a complete, comprehensive, and interactive 9-13th grade appropriate environmental science curriculum. If you like what you see here, please consider purchasing the entire Unit in order to also get the block plan and save time. Both semesters and the Whole Year Bundle in the year-long course are also available if you wish to save both time and money. Enjoy! Distance lea

Trouble finding appropriate alternative Activities for Woods Class Substitute teachers? Or just looking for an engaging change of pace? This product offers an educational experience which can be safely implemented by any woods teacher or substitute woods teacher, regardless of the substitute's training in the woodshop. WHAT WILL I GET WITH THIS PRODUCT? The digital download contains all the material needed to cover up to 2 days of instruction in a Woods/Tech-Ed class. Instructor/substitute

This Unit/lesson bundle contains READY-TO-TEACH and EDITABLE Lessons and all supporting files you need to teach from beginning to end. "The Living World" is one of 8 units developed for a comprehensive and progressive Smart Curriculum for high school Environmental Science that is nearly all digital and paperless. This unit covers the topics according to the Mind Map image shown. Although this unit and the others in the course function as a general introductory environmental science course, the

This Unit bundle contains READY-TO-TEACH and EDITABLE Notebook/PowerPoint(Your Choice) Lessons and all you need to teach from beginning to end. "Energy Resources and Consumption" is one of 8 units developed for a comprehensive and progressive Smart Curriculum for high school Environmental Science that is nearly all digital and paperless. This unit covers the topics according to the Mind Map image shown. Although this unit and the others in the course function as a general introductory environm