Creating a Contemplative Class

Use this google form quiz to show student understanding of compound light microscope use and parts. It includes questions about the proper use of each of the microscope parts, magnification, and includes a diagram students label.

Using the internet and open-ended questions, students research and evaluate 4 unethical scientific experiments that occurred in the United States over the last century: Tuskegee Study of Syphilis, Stanford Prison Experiment, Skid Row Cancer Study, Human Radiation Experiments. The student research conducted will inevitably result in content that can be difficult for younger students to both accept and understand. This is recommended for upper high school and college-aged students.

In this interactive Google Slides activity, students click, drag, and engage with slides to review Sun-Moon-Earth relationships, reinforcing their understanding of moon phases, tides, and seasons.

Over time, I've developed a new approach to introducing vocabulary. Since students naturally turn to Google and Google Images for word meanings, I designed vocabulary activities that align with their process. This way, they engage more deeply with the words before we even begin exploring them in depth. In this vocabulary work, students will research Einstein's Theory of Relativity, black holes, time dilation and apply time dilation to a small visual of Christopher Nolan's "Interstellar."

Over time, I've developed a new approach to introducing vocabulary. Since students naturally turn to Google and Google Images for word meanings, I designed vocabulary activities that align with their process. This way, they engage more deeply with the words before we even begin exploring them in depth. This vocabulary focuses on the History of Astronomy and is fully editable.

Use the following google slide set to have students match and drag macromolecules with their functions and monomers. This works great as a virtual follow-up after reviewing macromolecules in class.

Students complete a 14 question google form evaluating the various properties of water. This can be used as a way for students to use their water property notes after direct instruction or as an assessment tool.

A compilation of 5 experimental inquiry questions that have students thinking, dreaming, creating and completing science at home. The google slide set includes all 5 questions, a set of student prompts to help them get started creating their experiments and an explanation of scientific inquiry expectations.