Karon Decker

Are you looking for an in-depth lab to help students develop their skills in measurement, inquiry, data collection, analysis, and a way for them to present authentic information? I have included everything you would need to do a week long inquiry lab exploring osmosis and diffusion across the cell membrane. This lab has students use one egg over the course of a week to look at how fluid moves in and out of cells. I have also included an extension to the lab where students test a liquid of ch

When teaching about vertebrates or species variation this lab from Berkley is outstanding: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/lessons/clipbirds/ but there is not a student sheet to go with it. I decided to make my own lab reflection to go with the lab so that I would have a good way to assess student learning at the end of a very high energy lab.

Do you ever wonder after grading a whole pile of test, “how did my kids prepare for this?” At the start of the year, I have my kids complete a test reflection sheet for each unit test, and attach it to their science notebook. When I pass back their test, it goes adjacent to the reflection. Before they take their next test, I have them look back at the previous reflection to see what they need to do to improve their performance. It also helps during parent conferences to see why a child might

Are you a homeschool parent of a preschooler, kindergartener or 1st grader? Do you strive to make learning mimic the real world, while keeping your active child, active? I am a teacher and a homeschooling parent of our two six year old boys. For this spring, I will be offering detailed lesson plans for free with all of the links and resources posted for each week. I provide you with activities to do for math, reading, journaling, fine motor skill work (handwriting), gross motor skills (PE) a