More science visuals per a request :)

More visuals!!!!

Forms of energy examples are endless. Here is a simple poster I created for my students for picture examples.

Light energy is a huge topic! Here are some visuals I have in my classroom to help my students remember! 

better pictures to come :)

Here are some more I recently did this year just from the board. I haven created a classroom poster yet. 

The squiggly lines represent the definition or description we write out to the side. 

A spin off of the game Twister for the classroom

I taught some very active 1st graders last summer. I have been thinking of active games I played as a child and made them educational. Here is what I'm dod with my first graders in summer school who were practicing on blends, dis graphs, and chunking. Here is a collage below. The top left uses the ziploc quilt idea found everywhere on Pinterest to display work but this is another way to use it too! 

Supplies: open house/meet the teacher/first week of school

Here are some organization ideas for supplies your first week of school.

They (and sometimes siblings younger and older) are using sorting skills, problem solving skills, and most importantly they do most of the work and your don't have to! This also is modeling and showing organizational skills.

Happy Birthday 115!!!

The article and video from CNN about 115!
Today my class celebrated a birthday... the birthday of a new element on the periodic table! As the CNN article and video shows the element 115 nicknamed "Ununpentium" for now. 
Since at birthday parties there is usually cake, cookies, or cupcakes I brought a brownie cake and each of my students got a small piece of brownie to celebrate.
Until another idea pops into my head,
Chelsea

Their (there?) where (were?) you're (your?) going to? huh?

Well I was helping a friend with grammar (funny, I know!), especially with homonyms. I thought of where being a place and then noticed that there is the word "here" inside where and there. Since they are all places I decided to show this visually and of course my mind just started going crazy with ideas as usual!

Along with the difference of were and we're.

This would be a great visual for the wall or inside journals, as shown here folded up on a 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of computer paper.

I also showed the difference of you're, you are, they're, and they are using a flip up sheet that was taped down. Notice the colors and which letters are which colors.

Next I decided to show a visual for their. My mom helped me with "heir" and their so this is what I came up with for my visual to go along with the princess, king, queen, theme I started with.

On the left is my original and then (I am not perfect.... ha) my boyfriend Steven noticed I spelled throne wrong and left out "to." So of course my creative mind started turning again cause I wasn't about to redraw the whole thing again! This is when I decided to make a 3-D gold colored throne.

Until another idea pops into my head.

Chelsea

 

Safety in the Science Classroom

I have decided that my main form of teaching science safety will be using pictures from the internet and videos from YouTube. I have seen multiple safety videos made by students on YouTube and while going through them to find the best one I noticed that none were completely 100% flawless. I will show this video on the left (provide an example as how the video should be "graded" using the rubric. Then we would continue to watch the video which sums up and explains many of the rules and regulations we are to teach concerning lab safety and see if they caught them all. 

This is when I decided to give each group of students a select video to view and then do a rating on the video including any flaws the video had. In essence they would be "grading" the certain lab safety YouTube video using a rubric I have given them. In the rubric the comments section should include how they would change be video and specific things that were "wrong" in the video concerning presentation and lab safety rules. 

Here are a few videos I thought about using. Most of these videos use the rap by Rhythm, Rhyme, Results from educationalrap.com

Here is another video which can be used for younger students as well as a link. It would not let me post the video. 

Lab Safety Video for Younger Grades

Then they can use the discussion from the first video and their knowledge to do this cartoon activity almost as a pre assessment before giving the lab safety test which must be passed in order to do labs in science class in the future.

 http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/safety.html

At the bottom of the cartoon after the questions is also a "Lab Safety Teacher Guide" that provides possible answers.

I have also decided that I would have a final project that the students would complete choosing from these two options and possibly if a student has an additional idea they may ask me for permission.
1. A fashion show where they are to walk down and show improper lab attire and proper lab attire and explain why for both not only on a note card for me to grade and have a sample but as they make it to the end of the runway. (one I think my VERY talkative/outgoing always wanting to show off girls will REALLY go for and like)
Here is the video I used for the background music (of course not showing the video to the students)

I searched for a video that had a great flashy background to show as my students walked down a butcher paper "red carpet"
2. A personal sketch that must contain at least 4 colors /presentation using http://www.kerpoof.com/  /cartoon using http://www.toondoo.com/ /or another video or book site that I have showed my students or one they have used in the past. These must also show the improper and proper lab attire with a paragraph explaining. I will also have them present this to the class to work on social skills and speaking in front of their peers.

If you have other ideas or videos that would be great to use in a lab safety lesson please comment below.
Until another idea pops into my head,
Chelsea

The popular "Carol never wore her safety goggles" poster 2.0 (YOLO version)

Safety is the first thing that I must teach and instill in my students other than procedures when it comes to a science classroom that readily uses a lab. I have on many levels connected with my current students generation when it comes to social media, viral YouTube videos, television shows, and musical entertainment. I found this picture and couldn't help but put this on my website and eventually as a poster in my classroom.

As I found this I was searching for safety activities that are hands on and entertaining to students. Although, I taught safety last year it was most likely the least liked unit by the students and myself. I would LOVE input on how you teach lab safety in fun and exciting ways in your upper elementary/middle school classrooms.

Until another idea pops into my head,

Chelsea