The Science and Technology Lady

I haven't had a chance to post about the video production process much, but here is basically how it went down: A friend nominat...

Our Second Annual Periodic Table of Cupcakes was a success! If you want to do this sort of project these are things to keep ...

I am amazed!  I can't believe it!  Someone nominated me to do a TED-Ed Lesson and my nomination was chosen! I was nominated to do ...

I recommend showing this TED talk to all of your middle school students.  Amy Cuddy discusses how to change your life by changing the positi...

The Next Generation Science Standards | Next Generation Science Standards

This is a great game! http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/medicine/2001/cellcycle.html Requires Flash 5 browser plug-in. From the Nob...

I love Quizlet!  My students love Quizlet even more.  I copied someone else's set on Quizlet, and made this new set--added a few images ...

A beautiful tradition at my small, independent Montessori school is of breaking bread with the entire school community (toddlers, middle-sch...

Last year, we did a Cell Cake Project in the grand tradition of edible science model-making!  It was a tremendous success, and it remains th...

http://www.neok12.com/Cell-Structures.htm This website had the videos I was looking for (previous post) when I couldn't find them anyw...

I have a new role model and her name is Joan Le , author of science-teaching blog extraordinaire, The Science Room .  I haven't met her...

My last post on teaching the reason for the seasons in middle school focused on the biggest misconception of  most people when it comes ...

The last time I took a college course in cellular biology or immunology it was about 1994.  Since I am a science teacher, my professional jo...

Like many professions, each year teachers create professional goals that they would like to accomplish for the year. Establishing these goal...

This article explains why a Montessori Education can be the key to an extraordinary beginning in the sciences, or any investigative field:  ...

Last year a friend gave me a book called Flourish   by Martin E. P. Seligman, a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania...

This is more of a culinary post from another blog that I contribute to called Bitchin' in the Kitchen , but I liked the results so much ...

Hi teachers,  the "Fascination Awards" nominations are going around...don't get sucked in!

The NASA eclipse site: with thorough charts and lists of future and past lunar and solar eclipses.  Exhaustive resource.  http://eclipse....

Resources Motherlode: Click here for a FULL FOLDER of resources on the Sun (including beautiful powerpoint lessons, movies and a complete...