It’s no secret that science teachers (and all teachers) need a good comfortable, closed-toe shoe that they can walk in all day long.  Teachers need shoes they can walk in all day long and over the years I have tried a lot of different shoes and worn a lot of different brands.  Recently, I wore […]

It’s the holiday season right now and there is so much going on.  I know in my own life, besides work, I have holiday shopping to do (some online, some I have to do in store), I’ve got my own kids’ friends’ birthday parties to shuttle my kids to, parent teacher conferences in the next […]

  Can you believe it?  Some of us are already gearing up to go back to school in a week or two weeks… or a month from now.  (I know I know, some of you are still chilling on the beach somewhere, but stay with me because you won’t want to miss out on this […]

What’s one of the hardest topics to teach in chemistry?  Quantum numbers!!  It’s really difficult for students to understand – so much of it is based on quantum mechanics and physics principles that are beyond the scope of a high school chemistry course. Here is a creative activity you could have students complete at the […]