This blog post was written in January 2021 and there may be new scientific discoveries since publishing that would change what we know about this virus. We live in a unique time where it has become even more clear that understanding biology is very important. At the moment, the virus SARS-CoV-2 is all over the […]

This past week, my goal was to create a short but meaningful winter-themed activity for teachers to use. During the holiday season, it can be tough to keep kids on task and this year is no exception. In this activity, the goal is to review the factor label method and do some stoichiometry-type questions with […]

This independent assortment and color your own karyotype lesson is now digital! For several years now, my Color Your Own Karyotype and Independent Assortment lesson has been loved and utilized by thousands of teachers and students all over the globe to really clarify the concept of Independent Assortment. It’s one of the first activities that […]

In all types of classrooms (remote, face-to-face, blended, everything in between), teachers are looking to use more versatile tools to help their students learn and interact with science content and one of these resources can be a digital notebook. One of these tools is called a Digital Notebook, or Digital Interactive Notebook. Karen Randazzo and […]

As the spring drew to a close and teacher summers started in the end of May through June, teachers began thinking of the fall and I also started to brainstorm how I could help teachers this summer and this fall. Ways to support teachers as they enter the new world of blended learning were at […]