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Re: High School Science Activities | Interactive Science Teacher

Isabelle Winfield — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 07:58:51 -0000

Interested in interactive science lessons for high school.

Re: 10th Grade Science Lesson Plans | Interactive Science Teacher

Concerned Educator — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 09:32:47 -0000

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Re: Homeostasis- Life Science Lessons Preview

billwilkinson — Thu, 22 May 2014 18:18:15 -0000

I created an updated (and greatly simplified) ppt, that's available on the Member's side

Re: Moon Phases

billwilkinson — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 18:55:44 -0000

update- the download above has a Student Handout included, to save you time and fuss, if you wish. Or you can still do the lesson with students starting with a blank sheet of copy paper.

Re: Radioactive Beans – Physical Science Lessons Preview

billwilkinson — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 15:01:46 -0000

this time around I was pressed for time (what's new), and wanted something simpler, so we counted 50 beans at the start instead of 100. For that matter, you could do any number you want, and still get the main idea across.

Re: Thunderstorm Cause and Effect Chart

billwilkinson — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 16:51:25 -0000

ppt is revised- fixed an error (water releases energy when it condenses, NOT vaporizes; oops)

Re: Stream Table

billwilkinson — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 16:02:08 -0000

the second link above is a newer version (think simpler) of the same lesson. Also, this time each group got 10 grams of sand instead of 25, and had good results. That also means less mess! Yeah for that

As I've done here, you're welcome to change any lesson of mine as needed one condition- it makes your life easier

Re: Rich and Famous

billwilkinson — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 10:04:42 -0000

Near the top of my list of rewards from teaching would be that moment you recognize a student understanding something that they find fascinating. It's almost magical

Re: Coal Mining A to Z

billwilkinson — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 08:29:47 -0000

I can take as long as 45 minutes to go thru these slides with students, but other day I did it in about 10 minutes (there were other things we needed to get done).

You can "hide" slides you don't want to show by right-clicking and then select the "Hide" option.

Also check this out: http://www.tva.gov/power/co...

I show that at the end of the slide presentation

Re: Blessed

billwilkinson — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 16:58:56 -0000

I agree- family is everything. All my "problems" disappear when I get home.

Re: Blessed

Kari — Fri, 29 Nov 2013 08:27:52 -0000

Family is everything!

Re: Energy-Kinetic, Potential, Mechanical

billwilkinson — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 10:02:12 -0000

I added a second version of the PowerPoint that has more blanks to fill in, so students aren't just copying everything mindlessly. Use whichever works best for you!

By the way, feel free to make any changes whatsoever to any lesson that would make it work better for you. No permission needed as long as it benefits your students. But, if changes you make do improve the lesson, let the rest of us know about it so we can try!

Re: What Causes Wind

billwilkinson — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 19:47:26 -0000

The powerpoint you download here is new- I cleaned up the upper-right area of the paper to make it simpler for students to follow. Hope it helps!

Re: Bag Balance

billwilkinson — Sat, 16 Nov 2013 10:26:23 -0000

Just re-did this lesson yesterday and revised the handout for students, which you may prefer. Go here for the new Powerpoint- http://www.interactivescien...

Re: Isotopes And Ions

Heather — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 20:46:45 -0000

Another really great, easily understood and engaging lesson! Thank you so much for this resource.

Re: Interactive Notes-Atoms

Heather — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 20:52:07 -0000

This lesson was awesome! I did it today with my biology group and we all had a great time! Thank you so much for helping out a first year teacher.

Re: DNA Chain-The Fear-Buster

billwilkinson — Fri, 17 May 2013 06:55:15 -0000

re-did this lesson, and after we made the DNA chain, we hung it across the chalkboard. Then I handed each student a small piece of paper with words on it like nitrogen, base, nucleotide, gene, sugar, phosphate, etc... Some words I had multiple times because they were very important. After they stuck it to the section of DNA it went with (using tape). If they weren't sure, they did their best guess. They also used chalk to draw an arrow to a specific place, if needed. Then we read from the book to verify if everything was correct.

Re: Pasta Stress Test

maria3js — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 08:40:18 -0000

nice intro to science lab investigation on scientific method... thanks!

Re: Rock Cycle-Putting The Squeeze On Minerals

billwilkinson — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:16:38 -0000

Today I re-did this lesson, and instead of 5-6 student groups each doing this, I decided to do just 1 as a demo. I still had students come up and do all the different parts, so there was still lots of involvement and ownership of the activity. Overall- it went well!

Re: Rock Cycle-Putting The Squeeze On Minerals – Earth & Space Science Lessons Preview

billwilkinson — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:15:40 -0000

Today, instead of 5-6 student groups each doing this, I decided to do just 1 as a demo. I still had students come up and do all the different parts, so there was still lots of involvement and ownership of the activity. Overall- it went well!

Re: Great Site-The Happy Scientist

Ms. G — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:57:29 -0000

I love his site too!

Re: Where’s Newton? – Physical Science Lessons Preview

Bill Wilkinson — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 17:58:12 -0000

In case the thought had already crossed your mind, I tried this demo using a water bottle instead of the vinegar bottle you see shown, thinking I might get less mess. ....turned out to be somewhat the case.

Switching out bottles will help those of you who don't have a cork/stopper that fits the larger vinegar bottle.

Re: Meandering Marbles

Bill Wilkinson — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 06:15:27 -0000

Make sure your mind is ready for this lesson. To prepare for this one, sit at a student table with the handout and materials and go through a station or two. Also check the ppt to make sure the bearings (N,S,E,W) are correct based on how your students will be facing. Change this if needed.

Re: Which Tape Is Stickiest? General Lessons

billwilkinson — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 21:09:38 -0000

That's true, and would be something you could point out to students, if you want.

There are a lot of things besides ridges that could, and do, affect how far the marble rolls. Another big one is oil on your hand. Every time you handle the marble you put oil on it which would also interfere with the adhesive-ness of the tape. (I used to have students wipe down the marble after every run and then release it without ever touching it, just to guard against this. Then I calmed down and decided that I wanted this lesson to be more straightforward.)
I think either approach- noticing every little thing or not- is ok. Just decide beforehand what you want students to get out of it.

Re: Which Tape Is Stickiest? General Lessons

Elizabeth — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:04:18 -0000

You're not accurately measuring tape adhesiveness if, for example, the duct tape has small ridges on the other side that add resistance to the rolling marble.