I was sorry to lose my free support network of experienced science teachers when I left Twitter. So it was delightful yesterday to discover one I consider crucial who is running an account here. For clarity and expert advice, follow @emc2andallthat #ECTSupport #NewTeacher #ScienceTeaching

#microbiology #scienceteaching One of the most rewarding #scienceed projects I have participated is Tiny Earth: https://tinyearth.wisc.edu/ a way for students to learn biology (and #chemistry and #genomics) through research: isolating and identifying #antibiotic producing bacteria from the soil. Besides teaching courses with the framework, there is plenty of opportunity for student #research. Those were the cultures I was handling so they'd survive over the holiday break.

#microbiology #scienceteaching One of the most rewarding #scienceed projects I have participated is Tiny Earth: https://tinyearth.wisc.edu/ a way for students to learn biology (and #chemistry and #genomics) through research: isolating and identifying #antibiotic producing bacteria from the soil. Besides teaching courses with the framework, there is plenty of opportunity for student #research. Those were the cultures I was handling so they'd survive over the holiday break.

This week, my students and I looked and observed at the following things under the microscope: salt, sugar, our own hair, human cheek cells, euglena, spirostomum, and onion epithelium. For the cheek cells, they had a choice of either looking at mine, or making their own slide and seeing their own cells. I love the energy and excitement of microscope week. Next week we finish up with students choosing what they want to observe.

#MiddleschoolScience #microscopes #ScienceTeaching

Today, I told my class we were going to look at cheek cells under the microscope, and a student asked me if we were going to look at butt cheek cells.

#ScienceTeaching #MiddleSchool
#Microscope

I'm here to talk about #primaryeducation #Education #teaching #edutooters #edutoots with a focus on #maths #primarymaths #mathsteaching #primaryscience #scienceteaching. Hopefully these hashtags will help me connect, it's not as easy as the birdsite was.