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How much support do you need to teach high school chemistry?

August 12, 2020 Ticia 2 Comments

High School chemistry curriculum 10th science

I loved chemistry in high school. I may be weird, but I liked balancing equations and figuring out just how to mix things just right. However, as I got closer to high school I started worrying about teaching high school chemistry. I like the subject, but I don't KNOW the subject, … [Read more...]

reviews, science 10th grade, chemistry, high school

Test Tube Science Kit, amazing find or complete dud?

September 30, 2019 Ticia 1 Comment

test tube science in a bag review

A few years ago in Hobby Lobby I found this cool little kit. It had 5 test tubes, a nice plastic stand, and this nice little see-through bag. Now, I love random small bags, for not other reason than it's a random small bag, and cool science stuff, why not? So I picked it up … [Read more...]

science 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, chemistry, primary grades

Science labs for high school

September 16, 2019 Ticia Leave a Comment

science labs for high school with college prep science

Y'all my kids are in high school and I've discovered science labs are much more difficult than our labs in elementary and middle school. Elementary science lessons were easy, "Go grab the baking soda and the vinegar, and let's go!" Now I need actual equipment for our science … [Read more...]

science anatomy, biology, chemistry, high school

How to make a battery

January 7, 2019 Ticia 3 Comments

how to make a battery

Last year we studied physics, and some of our physics experiments felt a little more like chemistry. I didn't really mind this because I felt we had missed out on a lot of opportunities when we studied chemistry. This time we were looking at how to make a battery using pennies, … [Read more...]

science 7th grade, chemistry

Can you cross the Oobleck Ocean?

December 26, 2018 Ticia Leave a Comment

STEM oobleck astronomy lesson science engineering chemistry

A few years ago we studied astronomy (check out our astronomy lessons), and at the end of it all we had a Life in Space Unit, and one of the activities I somehow forgot to write about all those years ago was crossing the Oobleck Ocean. This is a super fun and messy STEM project, … [Read more...]

science astronomy, chemistry, engineering, legos

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