Teacher Resources | Science Buddies Blog (Page 12)

September 6, 2017 2:00 PM

The new Teacher Dashboard gives teachers a one-stop spot to manage Science Buddies assignments for Google Classroom! A cropped screenshot of a teacher dashboard for Google Classroom is built into the ScienceBuddies.org website. The teacher dashboard shows assignments and a student list to track submissions and grades. The Teacher Dashboard is now available! The Teacher Dashboard provides a centralized place for Google Classroom teachers to view their… Read more

New NGSS Lesson Plans

August 31, 2017 7:30 AM

Science Buddies is excited to announce the immediate availability of twenty NGSS-aligned lesson plans for K-12 STEM educators. A collage of screenshots show a materials page for a balloon car project on the website ScienceBuddies.org. Other screenshots show links to class materials such as videos and worksheets as well as a lesson flow plan with links and a list of NGSS alignments. As the 2017-2018 school year gets underway, Science Buddies has… Read more

Crowdfunding: Fundraising Ideas and Tips for Teachers

June 21, 2017 5:00 AM

What if there was a way to purchase materials for your classroom without having to spend your own money? Crowdfunding may be the answer! Find out tips and tricks other teachers use to successfully crowdfund for their classrooms. By Lily Arendt and Tina Lanese With classroom budgets dwindling, teachers face an uphill battle to find funding for classroom supplies. Common bake sales, penny wars, and hat days may work for some, but other teachers find these stressful and not worth the… Read more

Philadelphia Classrooms Benefit from Science Buddies Kit Club Program

June 14, 2017 5:00 AM

Four teachers in Philadelphia received free science kits for their classrooms thanks to support from Science Buddies and VWR Foundation. The Science Buddies Kit Club program helps provide science kits to K-12 classrooms in need throughout the U.S. By matching companies with local schools, Science Buddies supports STEM education and helps promote community STEM awareness. The Kit Club program launched during the 2016-2017 school year. With support… Read more

Step by Step Science Project Display Boards

March 27, 2017 12:00 PM

Science Buddies helps students understand the parts of a science project display board. Teachers can assign our resources to help students review the process and the content requirements for a standard project display board. Plus, new downloadable templates available for some projects make it easy for students to format information needed for the display board. Take the stress out of the science project display board with Science Buddies! It's that… Read more

Lesson Plans Help Teachers Put Hands-on Science on the Calendar

January 26, 2017 1:33 PM

Science Buddies Lesson Plans make it easier than ever for teachers to confidently lead standards-based science and engineering experiments and activities with their students. A collage of screenshots show a summary page for a catapult project on the website ScienceBuddies.org. At the top of the project summary page there is a navigation bar with tabs for lesson and teacher tools highlighted. Links on the right of the project summary page show a standards link that… Read more

Your Digital Classroom: Assign the Science Project with Google Classroom Integration

January 11, 2017 1:00 PM

Did better productivity and classroom organization make your New Year's resolutions list for your science class? Give our Google Classroom Integration a try to make it easier than ever to assign and manage science projects with Science Buddies! More and more classrooms are shifting the balance between printed handouts and the use of paperless and digital environments. If your school uses Google Classroom, our Google Classroom Integration tools allow… Read more

Digital Classroom: Scientific Method Quiz

October 17, 2016 11:30 AM

Teachers can take advantage of new, interactive tools at Science Buddies to assess student understanding of the Scientific Method. New quizzes help teachers assess student learning and can be easily added to Google Classroom as student assignments. The Scientific Method At Science Buddies, students in grades K-12 can learn about doing a science project from start to finish. When it is time to select a project, students can choose from more than 1,100 scientist-authored project ideas and… Read more

Smart Science Project Display Boards

October 5, 2016 11:00 AM

Taking Project Display Board creation step by step helps students create great display boards that showcase their science and engineering projects. Our Project Display Board guide gives students a clear understanding of what belongs on the board so that they can build their boards section by section without waiting until the last minute! A diagram of an example science project display board gives directions on how to build a great board. The board should contain a… Read more

Raise Your Voice against Cyberbullying

October 3, 2016 2:00 AM

Staying silent about cyberbullying can be devastating and dangerous for students, but statistics suggest that cyberbullying is on the rise and most students are reluctant to seek help. Through a new website and downloadable guide, Norton hopes to help parents better understand and talk about cyberbullying with their kids. A banner for cyberbullying awareness includes a drawing of a child's face covered in insulting words and hidden behind hands that read… Read more

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