Science

  • 5 Strategies to Activate Background Knowledge

    School supplies and text "How to Activate Background Knowledge"

    When students are reading non-fiction text, their comprehension increases if they have some sort of background knowledge about the topic and are familiar with domain-specific vocabulary. It might feel like you are spoiling what the students are about to read when you activate their background knowledge and frontload vocabulary, but the opposite could not be […]

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  • How to Play the Ecosystem Game

    Students raising hands and text that says How to Play the Ecosystem Game

    How do you teach students about the movement of matter in plants, animals and decomposers in a fun way? Mystery Science is the answer! Before I knew about Mystery Science, I don’t know how I ever managed teaching science along with all the other subjects I have to teach. Mystery Science has online standards-aligned curriculum […]

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