by Emily Starr | Nov 14, 2020 | Phenomenon Examples
1-ESS1-2 Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year. If you are teaching the Next Generation Science Standards and are looking for phenomena ideas, you’ve come to the right place! I like to think about...
by Emily Starr | Sep 23, 2020 | Lesson Ideas and Teaching Tips
4-PS3-4 Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another As we create informational texts for each of the Next Generation Science Standards, there are tons of amazing, interesting, and just plain weird facts we...
by Emily Starr | Aug 27, 2020 | Behind the Scenes of StarrMatica
I’m on the left in this photo. The person on the right is my sister, Elizabeth Baldwin. She also writes for StarrMatica! Hello! I am Michelle Negron Bueno, and I love writing for StarrMatica! From a young age, I have been enthralled with stories. It comes as no...
by Emily Starr | Aug 12, 2020 | Phenomenon Examples
5-ESS1-2 Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in length and direction of shadows, day and night, and the seasonal appearance of some stars in the night sky If you are teaching the Next Generation Science Standards and are looking...
by Emily Starr | Jul 23, 2020 | Behind the Scenes of StarrMatica
Polly has been working with StarrMatica as our voice over (VO) artist for over a decade. Soon after graduating in Art at Iowa Wesleyan University, Polly started her career at two radio stations in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. “To bring words to life with how they are intended...