by Emily Starr | Aug 21, 2023 | New Text Discovery
How many nonfiction books are in your classroom library? As a teacher myself, I would venture to guess not enough! And, as a science advocate, of course I have the research to back up that claim. 😊 But before I share that research, would you please take a moment to...
by Emily Starr | Aug 17, 2023 | Lesson Ideas and Teaching Tips, Phenomenon Examples
I visited the Maquoketa Caves, located just outside Maquoketa, Iowa, with my family yesterday as part of our effort to prolong the summer fun as the beginning of the school year looms – 6 days left in the countdown for us as I type this! I hadn’t visited the caves...
by Emily Starr | Jul 7, 2023 | Lesson Ideas and Teaching Tips
I know that there are several popular STEM challenges that involve bridge building, so I’m sharing with you a series of books you can use to enrich your lesson and help your students think more deeply about bridges. (Not sure what a bridge building engineering...
by Emily Starr | Jun 26, 2023 | Featured Post, Lesson Ideas and Teaching Tips
This summer, I’ve been planning a little bit of time each day to help my boys practice “thinking scientifically.” I’ve shared some of the activities we’ve been doing on StarrMatica’s Facebook page, and I’ll continue to share ideas with you throughout the summer. I...
by Emily Starr | Mar 2, 2023 | Featured Post, Lesson Ideas and Teaching Tips
Questioning is one of the weakest areas of science instruction for a majority of teachers. Even when a lesson is otherwise well-designed (ie: high quality curriculum) fewer than one in five lessons incorporate questioning that is likely to move student understanding...
