Electron Configuration Battleship
One of my students absolute favorite lessons (and mine) each year is my lesson on electron configuration! We begin by doing a “5 card draw” where the students draw five cards from my periodic table card deck, and then have to draw the electron...RESPECT classroom management signs
This semester I implemented a few new classroom management/encouragement techniques that have worked in my class well! The first is my RESPECT sign. When I talk about classroom rules, I tell my students that I believe all of the class rules can be summed up into one...Classroom Calendar
In the past I have always had a weekly calendar on my side board to post the topics for the week- this semester I decided to switch it out for a monthly calendar, so that students can see what we have done and what we will be doing that week- I think it turned out...Happy Valentines Day Cards!
In the spirit of the day, I’ve collected a few chemistry valentines for you! The project above is one that I assign my students at the beginning of each semester- they have to spell a saying out of chemicals, and include a quote that relates from a famous...Graduation Nucleus: Bulletin Board
I decided to create a ‘beyond the nucleus’ of high school bulletin board to praise my students that have made the next step beyond high school. Since I teach science, the nucleus represents where they are at now, and the next step is becoming an...
