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It takes a lot of “stuff” to conduct an activity-based science program. Teachers often use personal funds to purchase materials to use in their classes. They also save a lot from year to year and collect items for…
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Maintaining living things in a classroom requires knowledge and preparation. It also requires the proper equipment and space. There are two primary goals in the study of living things: first, we want our students to…
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Today’s students have contact with many more complex chemicals in their homes than ever before but they may have little awareness of physical and chemical properties of those materials. This is a situation that can be…
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Many safety books focus on chemistry, the “wet” physical science. Yet most elementary curricula appropriately concentrate on physical science that is easier to see—and more developmentally appropriate. The physical…
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Your own classroom is rich with resources and activities, but there are some things that simply can’t be done there. Therefore, well-planned field trips are a vital part of the total educational program. They play an…
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Setting the Scene: Basic Rules for a Safer Science Classroom
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Six classes, six teachers—just navigating middle school is a voyage of discovery for early adolescents. Students are offered a confusing array of choices, many in science. Sometimes it seems teachers spend too much…
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The Kitchen Sink: A Potpourri of Safety Tips
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Middle school teaching isn’t just about the curriculum. When students rotate from class to class, minutes are precious. Teachers must plan to structure a class period to everyone’s best advantage, anticipating a myriad…
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Live Long and Prosper: And Remember You Are Responsible
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The teachers are the professionals—responsibilities include more than the education of students. The chapters in this book are meant to sharpen teachers’ observational skills so they can recognize the issues and…
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Communities of Learners: Promoting Safety for Every Student
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One pervasive theme in the National Science Education Standards is that goals are meant for all students—regardless of learning style, background, or ability. Supporting all learners becomes more difficult in middle…
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Where Science Happens: Equipping Your Lab for Safety
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Unless a middle school facility was built fewer than 20 years ago, chances are it was originally designed and built for another purpose—a solution to an enrollment or facility problem—not an educational concept. But for…
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Finders Keepers: Essentials of Safer Storage
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It takes a lot of “stuff” to conduct a middle school science program. Middle school science teachers look enviously at their peers in the English department who neatly carry everything they need for class in a single…
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Lively Science: Live Organisms Are Worth the Work
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Middle school is the perfect setting for teaching life science. Observing and studying living organisms are critical to a good, strong program. Preserved specimens, computer simulations, photographs, and videos may be…
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Modern Alchemy: Safer Teaching with Chemistry
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From making mud pies in a sandbox to messing with a magic set and sending secret messages with markers that produce invisible writing, chemistry engages students’ passions for mixing things together and producing…
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Falling for Science: Physical Science May Be Simpler Than You Think
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Many students get their first exposure to quantitative physical science in middle school. The National Science Education Standards recommend that students study motions, forces, and transfer of energy during these years…
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The Great Outdoors: Field Trips Near and Far
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The classroom is rich with resources and activities, but some things simply can’t be done there. A strong investigative science program depends on providing students with the opportunity to collect and analyze data.…
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