top of page
The Productive Teacher
I use the latest in brain science research to create lessons that are engaging for students and easy for teachers.
There are tons of activities, presentations, and reading passages to help teach (and learn) a variety of topics! Click the topics to learn more!
Search
3 min read
A Brief Overview of the Jurassic Period for Middle School Science Classes
Earth history is a fascinating topic! It is also a massive topic! The reading passage below will teach you all about the Jurassic Period....
4 views
2 min read
Building Background Knowledge: Sally Ride
Why learn about Sally Ride? New science TEKS are coming to Texas! One change is that students will learn about specific scientists in...
4 views
2 min read
Teaching the 8 Phases of the Moon
The moon is one of those topics that all of your middle school science students will have some background knowledge around. However, to...
1 view
3 min read
How to Teach What Causes Day and Night on Earth
You may think that your students all know that the Earth revolves around the Sun and day and night are caused by the Earth’s rotation,...
2 views
4 min read
How to Remember the Steps of the Nitrogen Cycle
An Overview of the Nitrogen Cycle The nitrogen cycle describes the different ways nitrogen moves through the environment. Nitrogen is an...
3 views
3 min read
How to Teach Earth’s Seasons in Middle School Science
Teaching about Earth’s seasons is a great way to integrate your science and social studies lessons. You can teach about the Earth’s...
4 views
4 min read
How to Teach the Theory of Plate Tectonics
I love teaching the theory of plate tectonics because I love it when history and science overlap. First, it allows us to tell a story,...
3 views
4 min read
5 Amazing Facts about Earth History
Do you need to get your students excited about learning earth history? Unfortunately, science can often seem boring to students, but we...
1 view
3 min read
How to Teach Earth’s Compositional Layers
Teaching Earth’s compositional layers is always a good way to start your middle school earth science unit. First, it is a pretty simple...
3 views
3 min read
What is the Geologic Time Scale?
What is the geologic time scale? If you are teaching Earth history, you need to help your students answer this question before they can...
2 views
3 min read
Easy Ways to Teach the Water Cycle Steps
The water cycle is one of those science topics that keeps coming back in school. Kids first learn about the water cycle steps in first...
3 views
bottom of page