4th / 5th Grade Science Teacher | 2019 Burroughs Wellcome Fund CASMT Awardee | Kenan Fellow

North Carolina, USA
Joined April 2016
First pumpkin explosion of the day #halloween2021
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Today my fourth graders observed magnetic attraction and repulsion by racing cars with magnets attached to the back. I may or may not have lost to one of them in the championship round. #science #STEMeducation #STEM
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Day one of making fossils with our 4th graders. After making imprints of shells in a layer of clay we covered it in plaster. In a couple days, they will get to excavate them! #science #STEM #fossils
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Today our 5th graders made square meter ecosystems to observe the different biotic and abiotic factors that could be found in a small area. #STEM #Science
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This 4th grade lesson shows how our eyes see different colors depending on which wavelengths of light are being reflected by different objects and surfaces. youtu.be/pnu0Z43HrMg via @YouTube #epicscience #science #STEM #remotelearning
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I like to demonstrate the effects of high and low air pressure with the cloud in a bottle demonstration. By changing pressure inside the flask, we can create a cloud or make it disappear. youtu.be/I595aw-6kVk via @YouTube #epicscience #STEM #remotelearning
Setting up my Reubens’ tube in my kitchen today to demonstrate sound waves to my 4th grade Zoom class! #STEM #remotelearning #science
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I've been working on overhauling my website. It's still a work in process, but check out the new site for 4th / 5th grade science resources. If you need materials for any units that aren't on the website yet, let me know. epicscience.net/
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Homemade thermite volcano to demonstrate how igneous rocks can be formed
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Building spaghetti and marshmallow towers to review balanced and unbalanced forces
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Lycopodium is a powder with the chemical property of flammability. This video demonstrates why lycopodium and other fine powders can be dangerous flammable solids. youtu.be/fAbZN83Mpis via @YouTube
As we explore the physical and chemical properties of different types of materials, we look at the gasses helium and hydrogen. Both of these gasses are less dense than air, but one has an explosive effect when it comes in contact with fire! youtu.be/G0oP1CLUYF8 via @YouTube
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Trying to teach science in person and on Zoom at the same time - today's fourth grade lesson looked at two very different chemical reactions using materials with similar physical appearances. #science #STEM #remotelearning youtu.be/VT0rvVrIR4k via @YouTube
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