Where’s the fun?

Well into the school year, it’s hard to balance trust and open-ended exploration, fun with discipline issues. How to lighten up?

The rains have come – time to plant the seedlings!

The grow food project? Nearly forgot – today’s rescue!

The Sports Project sputters to a start…

Choosing what to do and how.

The Take Action Project at the Ca Science Teachers Conference today!

Report from the front – building a community of teachers teaching students to take informed and effective action.

Starting the Sports Project!

Applying principles of physics and scientific method to improve in a sport of their choice…

Egg Head Helmet Project’s a um, smash…

Some good news, and ideas for weaving projects into curriculum – before, during or after the relevant units?

If momma aint happy…

… and how to get back on track in the busiest part of the school year.

Chaos in the Classroom – Newton’s Apple Weight vs Mass Lab…

What happened? What can I learn from it, after calming down at the weekend? And how can I rescue the rest of the school year with my 7th period slackers?

Too much, too fast, fix tomorrow!

Seemed like a good idea at the time.

The Egg Head Helmet Project

A small, fun and really relevant invention project applying physics to saving their lives.