On this day in 1904, Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield Massachusetts. Better known by his pen name of Dr. Seuss, Geisel became famous as a writer and cartoonist. Dr. Seuss is best known for his children’s books, which include And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street (1937), The Cat in the Hat (1957), and
Mythbusters and the Scientific Method
I am in a unique situation this school year. I am not a core science teacher, but an elective teacher in charge of designing curriculum for five new classes. I teach Science Investigations for grades 6-8 and pretty much have free reign as to what is taught. The only requirements my principal gave me were
DESC live from Charleston SC
A bit about me… I am a native to Charleston – both born and raised (something that is hard to come by around here!). I am at the beginning of my teaching career, as I am wrapping up my second full year of teaching 8th grade science, but I have been an informal educator my
Meet the Author – Janet Hallstrom
I am a Media Specialist at Fleming Island High School in Orange Park, Florida. My educational experience has spanned the past 33 years and includes teaching at the elementary and high school levels in Mississippi, Texas, and Florida. I obtained my Bachelor’s Degree at Miss. State and my Masters at the University of Mississippi. I
Meet a fellow teacher using science connection
Hi! My name is Tracie Belt and like you I am interested in making my science class a great place to learn. I have been a teacher for more years than I want to confess to, but have loved every minute of it. Along the way I have taught in 3 continents and
Blog Author: Lance Rougeux
For those of you new to the DEN blogs, my name is Lance. I work for Discovery Education and am one of the authors of the Science Connection in Action blog. We will have several other classroom teachers as authors soon, but I am happy to get things rolling. I started my career as a