Featured Science Lessons
Engage students with science lessons that tie into seasonal phenomena:
- Parade of Planets: With the planets in alignment, explore the characteristics of planets across the solar system.
- Groundhog Day: Can groundhogs predict the weather? Explore animal forecasters with a quick video or reading, then plan an investigation about animals and weather.
- Lunar New Year: Connect to Lunar New Year by making a calendar of moon phases. Use the calendar to observe patterns and make predictions.
- Living in Space: How do astronauts live in outer space? Explore what life is like on the International Space Station and how it impacts the human body.
Valentine’s Day
Love is in the air! This Valentine’s Day, have your students fall in love with our free resources, which include:
- From Bean to Bar: Explore how chocolate is made and analyze its properties in this video activity.
- Opposites Attract: Investigate how “opposites attract” applies to static electricity in this hands-on activity.
- Other ELA, Math, and Science activities
Winter Weather
Whether you live in a cold climate or not, have your students explore the wonders of winter with our free resources.
- Featured Lessons: Bears in Winter, Penguin Parents, Engineering Challenge: Mimicking Animal Parts, Deer in the Snow, Weather and Climate, and Winter Sports
- Career Profiles: Chief Sustainability Officer, Climatologist, Environmental Engineer, Environmental Scientist, and Meteorologist
- Virtual Backgrounds: Fun winter-themed virtual backgrounds
Classroom Community Resources
Building a strong classroom community is key to student success, but it can be challenging. TCI’s Cooperative Classroom Toolkit offers four easy strategies to help foster classroom citizenship and build a supportive environment. The toolkit includes strategies for:
- Building relationships
- Developing classroom norms
- Icebreakers and team building
- Teaching cooperative skills