This blog was created as a springboard for teachers who are looking for something different, something more authentic to share with students. I have created assignments and assessments for these authentic tasks. In addition I have provided websites and suggestions as a resource for the teacher. On the assignment worksheet pages I have inlcuded links to pictures, background information, and even employment information for both the teacher and the student to see.
Each assignment is aligned with the New York State Living Environment curriculum and I have provided the standards they address.
For years I have tried to share with students the connection between the curriculum they learn in science and the real world applications. This is one of the things that make teaching "worth it" for me and one of the things I enjoyed hearing about when I was in high school. I can still hear my high school Chemistry teacher (Mr. Rotundi) sharing with the class the chemical formula and actual recipe for windshield wiper fluid. He let us know (in 10th grade) that we should make our own and not buy it. It still makes me laugh today and I remember it like it was yesterday. (It was 1980-something.)
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