Hello Reader Last week I finished a Natural Hazards unit centered on the 2011 tsunami in Japan. As we wrapped up the unit, new events were unfolding - Hurricane Melissa, flash flooding in NYC, and Typhoon Fung-Wong in the Philippines. Incorporating those natural hazards in class helped students link the science to real-world systems and decision-making, including where responses were both effective and where they fell short. When natural hazards are in the news, consider the following as you...

Hi Reader, I’ve got a lot to share this week so I’ll keep things short and sweet. I’m having a blah 😔 kind of week and am really looking forward to eating at one our favorite Mexican restaurants tonight. My family's favorite dishes are chicken tostones and the chipotle chicken burrito. I hope whatever is on your menu, it’s delicious. Anyway, here’s the menu of Lit Science's best selling beginning of the year science resources that are currently on sale for 25% off: Creating Classroom Rules...

Hey Reader , As a born-and-raised New Yorker now living in the South, I’m still not used to how early school starts here. My husband headed back for pre-planning last week. Yesterday was my daughter’s open house. And here I am thinking, but there’s a whole month of summer left! 🙃 That might have been true when I taught in Brooklyn, but here in the metro ATL ’burbs, the kiddos are heading back - some as early as July 31st. Whether your school year has already begun or you're still soaking up...