Books about Snowflakes!
If you were with me last night on my first Magnificent Science Monday, then you learned how to use borax and hot water to make snowflakes! If you want to…
Happy Groundhog’s Day 2018
Hate to break the bad news to you, but Punxsutawney Phil has predicted 6 more weeks of winter! Of course you know the tradition-if it is cloudy when a groundhog…
Making Models of Snowflakes!
We are still buried here in Virginia Beach. Last Thursday night we got over 10 inches of snow here at our house. Talk about a winter wonderland! It is absolutely…
Powerful professional learning; what if?
One of the questions I find myself asking as I work with teachers is what if? What if we engaged all students in hands-on science? What if all students had…
Don’t Carve-Etch Your Pumpkins!
Fall is slowly coming to us here in Virginia Beach.Every year it never fails that we have summer like weather in VB in October. This week we are scheduled to…
Scaffolding Inquiry and Engineering Experiences
Tomorrow I am presenting at the VMI STEM Conference. Excited to finally see VMI! I have lived in Virginia my whole life and this will be the first time visiting….
Scientists are Born in Early Childhood Classrooms
I keep waiting for spring to arrive. Virginia seems to be the only place that allows you to experience all of the seasons in one week! Just last week we…
Time Flies!
Wow-has it really been since January since I last wrote? Time flies! This spring has been a busy time for me. In January, I became the President of the Virginia…
The Science Behind Buying a Car
This past summer it became apparent my car was not going to live forever! Little things had started going wrong and when it looked like some potential major repairs would…