Last Day of School and Already Planning for Next Year

My first year of teaching is in the books!

How am I be celebrating you might ask yourself? The answer is obvious...only by planning for next school year. ;)

I have so many ideas of things I would like to improve and things I want to do totally different. While my list of to-do's is a mile long I thought I would start off with creating a science buddy lab for students to complete each quarter.

I wanted something that could get students excited about science and bring families something to do together while having fun learning. I thought what better way to do this than science experiments. I loved experiments as a kid. There was a show on PBS Kids called Zoom. I only watched that show for their daily science experiments and would try my best to conduct them in the same manner they did. 

This is how I came up with MAD SCIENTIST Buddy Lab Experiments. These lab experiments are meant to be done outside of school with an adult. They will incorporate skills they are mastering in the classroom as a means of extra practice. Families will conduct the experiment together and then complete discussion and critical thinking questions about the activity.

Click the picture for a direct link to grab this freebie! :)

I am thinking I will have a total of four, one for every quarter. I couldn't help but share the first one I will use in the school year after teaching hypothesis and observations. This one is titled THE AMAZING GOOP!

You can grab this freebie on my TPT site. Check it out. I would love to hear feedback and improvements you would make! :) Keep your eye out for the rest of my MAD SCIENTIST Buddy Lab Experiments!