Creative Science Lessons With More Than You Bargained For

When you go through our creative science lessons we hope you’re surprised at how much you get. Sure, you expect student handouts and some sort of teacher notes. But what about customized PowerPoints, quizzes and homework assignments, an extra copy of every picture used, and teacher notes with a step-by-step explanation, illustrations, and Accessories that you can customize your creative science lessons with? And if you’re not a reader or into all the details, we’ve still got you covered. Just refer to the Quick Notes for a minimal outline of the lesson.

Take a minute and download 3 sample lessons right now for free to see what we’re talking about. These aren’t necessarily our 3 most creative science lessons (opinion varies from person to person), but they are representative of the rest.

Nothing Magical About Our Creative Science Lessons

While the Interactive Science Teacher Series Of Interactive Lessons were designed to be purposeful, effective, and creative science lessons, they still won’t magically teach themselves (wouldn’t that be nice if they did?). Teaching a creative science lesson is hard work, and there will never be a substitute for good preparation and your willingness to put your all into it.

Keeping Control With Creative Science Lessons

Is there anything more cool than noticing in the middle of a creative science lesson that every single student is listening to you? Think of how amazing that is- what you have them engaged in is more important than anything else going on inside your students’ heads- lunch, boyfriends, clouds drifting by outside the window, the latest rumor. Getting everyone there is not easy. But how do you get there? And how is it that some teachers seem to always have everyone’s full attention, while others seldom have anyone’s?

There are many ways to effectively manage a classroom, even with a very creative science lesson. And because your style and personality are different from everyone else’s, so should your method of managing. It has to comfortably be you in charge and not another teacher and their style being emulated. And it has to result in your students realizing that you are the one and only person in charge. Your goal here is not tyranny, but to reach a point where students trust that you will do what’s in their best interest. Good preparation is another key, so that you are not caught off guard and allow your emotions to make impulsive decisions. You can learn more about being prepared by reading about the Yellow Sheet.

If things are frequently out of control in your room, hold off on the creative science lessons for a bit. Read some books and talk to another teacher with lots of experience and who manages their class well. In other words, do something about it! If you don’t know what to do, then you need to learn. As they say- if you keep doing what you’ve been doing then you’re going to keep getting what you’ve been getting. And listen to the advice of people who have their classrooms under control. You’ll discover that a well-run classroom is one that pays close attention to the “little things”, and where the students’ best interest plays a major role in most decisions.

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