Interdisciplinary Curriculum Developer and Educator with a background in Astrophysics and a flair for great no-nonsense resources based on classroom experience.
Interdisciplinary Curriculum Developer and Educator with a background in Astrophysics and a flair for great no-nonsense resources based on classroom experience.
This set of 20 mathematics article provides the answer to that age old student question: When will we ever use this in real life? Well the answer as it turns out could be given in the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. This set of 20 articles has 10 that focus on where specific topics of mathematics are used in everyday life. While the other 10 focus on where mathematics is used in specific careers.
It is a set of articles with questions to check comprehension and inspire mathematical thinking with real life connections. I am very happy with this small series of mathematics articles and they are rich with information and the why and when of mathematics. Each mathematics article includes a fun fact(s) to add to the knowledge gained from this article. Formatted in an easy to read and digest manner, each paragraph is numbered to help with referencing and each question answer has a paragraph reference number to point to the specific information (where applicable). They also have two images as well to give a bit of visual flair for students to enjoy.
WHY / WHEN TO USE:
Useful for substitute (sub) teaching
To extend students
To increase mathematics literacy in your class
A weekly reading task
Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast
To inspire students on a particular topic
Give a selection of these articles for students to choose from
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
20 - 3 page Word doc teacher version with answers
20 - 2 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes)
20 - 3 page PDF teacher version with answers
20 - 2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so)
More will be coming to cover other subjects and other topics, so please do keep an eye out for more science articles from The Teaching Astrophysicist!
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This is an IB MYP - Growth related unit - which is ideal for relating biology and the concepts of growth within plants. This unit relates plants as singular organisms, crops and plants in a broader conceptual understanding. It contains many resources suggested for this unit and makes clear a set of points that students should know, understand and be able to do by the end of the unit.
It an overview for a unit that should run for approximately 10 lessons (assuming 2 lessons a week).
For around the same age group - for MYP 2 / 3 an alternative IB MPY unit planner would be: the Food and Energy unit planner.
If rather for younger students you want to integrate both mathematics and STEM, then you might consider: MYP Artifical limb unit.
For older MYP students, then I would suggest The NGSS related - Zero impact (sustainable housing) or for an Interdisciplinary unit - the Electricity / lightning MYP STEM IDU.
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This is a project based Interdisciplinary unit planner that looks at Science and Design with regards to electricity and lightning as topics of interest.
This unit plan offers more than a dozen proposed STEM tasks that are aligned to different criteria (ABCD) and give students both choice and breadth of learning.
Students must complete at least one question from each disciplinary area of the STEM topics during the proposed project. Since the project learning offered by the teacher must specific at least one discipline that each question is firmly grounded within.
This IDU is project based learning and interdisciplinary learning at its best.
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IGCSE Physics Electricity practice multiple choice questions - Grade 9 / 10 - Teacher developed questions for student pair practice.
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Electrolysis is a very important chemical technique to extract chemicals or even add them onto a given material. This topic is so useful for chemical reactions and learning this chemical concept, good for making pure water, good for extracting metals and good for removing body hair… that’s electrolysis.
This science article provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is an article with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. I am very proud of this series of science articles and they are rich with information and wonder at the majesty of science. Each science article includes a fun fact(s) to add to the knowledge gained from this article. Formatted in an easy to read and digest manner, each paragraph is numbered to help with referencing and each question answer has a paragraph reference number to point to the specific information (where applicable).
WHY / WHEN TO USE:
Useful for substitute (sub) teaching
To extend students
To increase scientific literacy in your class
A weekly reading task
Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast
To inspire students on a particular topic
Give a selection of these articles for students to choose from
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
3 page Word doc teacher version with answers
2 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes)
3 page PDF teacher version with answers
2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so)
More will be coming to cover other subjects and other topics, so please do keep an eye out for more science articles from The Teaching Astrophysicist!
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Ionizing radiation usually comes in three particular flavours: Alpha, Beta and Gamma radiation. Each of these have their own properties and wonderful uses as well as dangers. This is a great arena of physics learning and ties in to learning about non-ionizing radiation (EM spectrum too!)
This science article provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is an article with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. I am very proud of this series of science articles and they are rich with information and wonder at the majesty of science. Each science article includes a fun fact(s) to add to the knowledge gained from this article. Formatted in an easy to read and digest manner, each paragraph is numbered to help with referencing and each question answer has a paragraph reference number to point to the specific information (where applicable).
WHY / WHEN TO USE:
Useful for substitute (sub) teaching
To extend students
To increase scientific literacy in your class
A weekly reading task
Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast
To inspire students on a particular topic
Give a selection of these articles for students to choose from
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
3 page Word doc teacher version with answers
2 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes)
3 page PDF teacher version with answers
2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so)
More will be coming to cover other subjects and other topics, so please do keep an eye out for more science articles from The Teaching Astrophysicist!
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This set of 20 science articles provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is a set of articles with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. I am very proud of this series of science articles and they are rich with information and wonder at the majesty of science. Each science article includes a fun fact(s) to add to the knowledge gained from this article. Formatted in an easy to read and digest manner, each paragraph is numbered to help with referencing and each question answer has a paragraph reference number to point to the specific information (where applicable).
WHY / WHEN TO USE:
Useful for substitute (sub) teaching
To extend students
To increase scientific literacy in your class
A weekly reading task
Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast
To inspire students on a particular topic
Give a selection of these articles for students to choose from
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
20 sets of 3 page Word doc teacher version with answers
20 sets of 2 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes)
20 sets of 3 page PDF teacher version with answers
20 sets of 2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so)
More will be coming to cover other subjects and other topics, so please do keep an eye out for more science articles from The Teaching Astrophysicist!
If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist
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Cement is made mainly from limestone and clay, but has amazing applications in making concrete which is not the same as cement itself. The technology to make cement is quite simple, but needs to be carefully controlled in order to optimize output and purity with lots of steps and intriguing processes. So with that in mind, let’s learn about cement and how is it made?
This How is it made? article provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is an article with questions to check comprehension and inspire design and production thinking. I am very proud of this series of how is it made? articles and they are rich with information and wonder at the majesty of design, production and the manufacturing process. Each how is it made? article includes a fun fact(s) to add to the knowledge gained from this article. Formatted in an easy to read and digest manner, each paragraph is numbered to help with referencing and each question answer has a paragraph reference number to point to the specific information (where applicable). Two images also to inspire students and get them interested in the subject topic.
WHY / WHEN TO USE:
Useful for substitute (sub) teaching
To enhance design / product thinking / STEM education
To extend students
To increase technical literacy in your class
A weekly reading task
Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast
To inspire students on a particular topic
Give a selection of these articles for students to choose from
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
3 page Word doc teacher version with answers
2 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes)
3 page PDF teacher version with answers
2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so)
More will be coming to cover other subjects and other topics, so please do keep an eye out for more science articles from The Teaching Astrophysicist!
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Studying metals is essential due to their critical role in technology, construction, and manufacturing. Their unique properties like conductivity and strength enable innovations in materials science and industrial applications. Additionally, understanding metal processing has significant environmental and economic impacts, making this topic crucial for technological advancement and sustainability efforts. With this in mind, then engaging with this teaching resource is a great idea, let’s go learn!
The research project template provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is an project template with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. It gives a rich and supportive framework that can be tweaked as needed for students to support differentiation.
Each research project template includes space for a one paragraph summary (that may or may not link to the 2 page science article also available on this topic). Students should produce a mathematical connection, an engineering / technology connection, 2 interesting facts / stats. Further there are 5 glossary terms they should fill in with their own words and 3 thought provoking questions (ie: critical thinking questions) they must answer. Finally, each template has 3 alternative thought provoking questions for younger students and 3 other alternative harder questions to extend high flying or older students. Giving you a total of 9 possible thought provoking questions that could be used with students to enhance their research and critical thinking.
The template is some of my best work and I am proud to share it with you.
The science article provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is an article with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. I am very proud of this series of science articles and they are rich with information and wonder at the majesty of science. Each science article includes a fun fact(s) to add to the knowledge gained from this article. Formatted in an easy to read and digest manner, each paragraph is numbered to help with referencing and each question answer has a paragraph reference number to point to the specific information (where applicable).
WHY / WHEN TO USE:
Useful for substitute (sub) teaching
To extend students
To increase scientific literacy and research skills in your class
Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast and you need a long running task
To inspire students on a particular topic
As a scaffold to support students who need support on research skills and can use a framework
To enhance critical thinking when doing research and making a relevant and interesting output
Give a selection of these research project templates for students to choose from
To enhance students ability to express ideas and synthesis knowledge
To increase scientific literacy in your class
A weekly reading / research task
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
Research Project Template
5 page Word doc teacher version with supporting appendix items
3 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes)
5 page PDF teacher version with supporting appendix items
3 page PDF student version with space to fill in answers
Science Article
3 page Word doc teacher version with answers
2 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes)
3 page PDF teacher version with answers
2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so)
More will be coming to cover other subjects and other topics, so please do keep an eye out for more science articles from The Teaching Astrophysicist!
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These word problems worksheets include 172 problems and is geared towards helping students learn the necessary materials that cover** International A-level / IB DP** for astronomy and astrophysics. These worksheets include 14 separate worksheets with solutions to support students with their learning.
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
172 questions with solutions
questions have solutions in Word Docs format
POSSIBLE USES:
Great for revision on astronomy and astrophysics materials
Great to cover astro content at the grade 11 / 12 level content at the international level
Use them for inspiration to develop further questions or have students make questions for each other
Check out these other resources you may also love:
→ Astronomy joke a day - link HERE
→ Veritasium astronomy video companions - link HERE
→ Astro word problems international middle school level (IGCSE / GCSE / O-level) - link HERE
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These 13 holistic small group lesson plans include supplementary materials and is geared towards helping students learn science in a 3 hour per day - 1 week lesson plans. These lesson plans include 21 files and essentially half a year worth of lessons plans to support students with their learning.
These are middle school / high school related science lessons for home schooling and online schooling in particular. The other half of the year is mathematics based and available as another product.
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
13 lessons to support students with science in a holistic approach
8 supporting files and frameworks
258 pages of lesson plans and supporting documents
Each lesson plan includes a specific structure with every day of the week having:
A meditation / mindfulness item
An exercise item
A journaling item
A problem-solving item
A week long inquiry on either mathematics or science
Space for self-inquiry time (i-time)
Space for sharing with each other
Action steps (what will be done later on after the lesson)
Space for self-reflection
Space for teacher reflections
[Optional for some lessons is an ending activity]
POSSIBLE USES:
Use these to support students with learning science
Give students space to investigate their own inquiries
Let students engage with science topics that have real-world relevance
COVERED TOPICS (not in any particular order):
Science of the future
Natural selection / Genetic engineering
Neuroplasticity and the importance of habit
Gamification and game theory
Genetics and the beauty industry
Motion, momentum and explosions
Fantastic physics of the everyday
Weather
John Dalton or Dimitri Mendeleev? (elements / compounds / mixtures)
The science of water
Human body systems
The Inquiry cycle and sustainability
Space science
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These word problems worksheets include 303 problems and is geared towards helping students learn the necessary materials that cover** IGCSE / GCSE / O-level materials** for astronomy and astrophysics. These worksheets include 303 problems with solutions to support students with their learning.
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
303 questions with solutions
questions have solutions in Word Docs format
POSSIBLE USES:
Great for revision on astronomy and astrophysics materials
Great to cover astro content at the grade 9 / 10 level content at the international level
Use them for inspiration to develop further questions or have students make questions for each other
Check out these other resources you may also love:
→ Astronomy joke a day - link HERE
→ Veritasium astronomy video companions - link HERE
If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist
Let’s Connect!
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This science article provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is an article with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. I am very proud of this series of science articles and they are rich with information and wonder at the majesty of science. Each science article includes a fun fact(s) to add to the knowledge gained from this article. Formatted in an easy to read and digest manner, each paragraph is numbered to help with referencing and each question answer has a paragraph reference number to point to the specific information (where applicable).
WHY / WHEN TO USE:
Useful for substitute (sub) teaching
To extend students
To increase scientific literacy in your class
A weekly reading task
Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast
To inspire students on a particular topic
Give a selection of these articles for students to choose from
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
3 page Word doc teacher version with answers
2 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes)
3 page PDF teacher version with answers
2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so)
Other Articles on Astronomy and Astrophysics:
Massive Stars Article #1 - link here
Comets Article #2 - link here
The Sun Article #3 - link here
Planetary Rings Article #4 - link here
Asteroids Article #5 - link here
Dark Matters Article #6 - link here
Space Exploration Article #7 - link here
The Great Red Spot Article #8 - link here
Black Holes Article #9 - link here
Astronomy Science Articles #1-10 - link here
More will be coming to cover other subjects and other topics, so please do keep an eye out for more science articles from The Teaching Astrophysicist!
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This science article provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is an article with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. I am very proud of this series of science articles and they are rich with information and wonder at the majesty of science. Each science article includes a fun fact(s) to add to the knowledge gained from this article. Formatted in an easy to read and digest manner, each paragraph is numbered to help with referencing and each question answer has a paragraph reference number to point to the specific information (where applicable).
WHY / WHEN TO USE:
Useful for substitute (sub) teaching
To extend students
To increase scientific literacy in your class
A weekly reading task
Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast
To inspire students on a particular topic
Give a selection of these articles for students to choose from
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
3 page Word doc teacher version with answers
2 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes)
3 page PDF teacher version with answers
2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so)
Other Articles on Astronomy and Astrophysics:
Massive Stars Article #1 - link here
Comets Article #2 - link here
The Sun Article #3 - link here
Planetary Rings Article #4 - link here
Asteroids Article #5 - link here
Dark Matters Article #6 - link here
The Great Red Spot Article #8 - link here
Black Holes Article #9 - link here
The Space Race Article #10 - link here
Astronomy Science Articles #1-10 - link here
More will be coming to cover other subjects and other topics, so please do keep an eye out for more science articles from The Teaching Astrophysicist!
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This set of science articles provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is a set of articles with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. I am very proud of this series of science articles and they are rich with information and wonder at the majesty of science. Each science article includes a fun fact(s) to add to the knowledge gained from this article. Formatted in an easy to read and digest manner, each paragraph is numbered to help with referencing and each question answer has a paragraph reference number to point to the specific information (where applicable).
WHY / WHEN TO USE:
Useful for substitute (sub) teaching
To extend students
To increase scientific literacy in your class
A weekly reading task
Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast
To inspire students on a particular topic
Give a selection of these articles for students to choose from
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
10 sets of 3 page Word doc teacher version with answers
10 sets of 2 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes)
10 sets of 3 page PDF teacher version with answers
10 sets of 2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so)
More will be coming to cover other subjects and other topics, so please do keep an eye out for more science articles from The Teaching Astrophysicist!
If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist
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Sound is a key concept that pervades our everyday life. It is a sense that most of us use all the time and is based entirely on physics. It is a topic of vast learning and worth understanding in its entirety. So let’s learn a bit together!
This science article provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is an article with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. I am very proud of this series of science articles and they are rich with information and wonder at the majesty of science. Each science article includes a fun fact(s) to add to the knowledge gained from this article. Formatted in an easy to read and digest manner, each paragraph is numbered to help with referencing and each question answer has a paragraph reference number to point to the specific information (where applicable).
WHY / WHEN TO USE:
Useful for substitute (sub) teaching
To extend students
To increase scientific literacy in your class
A weekly reading task
Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast
To inspire students on a particular topic
Give a selection of these articles for students to choose from
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
3 page Word doc teacher version with answers
2 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes)
3 page PDF teacher version with answers
2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so)
More will be coming to cover other subjects and other topics, so please do keep an eye out for more science articles from The Teaching Astrophysicist!
If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist
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This set of 20 science articles provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is a set of articles with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. I am very proud of this series of science articles and they are rich with information and wonder at the majesty of science. Each science article includes a fun fact(s) to add to the knowledge gained from this article. Formatted in an easy to read and digest manner, each paragraph is numbered to help with referencing and each question answer has a paragraph reference number to point to the specific information (where applicable).
WHY / WHEN TO USE:
Useful for substitute (sub) teaching
To extend students
To increase scientific literacy in your class
A weekly reading task
Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast
To inspire students on a particular topic
Give a selection of these articles for students to choose from
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
20 sets of 3 page Word doc teacher version with answers
20 sets of 2 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes)
20 sets of 3 page PDF teacher version with answers
20 sets of 2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so)
More will be coming to cover other subjects and other topics, so please do keep an eye out for more science articles from The Teaching Astrophysicist!
If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist
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Massive stars are the lifeblood of galaxies, they are the brightest parts of our Milky way and while not always blue, they are always huge if they are indeed massive main-sequence stars. From supernova to the leftover cores of stars such as neutron stars, there is a lot to learn about massive stars and this resource has got you covered on that front! Let’s learn about it together.
This research project template provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is an project template with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. It gives a rich and supportive framework that can be tweaked as needed for students to support differentiation.
Each research project template includes space for a one paragraph summary (that may or may not link to the 2 page science article also available on this topic). Students should produce a mathematical connection, an engineering / technology connection, 2 interesting facts / stats. Further there are 5 glossary terms they should fill in with their own words and 3 thought provoking questions (ie: critical thinking questions) they must answer. Finally, each template has 3 alternative thought provoking questions for younger students and 3 other alternative harder questions to extend high flying or older students. Giving you a total of 9 possible thought provoking questions that could be used with students to enhance their research and critical thinking.
This template is some of my best work and I am proud to share it with you.
WHY / WHEN TO USE:
Useful for substitute (sub) teaching
To extend students
To increase scientific literacy and research skills in your class
Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast and you need a long running task
To inspire students on a particular topic
As a scaffold to support students who need support on research skills and can use a framework
To enhance critical thinking when doing research and making a relevant and interesting output
Give a selection of these research project templates for students to choose from
To enhance students ability to express ideas and synthesis knowledge
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
5 page Word doc teacher version with supporting appendix items
3 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes)
5 page PDF teacher version with supporting appendix items
3 page PDF student version with space to fill in answers
More will be coming to cover other subjects and other topics, so please do keep an eye out for more science articles from The Teaching Astrophysicist!
If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist
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Animals have incredible adaptations to their environment from blubber (fat for winter), to webbed feet for swimming or even behavioural adaptations can be quite an enlightening discovery. So with that in mind, this teaching resource will help and has got you covered.
This research project template provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is an project template with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. It gives a rich and supportive framework that can be tweaked as needed for students to support differentiation.
Each research project template includes space for a one paragraph summary (that may or may not link to the 2 page science article also available on this topic). Students should produce a mathematical connection, an engineering / technology connection, 2 interesting facts / stats. Further there are 5 glossary terms they should fill in with their own words and 3 thought provoking questions (ie: critical thinking questions) they must answer. Finally, each template has 3 alternative thought provoking questions for younger students and 3 other alternative harder questions to extend high flying or older students. Giving you a total of 9 possible thought provoking questions that could be used with students to enhance their research and critical thinking.
This template is some of my best work and I am proud to share it with you.
WHY / WHEN TO USE:
Useful for substitute (sub) teaching
To extend students
To increase scientific literacy and research skills in your class
Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast and you need a long running task
To inspire students on a particular topic
As a scaffold to support students who need support on research skills and can use a framework
To enhance critical thinking when doing research and making a relevant and interesting output
Give a selection of these research project templates for students to choose from
To enhance students ability to express ideas and synthesis knowledge
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
5 page Word doc teacher version with supporting appendix items
3 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes)
5 page PDF teacher version with supporting appendix items
3 page PDF student version with space to fill in answers
More will be coming to cover other subjects and other topics, so please do keep an eye out for more science articles from The Teaching Astrophysicist!
If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist
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This mathematics article provides the answer to that age old student question: When will we ever use this in real life? Well the answer as it turns out could be given in the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons.
It is an article with questions to check comprehension and inspire mathematical thinking with real life connections. I am very happy with this small series of mathematics articles and they are rich with information and the why and when of mathematics. Each mathematics article includes a fun fact(s) to add to the knowledge gained from this article. Formatted in an easy to read and digest manner, each paragraph is numbered to help with referencing and each question answer has a paragraph reference number to point to the specific information (where applicable). They also have two images as well to give a bit of visual flair for students to enjoy.
WHY / WHEN TO USE:
Useful for substitute (sub) teaching
To extend students
To increase English literacy in your class
A weekly reading task
To teach mathematics and English in an interdisciplinary manner
Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast
To inspire students on a particular topic
To get students to connect the mathematics they are learning to real life
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
3 page Word doc teacher version with answers
2 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes)
3 page PDF teacher version with answers
2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so)
More will be coming to cover other subjects and other topics, so please do keep an eye out for more science articles from The Teaching Astrophysicist!
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