10 Items Categorized "AHA / Wonder Journal"

Drama in Science Typically when planning to incorporate drama into lessons I think to weave it into Social Studies and English language Arts because it helps students develop…

Scavenger Hunts! Scavenger hunts are a quick low prep activity that students love. Over the course of this semester we have done a hand full of scavenger hunts…

Dioramas Dioramas are a fun activity where students use boxes to create mini 3D worlds. Most commonly used are shoe boxes. However, any type of small to medium-sized…

My AHA Moment Recently, I went to Banff, Alberta and spent some time at the Gondola Interpretive Center. I wanted to include my experience because the interpretive centre…

The RAFT strategy has 4 key components: Role, Audience, Format, and Topic. The RAFT strategy is a fun, creative way to engage students with content while helping them…

Draw What You See! I am currently working on a plan where I have students create junk journals. Junk journals are similar to portfolios. However, the students have…

Comparing Students Results From my experience, when classrooms do a science experiment, and students test for results, it goes like this… in small groups, students do an experiment,…

Microscopes! All grade levels in British Columbia include observing and investigating in the science curriculum. Younger grades start by using magnifying glasses, then upper elementary introduces microscopes, and…

Discovering a New Plant! Note: This activity was taken and adapted from Judi Poole, 2026. Starting in Kindergarten, students start learning about plants, both local and global. The…

Tree Cookies At the beginning of the course, my instructor gave each of us a small circular piece of wood (a piece of a small tree trunk) that…