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Teacher Toolbox

Effective teaching sparks minds, fuels curiosity, and lights the path to lifelong learning.

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ABC Literacy - Thinking exercise - Printable

  • Students list words that start with each letter of the alphabet on a certain topic. 

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Biology Corner - Online Resource - Teaching Resources

  • Free Biology teaching resources courtesy of Shannan Muskopf (thanks for Shannan!)

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Californian Academy of Sciences - Online Resource - Science Lesson Plans 

  • A range of activities and lessons on a variety of science topics. 
     

ChatGPT - Online Resource - AI Tool 

  • Predictive language model that is best used for generating and rewording text. 
     

Chemix - Online Resource - Science Tool 

  • This online platform allows science teachers to quickly and easily generate customized science lab diagram. 

Colour, Symbol, Image (CSI) - Visible Thinking Routine - Printable

  • Students think abstractly by considering what colour, symbol and image might represent a certain topic or concept. 

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Frayer Model - Graphic Organiser - Printable

  • Students unpack a term or concept by exploring its definition, characteristics, examples, and non-examples. 

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Kialo - Online Resource - Virtual Debate Platform

  • Library of classroom debate and argumentative essay topics. Each template comes with background info and prompts.

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Learn Genetics [and] Teach Genetics - Online Resource - Teaching Resources & Simulations

  • Resources and information aimed at helping educators bring genetics, bioscience and health alive in the classroom. 

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Magic SchoolOnline Resource - AI Tool

  • AI tool for making a wide range of teaching related documents such as rubrics, lesson plans, and IEPs

Marks Book - Excel Spreadsheet

  • Student performance tracking marks book. Created by my wonderful friend and fellow science teacher Jackson Carr

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Peer Feedback Template - Collaborative Learning - Reflection - Formative Assessment - Printable

  • Students provide each other with feedback on a task using a STRENGTHS, IMPROVEMENTS, and SUGGESTIONS format. 

PhET - Online Resource - Science Simulations

  • Library of digital simulations that cover a range of science concepts. 

Project Based Learning - Online Resource - PBL

  • Library of Project Based Learning (PBL) topics and supporting resources.  

Project Zero - Online Resource - Thinking Routines

  • Library of thinking routines including detailed explanations about each of the routines. 

Pusey Science - Online Resource - Learning Material

  • Senior school physics lessons.

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Silent Debate - [PART 1] - [PART 2] - Thinking Exercise - Collaborative Learning - Research Task - Printable

  • Students take a stance on a given topic. They engage in a debate / discussion with a peer, communicating using written or non-verbal methods.

Stile - Digital Science Lessons (Paid Service)

  • Probably one of the best paid services for Science lessons. This company is highly progressive and covers Australian Curriculum whilst also addressing 21st century skills. 

Student Points - Classroom Management Strategy

  • Students gain individual points for demonstrating desirable learning and social skills. 

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Thinking Questions - Visible Thinking Routine - Printable

  • Students have a set of unfinished sentences that they need to complete in the context of a topic - for example "A picture that formed in my mind is...". 

Twee - Online Resource - AI Tool

  • Build for English Teachers but useful in Science for converting audio/video to text and generating simple worksheets based on a text prompt. 

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