TEACHING TIPS SUGGESTED ON THE ESPRIT LIST-SERVER

[See also "Teacher-Created Web Sites" and "Selected Activities and PowerPoints"]

Analytic Astrological Assessment (Thomas McGuire)

Ben's Guide to Government for Kids (Teresa Ippolito)

Boggle Sites (Dawn Sherwood, Highland Springs HS, VA)

Core Labs and Essential Materials for Teaching Earth Science (Tom McGuire, Cave Creek Digital)

Creating an ES Summary PowerPoint (Charles Burrows, Spring Valley HS)

Crossword Puzzle Maker (Sarah Boggia, Indian Lake Central School)

Crystals (Joel Gumbiner, retired Educator)

Current Events Report format (Joan Heymont, Clara Barton High School, Brooklyn, NY)

Current Events Report format (Alice Kastens, McDougal Littell)

Density of Carbon Dioxide (Mike Helgers)

Dependent and Independent Variables with the Simpsons (Maria Gump)

Earth Science Pre-test (Herb Ritchie, Akron HS)

Earth's Waters unit outline (Michael J. Smith, Wilmington Friends School, Wilmington, DE)

Everything You Need to Pass the ILS Exam (Karl Hanafin)

Field Trip Suggestions (Tom McGuire, Cave Creek AZ)

First Day "Cheese Candle" (Peter Saracino)

First Day of Class (Carol Ormond)

Funny Rock and Mineral Test (Debbie Leedy, RHS)

Geo-Scramble (Tom McGuire, Cave Creek, AZ)

GIT Ahead Project (Finger Lakes Institute, Hobart & William Smith Colleges)

Graph Paper (Don Duggan-Hass, Eric Megli)

Hangman "Creation Guide" (Charles Burrows, Spring Valley HS)

Hangman "How-to" (Charles Burrows, Spring Valley HS)

Hints for 1st Year and Other Teachers (John Cafarella)

How to Write a Lab Report (Jaime Potter, Carthage, NY)

Jigsaw Puzzle (Stephanie Stock, Thunder Bay Junior High, Alpena, Mi)

Jigsaw Puzzle activity (Joan Heymont, Clara Barton HS, Brooklyn, NY)

Jigzone puzzle maker (Kathy Hoppe)

Lesson Plan Template (Diana Blahyi, Avon MS, Avon, NY)

Line Graph Scoring Rubric (Lisa Meschutt, Oneonta, NY)

Marine Debris (Greg Hofer, The Baccalaureate School for Global Education, NYC)

Podcasting Suggestions (Michael Breed, Chenango Valley HS, NY)

Poetry Activity (Dawn Sherwood, Highland Springs HS, VA)

Quotes about Science (Ellen Mandel, NYC Schools, Brooklyn)

Reaction Paper (Shelley Snyder/Christine V. McLelland, GSA Distinguished Earth Science Educator in Residence, Geological Society of America)

Rock Cycle Book (Carol Tichio, Hempstead High School)

Rounding Off Numbers (Michael Stark, Schuylerville)

Sayings about Teaching (J. Michael Nolan)

Science Is Like a Puzzle (Dawn C. Sherwood, Highland Springs HS, VA)

Science Prefixes and Suffixes (Dottie Edwards, Strasburg HS, VA)

Straw Towers (Dawn Duffy, R.C. Murphy, Stony Brook, NY)

Suggestions for Integrating Math into Science (Wayne Gottlieb)

Timelines (Shirley Zhou)
     Timeline example: Dinosaurs

T-shirts (Tim Brisley and David Smith)

20 Questions to Welcome Students into ES (Chad Wiekierak, Queensbury School District)

Using GPS in the Classroom (Carol Richlin)

Video Clips (Bob Klein)

Warning Sign Generator (Rich MacLeish, Alexander Hamilton HS, Greenburgh, NY)

Weathering Heights (Sean O'Toole, Sodus)

What's Not From Minerals? (Paul R. Nevergold)

Additional tips are available in the  "Selected Activities and PowerPoints", and archived ESPRIT list-serv messages.