Category Archives: 6-8

Empowering Student Empathy and Risk Taking through “The [Climate] Talk”

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Sean Musselman

Climate change is hard and I don’t just mean teaching the science behind the overwhelming data supporting its existence, or even executing solutions designed to reduce or limit its effect on our global systems. I mean talking about it, like … Continue reading →

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Community Building through Curriculum Mapping

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Sean Musselman

“It takes a village” can be used in several contexts, particularly when it comes to education. While overhauling the Burlington elementary science curriculum the saying has only been reinforced as Wendy Pavlicek and I have leaned on classroom teachers, curriculum … Continue reading →

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Exploring Heat Energy with an Infrared Camera

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Sean Musselman

At this year’s Massachusetts Association of Science Teachers or “MAST” Conference I shared the Science Center’s FLIR One infrared camera purchased last year through Burlington Education Foundation grant funds. Over just the past month teachers at the Marshall Simonds Middle … Continue reading →

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Static Electricity Visualizations and Activities

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Sean Musselman

Static electricity demos and activities can be finicky. Humid air is a demonstration killer. Latex allergy? Forget the “classic” balloon activities. Fortunately there is an array of great static electricity demonstrations, visualizations, and virtual laboratories for your kids to explore … Continue reading →

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