STEPHANIE ERICKSON

M.S. Educational Technology

former geologist. blogger. freelance writer, researcher. educator. high school science teacher. technology integration specialist, science nerd. #sciencerebel

MUSINGS ON STEM, EDUCATION AND BEYOND

Tree Rings as Proxy Data

The Year Without Summer Part 1

Characteristics of Life

Tree Rings as Proxy Data

Tree rings can be used as proxy data to determine the past climate in a local area. Tree rings show evidence of droughts, wet seasons,...

The Year Without Summer Part 1

One of my favorite concepts to teach is the Earth and Human Impact. As a geologist and former environmental consultant, expanding...

Characteristics of Life

I teach a 9th-grade Integrated Science course. This means I need to incorporate the disciplines of life science, earth and space, and...

Dare Mighty Things

As the Mars Perseverance Rover descended to the surface of Mars, a parachute opened to slow and control its descent onto the planet's...

Why does ice float?

Have you ever thought about why ice floats on water? Both are water, one is a solid and one is a liquid. Now, this is not something we...

Roller Coaster Physics

Roller coasters are a fantastic tool to teach about forces and motion. All of my students have either ridden on or at a minimum seen a...

Coaster Physics

This year has been so challenging to provide equitable lessons and labs to all my students both remote and in person. I can not send home...

The Great Conjunction of 2020

"Conjunction Junction, What's Your Function" has been playing on loop through my head for a week leading up to last night's Great...

What a Year!

I had good intentions this year to be more active in writing. However, as it does, life gets in the way. This year was riddled with...

Paleoclimatology

Whew, this year has gotten away from me! I started teaching in a new district and surprise, surprise, I was starting from scratch with...

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