Fun Static Electricity Experiment

A bit of a cheat post as the school year has now finished and I'll probably just update this blog weekly for the summer holidays until the new school year starts but I'm really excited about this simple experiment from I Heart Crafty Things: The Static Electricity Butterfly Experiment.

What an amazing way to engage kids in static electricity and let them see and do what can be such an abstract concept! It takes the classic balloon making your hair stand on end just that little bit further! So much great learning could come from this experience too!

I'm so going to try this one out one day!

My journey so far to becoming a CONNECTED EDUCATOR

A large part of starting this blog was due to being part of Connected Educators Month 2014 and going through the Connected Educator Month Starter Kit.  I also have to say that I may have never even know about this course if it hadn't been shared to a shared graduate teacher group page by a fellow graduate who I trained with. Thankyou!

Beginnings

I hope to start this blog to document my journey as a teacher. In this space I will muse, reflect, develop and explore my learning as well as the learning of my students. So here goes...