WOW Your Way Through May!
School may be coming to an end, but with TinkerClass, the WOW never stops! In these last few weeks of school, let TinkerClass do the heavy lifting! With our extensive library of NGSS-aligned episodes and projects, we’ll keep your students laughing and learning until the very last day! Check out our recommendations for finishing the school year the TinkerClass way – with WOW!
Fill the last days of school with fun (and learning)!
Let TinkerClass plan your lessons for the week! Take students through every step of the scientific process with Listen, Wonder, Tinker, and Make! Follow the steps below, and you’ve got a week of science classes planned for you! WOW!
- Monday – Listen to an episode individually, in small groups, or as a class. Have students write down their WOWs and WONDERs. You can also find many of our full-length podcasts on WowTube!
- Tuesday – Students Tinker to come up with a Big Wonder, then begin planning how to test their hypothesis.
- Wednesday – Students Make their own experiment or follow a guided activity.
- Thursday – Students finish their experiments and write down their results. Then they can improve their design and re-test.
- Friday – Students share their process and results with the class!
Time flies when you’re thinking like a scientist
How to WOW when you’re short on time!
Maybe you just need enough material for one class? Perhaps you need to fill that extra time at the end of a lesson? Maybe you need ideas for lunch break or indoor recess? Check out all of these ways to WOW when you’re short on time!
- All you need is Listen! Play a 15-minute episode of Wow in the World and invite students to share what made them say WOW!
- TinkerClass now offers short-form episodes and activities based on Two Whats?! And A Wow!, the interactive, science-based game show hosted by Guy and Mindy! Every science-themed episode has three micro-episodes, or rounds, each less than 5 minutes long.
- Check out our WowTunes channel for quick, GROOVY beats that will have your students dancing while they learn about space, dinosaurs, animals, and of course POOP!
More Ways to WOW Your Students:
- Send our Summer Slide blog and Summer Listening List [PDF version) in your next parent email to help your students keep learning while they’re on break!
- 27 Fun Ways to Celebrate the End of the School Year (Common Sense Education)
- 39 Teacher Hacks To Make the End of the School Year Easier (We Are Teachers)
- Finishing the School Year Strong (Edutopia)