Rockin’ With Picasso: A Different Kind of Guitar Hero Part II
The Museum of Modern Art in New York City is not necessarily the first place one would go looking for a science exhibit. But if you know where to look, [...]
Myths and Realities of Becoming an Educator
On February 24, 2011 the New York Academy of Sciences hosted young scientists and mathematicians for a panel discussion titled Thinking about Teaching: Myths and Realities of Becoming an Educator. [...]
The First Dissection of the Year: The Humble Bean
Okay back to my plants unit with 5th grade. A tried and true plant unit activity is the bean dissection. Although some students have had some experience growing plants very [...]
Twitter: How to Get Started
You may have read my Valentine to Twitter and be convinced that now is the time to jump on board. But how do you get started? Here are a few [...]
My Favorite Things: Twitter
Somewhere in a parallel universe I am a tech guru, but in this one, I’m just one step above Luddite. So you could imagine my surprise when people in the [...]
Visualization in Science and Math
How important is actually visualizing what you’re thinking about or the problem you’re trying to solve? I’ve been tutoring a young man off and on for the last year or [...]
Welcome
Welcome to the first entry into the Urban Elementary Scientist! It is my hope that this blog will be a place for educators and scientists to discuss, share, complain, and [...]
Don’t Just Read Science, Do Science
I currently teach 2nd and 5th grade science at The School at Columbia University, a K-8 independent school in New York City. In the classroom I encourage a lot of [...]
