Introduction

Greetings!

My name is Jenna McGivney and  when I started this blog I was teaching  8th grade science and high school Earth Science in a school that was 1:1 where every student had a Mac Book Air. I have moved to the great state of Pennsylvania since then and am now teaching 9th grade Earth Systems (Earth Science + Ecology).  This is school is also not 1:1 so some of the projects that I have done in the past had to be either modified or put on hold until I can find an alternative way to do them.  The title of my blog is inspired by the late and great Carl Sagan. He once stated "We are star stuff which has taken destiny into its own hands". The motivation for this blog is to have a space where I can post and share some of the science lessons that I do in my classes. It is my hope that any science teacher searching for new ideas and ways to make learning more engaging for their students will have one more place to find resources.  I also welcome any feedback from educators who try or change any of the lessons that I post here.  As a teacher I continually use the Internet to find new lessons to adapt into my classes.  My students have benefited many times from other teachers sharing their ideas and lessons with me, this is my way of paying it forward.

You can find me on Twitter @MissMcGivney