Creepy Science: 8 Halloween-Themed Facts to Scare Your Students
It’s Halloween, so we thought we’d share some facts from the weird world of science and beyond… Dead bodies can get goosebumps! This is because dead mus ...
5 Ways to Use Social and Emotional Learning in the Science Classroom
The skills we want to help young students develop don’t just include those directly connected to the subjects being taught. The Next Generation Science Standar ...
Instructional Shifts in the NGSS
"The difference in the verbs used in the NGSS tells the story. Gone is the conception of science ...
Environmental Principles and Concepts (EPCs) and the NGSS
You might’ve heard about California’s Environmental Principles and Concepts (EPCs)—but what are they, actually? And how do they affect teaching th ...
The Global Climate Strike
Members of the Twig Science team show off their banners at the march against climate change. In August 2018, 16-year-old Gret ...
Planet Hunters Find Watery Clue to Alien Life
For the first time, scientists looking for life outside the Solar System have identified a faraway planet with water vapor in its atmosphere. For planets to ...
Twig Science News Roundup—September 2019
There’s still one week to go until the new season of Twig Science Reporter, bringing you the latest science news from around the world every Thursday. You can ...
Tigtag CLIL and NILE
Exciting news! See Tigtag CLIL in action with the NILE online course Power-Up: Teaching CLIL with Digital Media. With the UK's widest range of education ...
Twig talks to… Helen Quinn
Theoretical physicist Helen Quinn chaired the National Research Council committee that created A Framework for K–12 Science Education—the foundation of the ...
Big news—Twig World Ltd is becoming Twig Education!
Twig World Ltd is changing to Twig Education. Why? Because education is what we do. We’re committed to improving the quality of education around the globe, and ...