Keep an eye out for interesting articles or photographs in newspapers and magazines. Get permission to cut them out. Bring them to class to share or to save for future projects. Clippings of articles, photos, charts, etc will be very useful throughout the year for classroom and homework projects such as posters and collages.

Look for opportunities to participate in "scientific investigation" with family and friends. Talk to parents, grandparents, uncles & aunts about their jobs and interests. They can probably teach you a lot about different types of scientific inquiry even though they probably don't call it that.

You probably already watch a lot of TV, but hey, try the DISCOVERY and LEARNING channels. Some programs may even be assigned to watch for homework...and yes you will have to write about what you watch if it is a homework assignment.

Study all the science vocabulary and make sure you REALLY know the words and meanings. Practice using them in sentences - spoken and written. Make yourself some science vocabulary FLASH CARDS and use them with lab partners, friends, and family. If you don't know these words you will probably NOT be successful in my class.