Lesson Ideas Blog
Are you looking for fun ways to cover scientific topics in your classroom? Check out our science lesson plans for teachers.

Ask-A-Scientist Podcast from SJK
What is the life of a scientist like? What is academic research like as a job? How and why does one become a professional scientist?

7 Articles on Evolution
Evolution is a cornerstone of middle and high school biology curricula, but it is sometimes hard to find clear and well-designed research examples that students

Multiple Reading Levels
Our mission is to let all students have access to real scientific research. This can be a challenge when your classroom contains a range of

SJK Audio Edition Podcast
A new way to help students access real scientific research. In SJK Audio Edition, each ten-minute podcast episode narrates one of our adapted articles.

Lesson Ideas & Tutorials
Our video tutorials highlight and explain some of the additional resources we’ve curated to help with lesson planning.

Graphing Activities & Analyzing Scientific Data for Students
Check out these teacher-designed lesson plans using real data from scientific research.

5 Articles About Paleogenetics
Invite students to explore the evolution of the human genome through these adapted articles on paleogenetics. With this collection, we celebrate one of our contributing

6 Articles from Texas
Teaching science in Texas? Engage your students with scientific research from their home state. Here, we present seven articles from Texas-based researchers adapted for middle

Adapted Primary Research Helps Students Learn
The SJK Team is excited to share our recent article in The Science Teacher, a publication of the National Science Teaching Association (USA).

High School Intro Biology Collection
A collection of 13 scientific articles aligned with the topics in the high school introductory biology curriculum.

7 Articles from Australia & New Zealand
Teaching science in Australia or New Zealand? Engage your students with scientific research from their home country. Here, we present seven articles from Australia and

Lesson Ideas Podcast
We decided to create a podcast to help teachers navigate and implement our resources more effectively. We’ll be talking about new articles we have adapted, fun related info, activities you can do with your students, and tips to make learning easier.