✨ What Kind of Science Teacher Are You?

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  1. How do you usually feel when lesson planning?

  • A.
    I over-prepare and make it perfect.
  • B.
    I’m usually rushing last minute.
  • C.
    I focus most of my energy on labs and activities.
  • D.
    I keep things steady, but sometimes feel stretched.
• 2.
  2. How do you handle sub plans? 

  • A.
    I write detailed sub plans from scratch every time.
  • B.
    I scramble the night before to pull something together.
  • C.
    I try to adapt labs for subs, but it takes forever.
  • D.
    I reuse plans, but still feel behind.
• 3.
  3. What’s your grading style? 

  • A.
    I grade everything in detail.
  • B.
    I grade only what I absolutely must.
  • C.
    I focus more on lab reports than anything else.
  • D.
    I balance grading, but it still piles up.
• 4.
  4. Which statement feels most like you? 

  • A.
    “I spend way too long perfecting every slide.”
  • B.
    “I’m usually winging it and hoping it works.”
  • C.
    “I’ll do anything to make labs exciting, even if it takes hours.”
  • D.
    “I can juggle it all, but I’m always busy.”
• 5.
  5. What do you wish you had more of? 

  • A.
    Time. I work too many late nights.
  • B.
    Organization. I feel like I’m constantly behind.
  • C.
    Simplicity. Labs take too long to prep.
  • D.
    Breathing room. I do fine, but I’m spread thin.
• 6.
  6. What’s your biggest teacher win? 

  • A.
    Students always get clear, detailed lessons.
  • B.
    I can adapt on the fly.
  • C.
    My labs are student favorites.
  • D.
    My classroom runs smoothly most of the time.
• 7.
  7. What’s your biggest frustration? 

  • A.
    Burnout from doing too much.
  • B.
    Always playing catch-up.
  • C.
    Spending hours setting up labs.
  • D.
    Managing multiple preps or big class sizes.

Quiz Outcomes

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  The Over-PlannerStrengths: Organized, thorough, nothing slips through the cracks.Struggles: Spending late nights making everything perfect.Quick Win Plan:Switch to grading for completion on practice work. Think open-note quizzes.Set a timer when planning and stop working after 30 minutes.Reuse what worked last year instead of starting fresh.How SciAcademy Helps: Ready-to-use lessons and labs cut your prep time in half so you can keep your high standards without burning yourself out.
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  The Last-Minute ScramblerStrengths: Flexible, creative, can think on the fly.Struggles: Constantly behind, scrambling for plans or labs.Quick Win Plan:Batch your planning one unit at a time.Create a “sub plan bank” so you’re never caught off guard.Use open-note quizzes to hold students accountable without over-grading.How SciAcademy Helps: A full library of grab-and-go lessons and sub plans means you’ll never have to wing it again.
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  The Lab EnthusiastStrengths: Hands-on, engaging, your students love your activities.Struggles: Labs eat up hours of prep and setup.Quick Win Plan:Choose 1–2 “anchor labs” per unit and reuse them every year.Use digital simulations to supplement messy set-ups.Prep bins for common materials so you don’t start from scratch each time.How SciAcademy Helps: Printable labs and activities are already classroom-tested, saving you hours of setup while keeping students engaged.
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  The Balanced ProStrengths: Steady, dependable, juggling multiple responsibilities.Struggles: Still stretched thin with too many preps or large class sizes.Quick Win Plan:Protect your planning period. Use the first 10 minutes to knock out emails and parent communication. Low hanging fruit daily. Rotate review activities so you aren’t reinventing each week.Designate recurring tasks to do on specific days. For example, work on grades Wednesdays and Fridays each week. Prioritize what impacts student learning most, and let go of the rest.How SciAcademy Helps: A rotating library of ready-made lessons, labs, and sub plans lightens your load so you can stay balanced without burning out.