I’m not confident that my science or math background are strong enough to teach TOPS labs. What if I get stuck?
Users comment that our lesson notes are thorough and thoughtful. That’s because these notes arise from our experience working with real, live students. When appropriate, we also include helpful background and introductory material. As a new feature on this website, you can look up any book title to see what additional teaching tips, if any, we have uncovered. Please email us your ideas and innovations to include on these pages. TOPS instructions are written specifically to students (not for teachers to translate to students), in clear, concise language with helpful illustrations. And good news — students are remarkably good at figuring out what they need to know when they are enthusiastically engaged in their own learning. (See our Rave Reviews for unsolicited comments.) You may well find yourself relaxing, inquiring and exploring right along with your students. They may find that unusual, but will enjoy being the experts and showing you what they learn! You can trust TOPS to give you
