My name is Liz Belasic and I was an Upper School Science Teacher at The Peck School – an independent, coed, K-8 school in Morristown, NJ – for 16 years and recently retired in June 2024. I will be updating my blog in 2025 as I go through all of my Google Drive files so I can continue to share resources that I hope are helpful in your lesson planning.
I now sub 2 days a week for grades Pre-K to 2 and work at an outdoor bar in the summer and really enjoy living at the beach after living up in “North Jersey” my whole life.
I began teaching science in 1996 as a High School Biology teacher before moving to middle school in 1997-98 where I mostly taught 5th, 6th, and 7th grade science over the years. I have been on the web since 1997 (originally on geocities.com) and I bought the domain http://www.middleschoolscience.com in 2000. In 2014, I moved my content to WordPress and will continue to add lessons that are free to use in the classroom. You can also follow me on Facebook or Instagram for page updates:
New Jersey Teacher Certification:
- Elementary Education K-8
- Teacher of Biology 7-12
- Teacher of Agriculture 7-12
- Elementary School with Specialization: Science 5-8 (Praxis Exam Passed)
Disclaimer
I have never posted my lessons to websites or services that charge a fee for users to access or download teaching materials that were originally free on MiddleSchoolScience.com. If you see something with my name on it, or looks very similar to something I have created, it was posted without my knowledge or permission.
Wayback Machine…..What my site looked like in May 2002
Geocities Web Hosting in 1997
Middle School Science Lessons 