#blkchickmagic

Hi, I'm Ms. Hickson!

I'm a science teacher

I turn science into play. When learning feels like a game, every kid can win.

"Everything in learning should be as Easy as Play!"

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10+years of top TVAAS (Level 4 and 5)

95Tennessee counties reached by Easy as Play

4games to play right on this card

EVERYTHINGcan be gamified

👑 #blkchickmagic🔬 7th grade science, every standard🎮 Science games kids beg to play🎓 Creative Director, Easy as Play at UT📦 Biology in a Box Leader🏆 Level 4 and 5 TVAAS, 10+ years🌎 Every Tennessee county, and beyond✨ Everything in learning should be as Easy as Play! 👑 #blkchickmagic🔬 7th grade science, every standard🎮 Science games kids beg to play🎓 Creative Director, Easy as Play at UT📦 Biology in a Box Leader🏆 Level 4 and 5 TVAAS, 10+ years🌎 Every Tennessee county, and beyond✨ Everything in learning should be as Easy as Play!

My Highlight Reel

Coming soon! A 1 to 2 minute show of my games, my kids at play, and my wins.

Why Schools Call Me

Dedicated science teacher

7th grade science
Robertsville Middle School
Every standard: physical, life, earth and space, engineering
All kids can succeed with opportunity and resources

Level 4 and 5 TVAAS for 10+ years

Creative Director
Easy as Play

UT Knoxville science outreach
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Hands-on, play-based science for whole schools

Every Tennessee county, and beyond

Biology in a Box Leader

Helped lead UT's Biology in a Box
Carried it on after founder Dr. Susan Riechert retired
Real skulls, fossils and feathers sent to classrooms

From science boxes to science games

Curriculum Designer

Science play packs built with real scientists
Units on moss, birds and beetles, ready to teach
Game-based reviews like Turkey Tracks and Spider Hunter

EVERYTHING can be gamified

Curriculum I Built

Whole units, ready to teach. Each one lives in its own Google Classroom. Swipe, then tap to step inside.

What the Moss

A hands-on science play pack made with the Budke Lab at UT Knoxville. Built for grades 5 to 8 and shared with rural Tennessee communities.

Singing bird with binoculars and a microphone

Birds of a Feather

Made with the Dr. Mike Harvey Group and Easy as Play. Scholars explore bird song, learn all about birds and meet STEM careers in animal behavior.

Beetlemania

A play pack made with the Sheldon Lab at UT Knoxville. Kids dig into the amazing world of dung beetles!

And I play well with others. I build side by side with UT scientists, school coaches, teachers, and the kids themselves.

My Creations: Games

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⭐ My best build

Turkey Tracks

A whole Thanksgiving science arcade: Fruit Slice, Corn Maze Chase, hidden object hunts, Turkey Trot, a Prize Store, and live team battles on the projector.