#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

7,000+plays on one science quiz

4games to play right on this card

👑 #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 at Robertsville Middle School in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Every standard: physical, life, earth and space, and engineering.

Level 4 and 5 TVAAS for 10+ years

Creative Director, Easy as Play

Science outreach from UT Knoxville's Department of 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 and carry it forward after founder Dr. Susan Riechert retired. Real skulls, fossils and feathers, sent right to classrooms.

From science boxes to science games

Teachers use my stuff

My science quizzes are shared with teachers everywhere. One of them, Constellations, has been played thousands of times.

7,000+ plays on one quiz

One Creator. Every Style.

I shape-shift to fit every partner and every kid. Meet Tracks, the hero of Turkey Tracks, five ways:

Cartoon turkey — **Cartoon** Cute and bold for little learners

Arcade pixel turkey — **Arcade** Retro game fun for middle school

Science field sketch of a wild turkey — **Science sketch** Field-journal style, like a real scientist

Realistic wild turkey photo — **Realistic** True-to-life for college and museums

Storybook movie style turkey — **Storybook** Movie-style characters with heart

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.