Larissa Colon

NJ

Collecting and recording data is an important part of students learning about science. However, it can be challenging to teach young students how to collect data and record it properly. The article “Recording Data with Young Children” by Peggy Ashbrook discusses ideas of introducing lower elementary grade students to collecting data. It is suggested that teacher should begin with topics that the ...

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Hi Andrea! In my courses my professors have always talked about a number of different ways to keep students engaged in a lesson. To give a specific example, in my teaching science course we have discussed 5E lesson plans. This a model for inquiry-based learning were the students are driving the lesson and the teacher is guiding them through. What I like about this model is that the students ca...

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I am a preservice teacher studying to be an elementary school teacher and also receive a middle school science certification. Some of the hours I have spent in the classroom have been with an 8th grade science teacher. She was a great mentor for me and gave me so many wonderful ideas I can use in my future classroom. One way she kept track of her students’ learning was by having a graded rubric f...

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