Tue, Nov 04, 2014 3:24 PM in Informal Science In the Classroom?
I'm currently in school to become a teacher, and I'm gathering so many great project and lesson plan ideas through The Learning Center. I was wondering, however, what ways do you promote an informal science education in the classroom? Do you engage students during recess? Do you allow them to play with science toys during their free time?
Thanks for your insight,
Brittany
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Mon, Oct 27, 2014 1:34 PM in Ideas for 2nd Grade science lessons
I think states of matter is always fun at this age. There are so many topics to explore within a states of matter unit that it's easy to expand to multiple lessons if needed. For instance, you could start by introducing the different states of matter, their properties, and examples of each. You could then go into how some things (ex. water) can go into all 3 states of matter. There are lots of han...
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Mon, Oct 20, 2014 11:45 AM in Minority Women in STEM
I think this is a wonderful topic and an issue that is crucial for teachers to be aware of. I feel in recent years, while women and minorities are still extremely underrepresented, more has been done to encourage those underrepresented to pursue a STEM field career. Now, more than ever, you see doctor Barbie, math/science video games aimed toward girls, toys (Such as goldieblox) encouraging girls ...
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