Cierra Steffenson

Scope on Safety: Essential First Aid for Science Teachers

Tue, Nov 01, 2016 3:13 PM
Safety

This article is a great read for anyone that hasn’t had any formal first aide training. Ken Roy, gives you a overview of nine different lab accidents that could occur in a classroom, how to recognize the accidents, and how to treat the injury that occurred. In all of the instances provided the author explicitly states to “request immediate assistance” if needed. The article says that the ideal protocol for a school is to have the science teacher first-aid certified but with budget cuts that might not be applicable in all schools. This article provides a base for educators in first-aid training.

Scientific Journals: A Creative Assessment Tool

Wed, Oct 26, 2016 8:23 PM
Scientific Journals

I love the idea of a creative assessment tool. Scientific journals are a great way for students to reflect on their understanding of an activity. The author describes that her class science journal are composed of articles that the students have written about their science investigations; using the actual data they collected in their studies. Students write articles, stories, and poems about the science concepts they have learned. This is a great idea for how to incorporate science and literacy into the elementary classroom.

First Graders Can Do Science

Mon, Oct 17, 2016 8:57 PM
First Graders Can Do Science

This article is wonderful for anyone who is thinking of working with younger students. I want to teach first grade myself, so this article was very beneficial for me. Candice Marshall takes us through her process that she took with her own first graders. She spent the entire year preparing her students by creating testable questions, organizing their projects, investigating, and preparing their presentations for the science fair at the end of the year. She even held “science conferences” during the year to share as a community their findings. Having read this article I feel more confident in my ability to teach inquiry projects with younger students.