Solar System
Sat, Mar 03, 2012 3:45 AM
Solar System SciGuide
As a new teacher, I found the Solar System SciGuide especially helpful. It was like a "one-stop shop". It had everything needed to give me background information in formulating my understanding to help me create informative and engaging lessons. The topic "Solar System" is such a huge topic. The initial introduction given in the SciGuide was concise and easy to understand. I liked how additional information was broken into separate sections - bullets to the side-each with a short summary. I follow benchmarks that focus on certain aspects of the solar system. The bullet sections helped me to deal with just that topic - complete with lesson plan ideas, additional resources, audio clips, samples of student work, and a link to the NSTA community forums. The site is easy to navigate and because the information is so well organized, it is not overwhelming. There is alot of information. The language was easy to understand, as I was learning the information for myself. The lesson plans were great and allowed me to get a good grasp of how to teach a lesson, and able to modify for my student needs. Everything needed in one place for a successful lesson.