Sun, Nov 18, 2012 7:48 PM in Rocks Lesson
Last week I taught my lesson on rocks to my students. I started off with definition cards with pictures and examples to help them to better understand the different types of rocks. I also front loaded information about rocks before I presented the actual lesson by using our science textbook during reading center time. In the teacher group, we read the chapter on rocks, took notes, and completed...
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Sat, Nov 03, 2012 4:03 PM in Plate Tectonics
I started a new SciPack today on Earth's Changing Surface. I have always had a facination with how the plate tectonics work and why earthquakes occur. It is also something that is very relevant to what is happening in the world today (especially after the tsunami watch last weekend). I can explain to the students in more detail now about why and how things are happening. I hope to pass on the ...
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Mon, Oct 15, 2012 2:08 AM in Earth and Moon Lesson
During my student teaching, the students were given an assignment to do over the summer. They were to create a night sky journal which would have them go outside daily and observe the night sky as well as what they could see, hear, feel, smell, and possibly taste (depends if they were eating something while they were doing their observation). They were to use adjectives that were creative and co...
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