Thu, Jul 07, 2016 2:44 PM in Need Help Creating Activities for Stoichiometry
My physics class in college started the class off with a "who done it" type of scenario. Each group received an envelope of "clues" about a murder. The whole point of the lesson was that things in science aren't always obvious, especially in physics. The professor related it to the nature of science. I think this would be appealing to the students in a creative way. Who doesn't love to solve a mys...
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Thu, Jul 07, 2016 2:40 PM in Space theme
I might steal this idea as well! I love the innate connection between science and reading. it would also be a great reference point in the classroom when learning about the planets. For older students, I think it would be difficult to post student success in such a public manner, so maybe using the planets to do center work could be a good way to track students on a regular basis. Love the idea!
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Thu, Jul 07, 2016 2:35 PM in First Day of School Science Activities
Building off the idea of the scavenger hunt, I think it would a good cycle to then have the students create their own scavenger hunt later in the year. Based on their interests or a research project, they could create their own scavenger hunt for the other students in the class. Each week could have a different scavenger hunt presented for the rest of the class (and teacher) to work on. (Also a go...
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