Sat, Oct 17, 2020 5:55 PM in New Teacher! Engaging 1st Graders in Science
Hi Sarait!
I will be student teaching in the fall so the informtaion I share comes from my experience observing and teaching some lessons in the classroom. I have also taught preschool for many years and I am a mom. Honestly, I think the best way to teach science is to incorporate it into everyday. My daughter and I go on walks outside and I talk to her and ask questions about what she sees an...
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Sat, Mar 21, 2020 11:40 AM in Modeling a Remote Teaching Lesson on the Nature of Science (NOS) and the definition of a PLANET
Hi Veronica,
When I think of outerspace and teaching it, I autonmatically think of the stereotypical picture that includes the sun and the eight or nine planets. Even in the stores there are kits you can buy to represent the solar system and it would be the same thing. It is scary to me to think of all the misconceptions we could be passing onto our students and kids because we trust the...
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Sat, Mar 21, 2020 11:36 AM in Modeling a Remote Teaching Lesson on the Nature of Science (NOS) and the definition of a PLANET
1. Why is it NOT okay to continue to teach what is in science textbooks if we know the information is outdated/no longer factual? Justify with evidence.
It is not ok to teach outdated information that is in science textbooks because it reinforces misconceptions about important information, like the definition of planet and how many there are in our solar system. A...
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