Naomi Bourrous

TX

Natasha I think a great activity would be to teach all of the concepts around habitats and then have students do a project to create a habitat for an animal of their choosing. They will be more interested if they are allowed to choose their own animal. They could use a shoe box and then create the habitat inside. It would be an inexpensive way for them to make an animal habitat at home or in...

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Hello Henry. I agree with you, Science gets pushed back for reading and math very often. Some schools do not even have time scheduled in their day for science. It really is a disadvantage to students that have an interest in science and its offerings. For third graders, I would say they would love experiments, such as, making slime or making balloons blow up with coke bottles. These are simpl...

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Hi Alan! I believe a great way to get students excited about science is to teach topics that interests them and to help them make real world connections to their learning. When possible, allow students to have input in the experiments or the science topics. Also, find ways to make the learning hands on because students love group work and getting to move around to make connections to real life....

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