Fri, Jul 08, 2016 1:55 PM in Tree Observations
Love the idea of utilizing a real tree that the student chooses to track. Students can be scientists and observe and record their findings. You can incorporate so many areas into this activity. Students can write about the tree using both a creative format and a formal format. They could make sketches and leaf rubbings of the tree and even collect samples of leaves or seeds from the tree. The s...
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Fri, Jul 08, 2016 1:39 PM in STEM and Fairy Tales
I took part in a STEM day during my sophomore year that incorporated the 3 little pigs into the activity. It was by far one of my most enjoyable and memorable experiences of the day. Students were give a choice between a variety of building materials such as Popsicle sticks, straws etc. and they had to design a house that could withstand the big bad wolf. They had even dressed a large fan up as...
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Fri, Jul 08, 2016 1:33 PM in Getting Students Interested
I see science in a completely different aspect and the only difference I see between us is how we learned the subject. You and many others on here who have no excitement about science say the same thing, I learned straight from the text book. I learned science and most other subjects in a real world setting. I love learning, I enjoy science and I can say that both of these facts are due to the ...
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