Charlotte Ambrozy

Tue, Dec 10, 2024 3:28 PM
Inquiry-Based Science Teaching

This book is an engaging and innovative resource that gives students access to science content through intriguing, real-world mysteries. It is designed to spark curiosity and promote inquiry-based learning by presenting phenomena that all students can relate to. Beginning a lesson with a phenomena mystery draws students into the learning process, making science more engaging. The incorporation of real-world examples make the content relevant and exciting, which helps students see the connections between their experiences and the scientific concepts they are learning about. This book is very helpful for educators who are trying to inspire curiosity and wonder within their students while teaching Earth and Space concepts.

Mon, Dec 09, 2024 5:06 PM
Science Notebook Benefits

Recently, I was in an 8th grade science classroom that utilized science journals. I will say this is a very useful resource for students. There notebooks consisted of handouts that would be cut and glued into notebooks, then students would complete the work within their journals. The journals stayed in the classroom, in an organized manner- based on table groups- and ensured the students would not lose them, or leave them at home. It kept students organized, there were no loose papers to look for, and ensured all students had the same resources when referring back to their journals. However, I do deduct one point for the loss of instructional time when cutting and gluing the handouts into the journals, but I still think it is a valuable resource for students because it keeps them organized, neat, and prompts to the questions and directions are previously typed on the worksheet so the students do not have to do that as well.

Mon, Dec 09, 2024 5:06 PM
Science Notebook Benefits

Recently, I was in an 8th grade science classroom that utilized science journals. I will say this is a very useful resource for students. There notebooks consisted of handouts that would be cut and glued into notebooks, then students would complete the work within their journals. The journals stayed in the classroom, in an organized manner- based on table groups- and ensured the students would not lose them, or leave them at home. It kept students organized, there were no loose papers to look for, and ensured all students had the same resources when referring back to their journals. However, I do deduct one point for the loss of instructional time when cutting and gluing the handouts into the journals, but I still think it is a valuable resource for students because it keeps them organized, neat, and prompts to the questions and directions are previously typed on the worksheet so the students do not have to do that as well.