Sat, Oct 24, 2020 4:03 PM in Student Engagement
Hi Maria,
I am also studying Elementary Education at SIU and one thing that our teacher does and I am sure you can do with your students as well as have them do or gather materials for an upcoming class and then do the science experiment together virtually and share how everyone's experiment went. This was fun for us to do in break out rooms and try to make our experiment work. I would jus...
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Sat, Mar 21, 2020 10:41 AM in Modeling a Remote Teaching Lesson on the Nature of Science (NOS) and the definition of a PLANET
Elaine,
I agree with you in both the things you said. I do not want to teach my students just how to memorize they will learn more if they can get more out of it. It's funny how you thought the sun made the seasons change. I use to think the North Star was the brightest and if I followed it, it would take me home. Knowing we all have misconceptions does make me think about how I ...
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Sat, Mar 21, 2020 9:42 AM in Modeling a Remote Teaching Lesson on the Nature of Science (NOS) and the definition of a PLANET
a. Darwin’s orchid and the hawkmoth’s proboscis: https://www.calacademy.org/explore-science/darwin%E2%80%99s-hawkmoth
This article talks about how Darwin's contribution to science was when he was one day was sitting in his office inspecting an unusual Star-of-Bethlehem orchard that was sent to him by a colleague. The plant had a foot-long nectar spur wi...
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