Fri, Jun 01, 2012 4:19 PM in Encouraging Girls into Love of Science
I found this forum very interesting because I do believe that not a lot of girls are attracted to science. Science has always been a boys thing. My sister is one of the few girls I know that truly love science, she is currently working in NYC conducting experiments,science is her life. Dr. Sparrow it was very nice and interesting to see what you have done to get girls to like science. I strongly b...
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Fri, Jun 01, 2012 4:05 PM in Writing in Science
I think that writing in science includes collecting the data and writing it down,explaining the evidence,and like Kathy said making predictions. Writing should not be the main component of a science lesson because students will find it boring but it is essential for students to keep record of their experiments and ideas. Before having students write the is the teacher's job to engage the students ...
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Fri, Jun 01, 2012 3:29 PM in What Does Inquiry Science Look like in Elementary Classrooms
I believe that an inquiry elementary classroom should have and encourage the 5Es. Should offer the students the opportunity to think and come up with their own theories and ideas. The students should know that is alright to make mistakes and ask questions. This is my idea of an inquiry classroom.
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