Wed, Jun 22, 2016 6:38 PM in 4th grade animal adaptations
Hello! So I am about to begin my semester of student teaching and in the process of taking my 4/5/ generalist courses. I am inexperienced with teaching science as well, especially 4/5 but I hope I can provide you with a resource that I have found interesting. So in ECE (my teaching field) I have had students participate in animal adaptations by having a variety of different sized grasping material...
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Wed, Jun 22, 2016 6:24 PM in Friction & Cars - 4th grade
Hello! I was interested in finding out your question for myself since I am working on getting my 4/5 generalist. Through research I found a great safe and educational website created by a teacher regarding 4th grade force and motion. This website provides many educational tools for teachers to review and use when introducing these topics and it provides educational, hands-on learning activities in...
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Wed, Jun 22, 2016 6:13 PM in 5th grade science
There are a lot of great engineering activities and videos out there to help you. However, I think that "hooking" the students is a great idea because it will grab their attention and the hook might consist of a video that should be related to what they are about to participate in. Some ideas for hands-on learning include: building a circuit, building a "roller coaster" with classroom materials (u...
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