Tue, Oct 20, 2020 11:50 PM in Uncovering Students’ Ideas About Inherited Traits
After reading the article, ' Uncovering Students’ Ideas About Inherited Traits ' by Page Keeley, I feel as though I have learned a lot about teaching genetics and inherited traits to younger students. In my elementary school days this was not a topic that was truly covered. In fact, I don't remeber learning anything about genetics until my freshman year of high school. However, I reme...
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Thu, Sep 24, 2020 10:13 PM in Force, Motion and Energy
I found this article to be enlightening. Energy can be a hard concept to teach students. However, this article provides many real-life examples of energy we can discuss for students to better understand. When we connect topics to real-life, students are more likely to remember the topic. I plan to teach younger students. This article provided a useful poem regarding energy that I will be able to ...
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Tue, Sep 15, 2020 5:43 PM in Forces and Motion
I found this article to be extremely enlightening. Forces and motion can be such a tricky topic to address to students. However, this article contributes many ideas in which teachers can relate forces and motion to students' lives. When a student can relate themselves to a topic, they are more likely to understand it. I especially liked how this article provided additional help to ELL student...
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