Sun, May 07, 2017 1:57 PM in Animals in the class
Having an animal in the classroom can be a wonderful experience for the students. The students will be able to observe the animals’ life cycle while in the classroom. If the animal can be somehow incorporated into the lesson, then this will help benefit the students since the animal will grab the students’ attention when it’s involved in the lesson. When I was in elementary school, we had cate...
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Sun, May 07, 2017 1:52 PM in Moon phases
I agree with you since I remember in elementary school, we really did not put in a lot of attention about the phases of the moon. Not a lot of people remember the names of each phase of the moon. I personally find learning about the moon and its phases fascinating. It is interested to learn how the moon can cause the Earth to have different tides during different times of a lunar day. Since w...
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Sun, May 07, 2017 1:47 PM in Planets
The controversial topic of Pluto of not being a planet anymore is an excellent topic to discuss with students. It allows students to come up with reasons on why Pluto is no longer classified as a planet. One way to discuss Pluto’s classification in class is by comparing the eight planets of our solar system with Pluto. Students could create a chart together about the different characteristics ...
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