Sun, Nov 29, 2015 8:41 PM in Student Teachers and Science
I've noticed the same at different schools I have interned at. I'm also a college student doing field hours and what I have tried to do is find science lesson that incorporates things they experience in their daily life. for example, I taught push and pull to kindergarteners and gave them examples such as pushing someone on a swing, opening the door, or tucking their chair. This way the students u...
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Sun, Nov 29, 2015 8:35 PM in Elementary Science Misconceptions
Hello! I feel one big scientific misconception is that everything revolves around the scientific method. For inquiry based assignments, you must first conduct the research and collect data. Students (and teachers) must understand that there is no one specific form to science but instead many different approaches that can be taken.
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Sun, Apr 26, 2015 10:02 PM in Science Reflecting in Journals
Hello, I definitely think this its good idea for students to write a daily reflection in a journal. We do this in my "teaching science" class at FIU and it definitely helps me think back to everything we went over and reflect on what i liked, didn't like, and what i learned that day. It's also a great tool for students to keep track of what they did each day.
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