Laura Leoppard
University of Arkansas

I am an elementary education major at the University of Arkansas. For class, I am developing a science lesson. The current group of students I am observing is at a Kindergarten level. I am nervous about the lesson, due to the age of the students. I worry about creating a lesson that is too difficult for the students, but on the other hand that thought might lead to me creating a lesson that is far...

View Full Post

I am an elementary education major and in my course Teaching Science we are currently going over science misconceptions. My peers and I were asked to draw a picture of what it means to do science. We were all surprised to find out that most of us drew pictures of a male scientists in lab coats and goggles surrounded by beakers just as Edith mentioned. As future educators we need to break this mi...

View Full Post