Tue, May 16, 2023 12:14 PM in Teach STEM Outside!
Thank you for sharing this. It is encouraging to hear others talk about taking science outside of the classroom. For me, when I teach content such as 'clouds', the best way to make it stick is for us to go outside, observe, and discuss the types of clouds in the sky. I will hear my students for the remainder of the year classifying the clouds in the sky.
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Tue, May 16, 2023 12:08 PM in Assessment Style
I try to be fair to my students. Fair is not equal. I do not test them equally. Rather, I test them based on their needs. Some of my students have assessments that include more visuals - pictures, diagrams, etc. My visual learners are better at testing when they have something visual to refer back to. When I have time, I reawlly like creating tests that meets the needs of the majority of students...
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Tue, May 16, 2023 11:52 AM in Engaging Students in Science
Make it relatable, interesting, and fun. For example, when I teach Stoichiometry, one of the most hated units in all of Chemistry, we do a Smores lab, which is a fun and relatable way to learn and further our knowledge of stoichiometry and its importance in the every day world.
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