Sat, Dec 02, 2017 10:53 PM in Incorporating holidays into science lessons
I think incorporating holidays to a science lesson is a great idea. As a future educator myself I ask myself the same question. One of my teacher friends using known experiments or activities and just add some holiday cheer, for example you can use the "sink or swim" water activity and you can use holiday objects like toy cars, gifts ext. I believe the kids will enjoy it and they will have a lot o...
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Tue, Nov 21, 2017 10:55 PM in Learning Science Concepts through Play
This article was great!!! Thank You for sharing these amazing resources . I believe that it is a great idea for kids to learn science through play. This is a great method to encourage an inquiring mind. The ingredients of play are precisely the ones that fuel learning, in addition to promoting a state of low anxiety, play provides opportunities for novel experiences, active engagement, and learnin...
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Tue, Nov 21, 2017 10:47 PM in Getting girls involved in Science
Hi Amber,
As a female college student who never really enjoyed science in high school or middle school I would say that the only reason I like science now is because of all the hands on activities and group work my professor makes us do. Hands on activities are always fun and isn't that the point to make learning fun. Also I think inquiry lessons are also great to engage students during the l...
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