Thu, Apr 08, 2021 1:03 PM in Engagement for Virtual Science Lessons
Oh my. The word "worksheet" makes me cringe everytime. In my time as a science teacher, there is literally only one worksheet that I would stand behind as a super valuable endeavor (it was on developing ideas about gravity and thought problem work re: dropping an object through a tunnel that extended all the way through the core and out, and what would happen to that object as it fell.....
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Thu, Apr 08, 2021 12:56 PM in Distance Learning and Hands on Activities
I love Jenna's example above with the DNA extraction - that's super cool, right? Being able to do something so "science-y" with kitchen supplies can really inspire and empower kiddos. As she points out, it's not a slam dunk that our kids will have what they need, but providing alternative hands-on tasks, demos on video they can respond to, etc can work. I teach online scienc...
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