Diving Deep Beyond the Basics

I must say I was extremely impressed with this article. To be completely honest, I have the biggest smile on my face as we speak because I simply cannot wait to implement this in my future s... See More

I must say I was extremely impressed with this article. To be completely honest, I have the biggest smile on my face as we speak because I simply cannot wait to implement this in my future science classroom. What a student friendly way to implement inquiry in the classroom! As a practicing student teacher in grad school, one aspect of science that I have been grappling with implementing this semester is how to incorporate more inquiry in my science lessons. I know there is a huge push for inquiry, but I have struggled to find ways of how exactly to implement it. I think it is much easier said than done. This article took an over-taught, basic science topic and transformed it to incorporate deeper, critical-level thinking, which I greatly admire. This is a great way to really stretch students when they already know the basics. As a future teacher, it is responsibility to take students to the next level while maintaining their interest, and I think this article does just that. I am so grateful I stumbled upon this!

An Interesting Approach

This science teacher uses the concept of an alien who is called XOD to help students understand the three states of matter. The students must perform three separate discrepant events outlin... See More

This science teacher uses the concept of an alien who is called XOD to help students understand the three states of matter. The students must perform three separate discrepant events outlined in this article. Aside from a typo that uses ZOD instead of XOD students must explain the three states of matter to this imaginary alien. It is an interesting approach to basic knowledge.