Changing Negative Views

Teaching students with limited resources in largely unfunded poor districts can be a challenge. This teacher wanted to have them experience success. She had four goals for her students: to... See More

Teaching students with limited resources in largely unfunded poor districts can be a challenge. This teacher wanted to have them experience success. She had four goals for her students: to learn and review basic safety rules; to identify and review basic laboratory equipment and their functions; to construct graphs, tables, and charts from experiments; and to apply the steps of experimentation when doing a science fair project. This article explains what she did and how she assessed her student’s progress. It is an interesting read.

Encouraging science through a class science fair

This article explains one teacher's goal of encouraging her African American female students to "do" science. Although the vehicle described in the article, that of a classroom science fair,... See More

This article explains one teacher's goal of encouraging her African American female students to "do" science. Although the vehicle described in the article, that of a classroom science fair, is not unique and is not well described , the idea that each student receive a ribbon based on their quality of work is sure to stimulate and encourage all students.