Imagine It Phase 5
Short Report
I met with a few colleagues and was able to discuss a problem that I encounter daily with my students. We also were able to discuss the environmental challenges of today’s society and how the decisions we make today affect our future. We focused on recycling and energy use. We decided to have students research energy saving techniques and then have them record a video on an iPad to present to another group of students.
In my STEM club we actually are able to focus on these issues that we discuss daily. We are currently studying different type of energy and the force that a race car uses. The kids are going to make a car from a kit that is supplied by Scholastic which we are looking forward to.
My students are just beginning to see the importance of science in their lives. We make connections daily. One specific area we have discussed is careers in science in which my students were able to see that that scientists were not the only option of study. Students were amazed as they discovered life science careers such as entomologists, earth and space science careers such as astrophysicists and physical science careers like physical science technicians. Students were also able to see specifically how scientists work together to solve problems.
I was able to use a couple of students from different classes and I ask them questions like, why is gravity important for life on earth? They can now see why science is truly essential and I am really allowing them to think like scientists. In a video I showed them yesterday on gravity, there were a couple of scientists that came up, Sir Isaac Newton and Galileo Galilei. Students immediately identified them and were able to explain what they were known for doing in science.
Students also have been able to write about the essential parts of science and they have made connections in math class as well. We were going over measurement and they are able to see things as necessary tools in solving problems in science.
It’s amazing how showing something to your students can change how they view it. Being new to science education has brought me into a much more scientific awareness myself. I never even knew that I was so knowledgeable about the subject and teaching it has definitely made me want to learn even more about it and it has only been nine weeks so far!
Short Report
I met with a few colleagues and was able to discuss a problem that I encounter daily with my students. We also were able to discuss the environmental challenges of today’s society and how the decisions we make today affect our future. We focused on recycling and energy use. We decided to have students research energy saving techniques and then have them record a video on an iPad to present to another group of students.
In my STEM club we actually are able to focus on these issues that we discuss daily. We are currently studying different type of energy and the force that a race car uses. The kids are going to make a car from a kit that is supplied by Scholastic which we are looking forward to.
My students are just beginning to see the importance of science in their lives. We make connections daily. One specific area we have discussed is careers in science in which my students were able to see that that scientists were not the only option of study. Students were amazed as they discovered life science careers such as entomologists, earth and space science careers such as astrophysicists and physical science careers like physical science technicians. Students were also able to see specifically how scientists work together to solve problems.
I was able to use a couple of students from different classes and I ask them questions like, why is gravity important for life on earth? They can now see why science is truly essential and I am really allowing them to think like scientists. In a video I showed them yesterday on gravity, there were a couple of scientists that came up, Sir Isaac Newton and Galileo Galilei. Students immediately identified them and were able to explain what they were known for doing in science.
Students also have been able to write about the essential parts of science and they have made connections in math class as well. We were going over measurement and they are able to see things as necessary tools in solving problems in science.
It’s amazing how showing something to your students can change how they view it. Being new to science education has brought me into a much more scientific awareness myself. I never even knew that I was so knowledgeable about the subject and teaching it has definitely made me want to learn even more about it and it has only been nine weeks so far!