Blog 4

I can not believe this semester is coming to an end. I have enjoyed science methods, I have learned so much this semester. My favorite part about this semester is getting to teach actual students about science. I enjoyed completing the science experiments with them. As I look back on this semester I feel that I have gained so much that I can take with me into my future classroom. This class has actually made me love science and maybe one day I will just be a science teacher. This week I have worked on finishing up my unit and making changes. I have been working on finishing up my clinical experiences. I can connect my learning experiences to NCTS is standard three. I will take the information I have learned and apply it when I teach. This has been a great semester, I am going to miss all of you when I move. I hope you all have a great summer!

My three twitter post is:

My first tweet is about a scientist who goes around different schools teaching students about science. In this one, he is teaching about tornadoes and the pressure difference.

My second tweet is about students use pictionary to engage the students in a warm-up for the lesson.

My third tweet is about climate change and a fun way to teach students about climate change. 

Blog three

Blog 3 Science methods 

First I would like to say I cannot believe we are in week 11. This week I was able to teach my three lessons. I never knew how much I would love teaching science. I really enjoyed teaching the students about the matter. On day one I showed them the reaction between orange juice and baking soda. Day two each student got a ziplock bag with baking soda in it and added vinegar. Several students bags popped and they loved seeing it explode. On day three the student mixed Kho- laid with water to see a physical change in matter and made slime to see a chemical change in matter. This month we wrapped up the ecosystem project. I learned that I do not have a green thumb. This project was surprisingly fun and I hope I can use this in my future classroom. I can relate my learning experience this month to NCTCS 3 teachers know the content they teach and 4 teachers facilitate learning for the students. I have learned a great amount this semester that I will be able to apply in my future classroom. I was able to take what I know and teach it to students. Being able to take the information I know and allow the students to learn through instruction and hands-on activities was an amazing experience. 

 My first tweet is where the students built a lego ramp. I think this is a great stem activity for students. My second tweet is about students learning about a natural disaster. The students worked in groups in a different with hands-on activity learning about the different natural disasters that can happen. My last tweet is the students learned about the different phases of the moon. They used Oreos to recreate the different moon phases. I love stem activities for the students. I feel that they get more out of the lesson when they are able to apply it to a real-life situation.