Re: IPS Introductory Physical Science Program

Thank you for your thoughts and ideas! I actually really like the idea
of teaching my regular curriculum and incorporating the IPS concepts
into the course. I think it makes a lot of sense. I didn't think of it
like that. Currently I teach the IPS as a stand alone course, pretty
much by the book. I am not a by the book kind of teacher so this has
really bothered me all year. I like to get creative with my teaching
as do most teachers I assume. Thanks again!

On 5/18/08, Waski_the_Squirrel wrote:
> On 5/18/08, Ms.P wrote:
>> Which parts did you incorporate into 8th grade earth science? I
>> teach IPS and have a good working relationship with the 7th and
>> 8th grade teacher who teaches earthscience and I am sure she
>> would incorporate the items.
>
> I found a few natural fits. I taught measurement IPS style instead
> of the way I'd been doing it in 8th grade. I found the concept of
> characteristic properties a natural fit with minerals. The idea of
> pure substances and mixtures was a good fit between rocks and minerals.
>
> Separating mixtures fit in all over through the year. When we
> discussed the ocean we did the lab on separating a mixture of sulfur
> and salt. The density labs fit in all year as well. The eighth
> graders were impressed that they could measure the mass of a gas.
>
> Conservation of mass went well with the rock cycle. It got across
> the idea that Earth continually cycles and recycles the same
> materials in a much better way than the actual Earth Science book did.
>
> In short, I had a lot of success by looking at the themes. In my own
> (never humble) opinion, Physical Science should come before Earth
> Science because it provides the foundation upon which to build Earth
> Science.

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Posts on this thread, including this one

IPS Introductory Physical Science Program, 5/17/08, by Annette.
Re: IPS Introductory Physical Science Program, 5/17/08, by Waski_the_Squirrel.
Re: IPS Introductory Physical Science Program, 5/17/08, by Kevin.
Re: IPS Introductory Physical Science Program, 5/18/08, by Ms.P.
Re: IPS Introductory Physical Science Program, 5/18/08, by Waski_the_Squirrel.
Re: IPS Introductory Physical Science Program, 5/22/08, by Annette.

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