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by Yael Epstein
Apr 10, 2012
I hope now you will get the link to the fun and great adventure Ebook on Rachel Gable and the Kingdom of the Periodic Table!!! (it could be good for the ages 2-14). Interestingly, the Ebook was made in Israel by Yael Epstein (Author) and Neta Levi (illustrator).
A fun look at why we don't have enough engineers.
I am working on a Master's Research project encorporating critical thinking into my biology classroom. My question is:
"How do I encourage my students to think critically to make connections between the anatomy and physiology of organisms?"
Im looking for a biology textbook. But, it needs to have principles of natural law. Does anyone know a textbook like this? Does anyone share this need??
Hi All,
I am coming to you out of frustration. This is my second year teaching science. Scores had never been to good at our school, but last year, we had more 4's than we have every had and we had a higher percentage pass. I gave the students lots of notes and I tested on everything that they had in their science notes all year. After pa...See MoreHi All,
I am coming to you out of frustration. This is my second year teaching science. Scores had never been to good at our school, but last year, we had more 4's than we have every had and we had a higher percentage pass. I gave the students lots of notes and I tested on everything that they had in their science notes all year. After parents got used to this, they were fine.
This year, I have parents who never understood this. I told them that the old science test were the best study guides because it gave them the best idea of the types of questions that the students are expected to be able to answer. I also told them that science is an an application type of subject. The students need to know information and be able to apply it to the appropriate situation. I also kept telling them that we could not leave a unit, even when we move on to another unit, because the students will not remember the information. I told them that I wanted to review for the EOG and not cram; if students are learning all year it will be less stressful for them.
Well, students who have always made As are making Bs and Cs. The parents are not concerned that their child does not know how to apply information and that they need to learn how to think on a higher level. They just want them to have it look good on paper. Then, when these same students do not do well on the Science EOG because they cannot apply information, their parent will be having a fit.
I want my students to learn and it is to late to change a lot this year, but I need some advice. Am I right in thinking that students need to be accountable for the information once it is in their notebooks all year and not just during the unit? How do you create a study guide for something that the students need to learn how to apply information for? They have the notes and their corrected old tests.
Please help! I feel frustrated and beaten down.
sarahNC
by Erin Bauer
Apr 24, 2012
The University of Nebraska--Lincoln Extension is pleased to announce that the full version of Pest Private Eye and the Case of IPM in Schools (Pest PI), our educational first person role playing video game, is now available free on our website at [link removed].
Pest PI teaches children and the educators who work with them about pests and ...See MoreThe University of Nebraska--Lincoln Extension is pleased to announce that the full version of Pest Private Eye and the Case of IPM in Schools (Pest PI), our educational first person role playing video game, is now available free on our website at [link removed].
Pest PI teaches children and the educators who work with them about pests and how to control them using Integrated Pest Management (IPM). IPM uses a variety of methods to control pests, such as sanitation, exclusion, trapping, moisture reduction, and, only if necessary, low-toxic pesticides. Your goal is to solve the mystery at Eureka Elementary School through interaction with characters in a 3D environment. You also pick up and use items where needed to solve the tasks in each room.
Be a pest detective and help Eureka Elementary School! The Pest Private Eye free, full version game can be found online at [link removed].
We have also recently developed an educator’s survey ([link removed].
Enjoy! Erin Bauer [email removed]
I firmly believe students don't like the metric system because they're unfamiliar with the sizes of the units and the customary examples used in class.
I used to do a simple activity to show them they didn't know the sizes. I handed out small cards and asked the kids to write their best estimates for the following: 1. The distance from sch...See MoreI firmly believe students don't like the metric system because they're unfamiliar with the sizes of the units and the customary examples used in class.
I used to do a simple activity to show them they didn't know the sizes. I handed out small cards and asked the kids to write their best estimates for the following: 1. The distance from school to your home, in miles and kilometers. 2. Your height, in feet and inches, and in meters. Collect the cards and tabulate the results. The estimates in miles and feet and inches will seem pretty good, but the SI unit estimates will vary wildly. Point out this is because they have had practical reinforcement all their lives in the customary units (mile markers, next exit so many miles, their height was always measured in feet and inches), but not the SI units. This activity builds their curiosity as to just how big the SI units are.
I then give them the following examples which I think are better for giving them a real "feel" for how big the units really are:
1 g = $1 bill (or a five, ten, two, twenty, fifty, or a hundred). If I wasn't a teacher, I really don't think there would have been paper clips in my house over the last 28 years. A dollar is a lot more familiar to most students than a paper clip.
1 kg = 1 liter of water. A two-liter soda would be about two kilos, therefore. Of course the sugar in the pop and the bottle add extra mass. Stress this only works with water. Other liquids have different densities.
50 mi/h is really close to 80 km/h as shown on car speedometers. Drop the zeroes and that makes a km about 5/8 of a mile.
The following are more lame- A meter's a bit longer than a yard.
A liter's a quart and a swallow, if you're talking beverages. (liters are the one unit kids have a good grasp of since drinks are marketed in them)
A newton's about a quarter pound.
I really never had any kids worried about measuring and calculating in my physical science classes since I started opening each semester with this approach.
Thanks if you've read this far. I've been out of teaching for two years now and was missing it a bit.
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