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  Elementary Science Methods 1: Week #7 What did you learn this week in the lab? This week in lab we continued our studies on Genetic Materials. As well as reviewing our read and reflection from week #6. We completed two different activities, the first being when we constructed our own model of DNA using candy gumdrops. Our second activity was a baby lab where we flipped coins and based on whether they landed on heads or tails determined the features of the baby. We also had the opportunity to observe the butterflies, that grew from the caterpillars we observed last week. It was fun and interesting to see their growth! Which parts did you find clear and which were confusing? I found this entire lesson to be fun and engaging with clear and concise directions throughout.  How can you apply what you have learned to your teaching in the future? I thought the gumdrop candy DNA strand activity would be a great activity to implement in my future classroom. The lesson was informative ...

  Elementary Science Methods 1: Week #6 What did you learn this week in the lab? This week in lab we started by reviewing our Jamboard biomes from last week and presented them to the class. Next, we learned about the process of flower pollination and were able to pollinate our plants with dried bees. We also read the book Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out By: April Sayre and learned about how Turtles are affected by the dangers of the threats in the sea. After reading this book we played a game called Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out where we had paper fortune tellers and had different fortunes correlating to different numbers and letters. This was a fun engaging activity! Which parts did you find clear and which were confusing? I found today's lesson engaging with clear and concise directions. With that, I didn't have any confusion during class today.  How can you apply what you have learned to your teaching in the future? The activity Turtle, Turtle Watch Out would be a great activity to u...

  Elementary Science Methods 1: Week #5 What did you learn this week in the lab? This week in lab we started a new unit about ecology. Specifically, we studied different habitats, ecosystems, and biomes. We studied the similarities and difference between ecosystems and biomes. Lastly, we learned about food chains and were assigned a biome and made a food chain that fit with the specific biome (see below). I also provided a picture of my seed germination, and It has grown a lot since last week! Which parts did you find clear and which were confusing? Overall, I found the entire lab section to be clear without any confusion. The information given during the lecture portion of lab as well as the activities gave details and were easy for myself to understand.  How can you apply what you have learned to your teaching in the future?  The activity where we studied the big ideas of different habitats would be a great activity to bring into an elementary science lesson. My group s...

  Elementary Science Methods 1: Week #4 What did you learn this week in the lab?   This week in lab I learned about 5E Models and how to create an effective lesson plan in science as a subject. The 5E Model includes the terms: Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate. These terms help us as future teachers to build an effective lessons.  Which parts did you find clear and which were confusing? I didn't specifically find anything confusing about this class although I wish I had time to practice applying these models to an actual lesson.  How can you apply what you have learned to your teaching in the future? As mentioned above, I can apply the terms in the 5E Model to my future lessons to help students learn effectively in my future classroom.  

   Elementary Science Methods 1: Week #3 What did you learn this week in the lab?   This week in lab we learned about the process of germination. Germination is the process by which a seed grows from a seed to a seedling. We also discussed what variables make something living or non-living, also known as active or dormant. From this information, we were able to apply it to the different activities we did in class.  Which parts did you find clear and which were confusing? When we first began the germination activity, I was a little confused on the directions of the activity. I wasn't sure if the seeds were supposed to go on top of the cotton balls or bellow them. I also wasn't sure on how much water to put in my cup. After asking for further direction I was able to get my questions answered.  How can you apply what you have learned to your teaching in the future? In science courses application is huge in having students connect what they are learning in class to ...