Variety in the Classroom
The video below shows some of the hands on activities that take place in my classroom.Because there are so many different learning styles to accommodate for, I find that it is essential for my students to "do" science, and not just sit and listen to me talk about science.
The water quality studies that you will view in the first part of the video are part of the environmental studies unit in my advanced biology class.
This is followed by scenes from the kitchen! My stoichiometry unit includes comparing the calculations of stoichiometry to adjusting a recipe to allow for a lack of one the ingredients.
In advanced chemistry, we spend some time investigating qualitative analysis. The purpose is to reinforce lab technique and introduce to quantitative analysis flow charts. My hopes are that the students will feel more confident when they are asked to do this in college.
Our roller Coaster physics unit uses the same ideas as Great America's Physics and Math day, except we build our coaster from card stock paper. My original intention was that a few table top coasters would be on the lab tables. However, my students had other ideas! Now they take over the room. Several groups have created coasters that "do something" at the end like close a drawer or turn of the class room lights.
Another physics favorite is the physics of music, incorporated into our "waves" unit. A few of the slides show a resonance tube apparatus, designed and built by the students. The exciting thing was- they worked!
Also shown are slides from our Anatomy and Physiology work in advanced biology. (For more information see the digestive system unit plan.)
The water quality studies that you will view in the first part of the video are part of the environmental studies unit in my advanced biology class.
This is followed by scenes from the kitchen! My stoichiometry unit includes comparing the calculations of stoichiometry to adjusting a recipe to allow for a lack of one the ingredients.
In advanced chemistry, we spend some time investigating qualitative analysis. The purpose is to reinforce lab technique and introduce to quantitative analysis flow charts. My hopes are that the students will feel more confident when they are asked to do this in college.
Our roller Coaster physics unit uses the same ideas as Great America's Physics and Math day, except we build our coaster from card stock paper. My original intention was that a few table top coasters would be on the lab tables. However, my students had other ideas! Now they take over the room. Several groups have created coasters that "do something" at the end like close a drawer or turn of the class room lights.
Another physics favorite is the physics of music, incorporated into our "waves" unit. A few of the slides show a resonance tube apparatus, designed and built by the students. The exciting thing was- they worked!
Also shown are slides from our Anatomy and Physiology work in advanced biology. (For more information see the digestive system unit plan.)