In-Class:
Completed viewing of The Rotten World About Us. Students completed a paragraph that describes one piece of information they learned from the video or something they enjoyed about the video.
Homework:
None
Today was a really special day in my life as a teacher because I had two students who chose to go beyond what was required in class to investigate science topics on their own. Roma M. brought in a www.youtube.com video topic (ant fungus) that lead us to another example of fungi maintaining the ecological balance in nature. Anthony R. shared an article he clearly read and understands pertaining to an activity we completed recently with a toy platypus. Neither student had been prompted to do so or were offered any incentive/bribe. There is little I teach in class as important to me as sparking a student's motivation to pursue his/her own interests in science.
Completed viewing of The Rotten World About Us. Students completed a paragraph that describes one piece of information they learned from the video or something they enjoyed about the video.
Homework:
None
Today was a really special day in my life as a teacher because I had two students who chose to go beyond what was required in class to investigate science topics on their own. Roma M. brought in a www.youtube.com video topic (ant fungus) that lead us to another example of fungi maintaining the ecological balance in nature. Anthony R. shared an article he clearly read and understands pertaining to an activity we completed recently with a toy platypus. Neither student had been prompted to do so or were offered any incentive/bribe. There is little I teach in class as important to me as sparking a student's motivation to pursue his/her own interests in science.
