Science Teaching Activities
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Irma Said:
First day of school activities for 7th&8th grade science?We Answered:
Hmm... this is one activity that our geography teacher did in high school... you could probably put a science spin on it. Pretty much the kids have a list of requirements in front of them, and they have to find other people who fill the requirements on it. This makes them go around and talk to different people... it's like an exchange of info, they get someone else who fills their sheet and they give out one that they fill as well. At the end of the time period given, you see who's gotten the most names. Oh, but the catch is, each person can only fill one requirement on someones sheet.For us, there were things like 'find someone who's travelled to another continent' or 'find someone who's been in an ocean'. Just change the requirements to science type things (lol, can't think of any for you tho, nothing's coming to mind. Clearly, science was not my strong point!)
Good luck keeping the kids occupied!
Paul Said:
Is good science teaching the same as practical activity?We Answered:
Not necessarily. Good science teachers, like any other teachers start from the point of 'What are the objectives of the lesson?' and 'How will I know whether the pupils have learned what I wanted them to?'. Sometimes a practical is an appropriate way of learning scientific concepts, and experiments also help with science process skills such as predicting, hypothesising and analysing as a previous answerer said. However, I believe that making pupils think is key to good science teaching and hence learning. There are lots of fantastic resources, games and interactive whiteboard resources out there to enable a teacher to have more ways of engaging pupils with diverse learning styles than simply carrying out experiments. Try www.upd8.org.uk for some fantastic contemporary activities written by the ASE to engage pupils.Pupils need variety and undoubtedly most love practical work, but be careful that doing the experiment achieves your objectives and brings about your desired learning outcomes.
Clifford Said:
What are the science activities/experiments that preschoolers would enjoy?We Answered:
Natural science!Find out what type of birds live in your area and learn about those----ones she can hear and see
What kind of plants/trees do you have in your garden or neighborhood?
For instance, we have a woodpecker that wakes us up every Saturday morning! We have named him, and learned a lot about woodpeckers....we look at the holes he drills into our pines.
We also have hoot owls, and have read the book "Owl Moon" (a real favorite, esp. for elementary) as well as "Owl Babies" (one of the sweetest preschool books there is!).
I think with pre-schoolers (since they're so concrete!) you need to connect the science to what they can see and experience.
Have fun!
Also----ANYTHING involving water! Measuring, pouring, filling baggies, balloons, buckets, etc. (Any mom of a pre-schooler knows this already!)
Mario Said:
fun science activities to teach at KS2?We Answered:
For which topic and which year group? If you provide more info I can probably help you ...I presume from your question that you are a student on teaching practice - a common mistake at this stage (we all did it so don't worry!) is that you are trying to think of an activity first, then the learning objective - it needs to be done the other way round! look on the medium term planning to find out which topic/learning intention you want to deliver, then you can find a fun activity to match this. Hope this is helpful!
Helen Said:
How do I relate some physical activities in my science teaching in classroom?We Answered:
Get the kids out of their chairs, and out of the classroom.Astronomy: Have student role-playing the planets and moons on chalk circles drawn on the playground. Find your most hyperactive child and make him/her your comet.
Physics: Make catapults or uses bungies for giant slingshots. Shoot waterballoons on the the grass field and have students work on trajectory and force. Make water rockets from liter soda bottles with plastic wings. Challenge students to design paper airplanes for distance, altitude, and stunts.
Electricity: After teaching circuits, choose volunteers to move flashlights around in a darkened room to 'spell words' or draw light pictures. Challenge students to use mirrors to hit targets you've put up, but only with a set number of mirrors. (around cardboard obstacles, too)
Geology: Get some gravel and sand (with small lead fishing weight painted gold) and have student go outside and pan for gold. Make "Bigfoot" fossils with plaster of paris and children's footprints in sand.
Zoology: Have children mimic the movement of an animal, with the class guessing what creature they are representing. I(no sounds!)
The possibilities are endless.