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Week 3 - Life Cylces

 

What did I learn this week? 

This week in lab we talked about different life cycles for plants as well as different insects. We talked about a variety including fast plants, lentil seeds, mealworms, butterflies, and were able to create our own with play dough.  It was cool to see how they differentiated from each other and in what ways they were similar. It was nice to actually be able to partake in some experiments as it brought me back to the days when I was a student learning these things for the first time. 

What can you relate to what you've already learned? 

I felt that these topics this week weren't things I was unfamiliar with but I was nice to see a variety of experiments that I can use in my own classroom. It was nice to go more in-depth about the germination process and do an experiment with our own seedlings!

How can you apply this to your future teaching? 
After our group conversed about the reading we talked a lot about the importance of early science education and how students begin science learning well before they start attending school. Children are naturally curious about everything going on around them and are experiencing a lot of things for the first time. It's then our job to take their interests and their curiosities and build off that in a meaningful way. By meaningful way I mean in a way that is engaging in science learning while connecting it to real life. Those are the lessons I still remember to this day!




Comments

  1. Madeline KilianSeptember 12, 2024 at 7:23 AM

    Hi Maddy! I agree that a lot of the topics discussed in lab this week were review, but it was nice to get a reminder and learn ways to teach these topics to elementary school kids. I also agree that it is so important to incorporate meaningful science lessons into the classroom. Cute turtles!

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  2. Mollie RasmussenSeptember 12, 2024 at 9:46 AM

    Hi Maddy!! I love that you did the life cycle of a turtle, I ALSO did that!!!! I agree that it felt like we were back in elementary school relearning about these things it was lots of fun! I love what you said about it being our job to build of their curiosities!! Great job this week!

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  3. Ally Chaffee science blogSeptember 15, 2024 at 6:44 PM

    I agree that it was nice to participate in these activities and have a hands on learning experience like we would want in our future classrooms. Although most of the information is review, it shows me new ways to teach it that I didn't have before. I love your turtle life cycle, they look so cute!!

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  4. Aiyana SSeptember 18, 2024 at 5:48 PM

    Hi Maddy! I love your life cycle out of play-doh, you all made those turtles look so good! I thought the same about how this activity really brought my inner child out and I loved it so much!

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