Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Blog #4
I found this article to be easy to connect with from the students perspective. As I read it reminded me of a field trip to DeLuz Canyon from my elementary school years. Field trips are a great tool and break for both the students and the teacher to get out to the classroom and energize the class. We did the same kind of test but instead of water we focused mostly on soils. Anyway I am a more visual learner and teacher, so the mapping of how the water quality is affected would have helped me more than just bulleted notes. This mapping reminds me of the Inspiration program we are working on now and I feel that this is something I will be using as a teacher.
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It is funny how you mention that field trips are a nice break from the classroom because I remember the only thing I liked about Science classes was hands on activities or especially field trips. I also remember going to the tidepools, for example, where it was extremely windy and frustrating to have to carry so much (like paper, pencils, worksheets, clipboard, backpack, etc.), which for me was always a distraction more than anything. It was interesting that in the article the author mentioned the use of a palm pilot which seems as though it would be much easier to carry around with less distraction from all the other accessories often required.
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