Melissa's Majestic Journey of Teaching Science to Digital learners

Research Article Review One thing research reveals about teaching, and learning science is that many teachers look for ways to improve their teaching strategies. They realize to be effective they must have a plan of action, and a positive teacher-student relationship in order have a successful effect on student achievement. Consequently, as a student preparing to start a career in education, I wanted to familiarize myself with various methods of teaching. Currently, I’ve been exposed to two types of teaching methods, direct instruction, and inquiry-based instruction. Throughout my classes in education, I have been repeatedly exposed to the direct instruction method of teaching. Unfortunately, when it comes to inquiry-based instruction, I have had minimal opportunity to delve into the intricacies of this methodology. I selected “An Inquiry Primer” by Alan Calburn because I thought this article would provide me with more detailed information on inquiry-based instruction. Alan Calburn

Chapter 3+4  Reading this book was easy and fun After reading chapter three of the textbook   Teaching children science: A discovery approach  written by Donald DeRosa. The textbook states that " discovery is used as a way to engage students in the scientific process instead of them having to learn science second hand. By having students actively participate in the lesson they are able to gain a deeper understanding of what they are learning. In chapter 4, they state  the difference between unit plans,   curriculum,   lesson plans. The textbook says curriculum as " a made-up sequence of units and lessons that address a prim ary subject"  

Technology  has the ability to enhance relationships between teachers and students. When teachers effectively integrate  technology  into subject areas students are able to grow.  Technology  helps make teaching and learning more meaningful and fun. According to a  study by IT Trade Association CompTIA  just released, "around 75 percent of educators think that technology has a positive impact on the education process. Educators also recognize the importance of developing these technological skills in students so they will be prepared to enter the workforce once they complete their schooling."

S c i ence is  one of the two major branches of natural  science! From the smallest microbe to the largest mammal, life science explores the origins, evolution, and expansion of life in all its forms.  Biology  is one of the main components of life science,  explaining how our bodies work and why life is the way it is. Studying cells and microscopic organisms can be very interesting to your students because they are essentially learning about their own bodies and how they work, what is going on inside them. Most elementary students don't know exactly what is underneath their skin and once they realize what is really going on, they are amazed. Life science can focus in on a specific organism, but overall, life science is about cells and how life is the way it is. Though most things are clearly alive, sometimes alive things don't actually seem so living. When teaching life science to your students, you can use this as a starting point. This will spark an interest and star

My Trade Book The link above is my Book Trailer! My book was, Oh Say Can you Seed Due to technical reasons, I couldn't make a voice over on my mac iMovie 2010 :( ......But! you can still enjoy this amazing book trailer that I place time and effort into! Here is what I learned and how to implement this book in the classroom