Today's class period consisted of a couple different activities. The class period began with Dr. E answering any questions we may have pertaining to science which is always helpful. We then took a few notes over chapters three and four. The information that we covered during this time was found in the text of chapters three and four. It was a nice review. During our in class discussions Dr. E elaborates more on the concepts covered within the chapters. This allows us to develop a better understanding for the information. During this time she also introduces us to new information. In today's class period, she talked about how science can be used in a way that all people can communicate such as through mathematics, or classifying things. This communication is a way to bring together diverse groups of people in helping them all find a common ground. Its crazy that this can all be accomplished through science! Throughout our discussion we took notes on information pertaining to the four domains of science. The first domain being simple mechanics of solid bounded objects. Other interesting information that Dr. E presented included information stating that when it comes to scientific reasoning, pre-verbal infants have ideas on cause and effect. The goal of today's review of chapters three and four was to help us develop a sold understanding for foundational knowledge and conceptional change in students, along with organizing science education around core concepts. Both of these chapters are very important to use as future educators. After completing our note taking we were introduced a video on Plato's a Allegory of the Cave. I liked how Dr. E used this video/story to relates Pluto's view of living in a cave and only being able to see shadows, to different parts of science that we have no yet been able to explore. Instead, we have to use models. This tied in well to the activity that wrapped up the class period. We finished the day with an investigation into model boxes. There were four models boxes labeled, A,B,C,D. Each student took turns shaking the box, making hypothesis as to what sort of shape was in the box. During this time we conferenced with other people in our group, conjuring up guessing or ideas as to what sort of shape we believed was in the box. This process tied into the four strands of knowledge. Overall, this class period emphasized on, and introduced us to much important information.
The Amazing Food Detective: One assingment for this class was to partake in an online activity titled, "The Amazing Food Detective". This activity was extremely intresting and insightful. The acitivty introduced you to about eight different children, all with different health problems. I took a look into the health problems of five different children. The first child was Althea. Her health problem was that she skips breakfest. She is energized in the morning, but crashes right before lunch time. This makes it hard for her to concentrate on school because she is hungry and crashing. The acitivty on Althea had us choose different breakfests that she could possibly eat. Depending on which item you choose, the detective would inform you of the benefits or downsides to what you choose. This information was pretty intresting. Another students case that I found to be interesting was Matthew. He was tired all the time. The detective informed us that Matthew would be more energized throughout the day by incorportaing more activity into his schedule. Overall, the online activity gave us much insight into different health situations raning from the downsides of skipping breakfest, and the importance of portion control to the importance of activity in your daily life, and how to turn these negative health concerns around. This website informed on how to make better health choices through eating the right foods, to participating in different activities. I believe this online activity is a great learning opportunity for studetns of any age.
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