Recording Solutions what you have done here,” Ms. Travis says to one group of students who have “Draw managed to get a bulb to light. really seems to work.” “It If the students have solved the problem with real materials, why does she want them to draw a picture of solution? Series and Parallel Circuits With two bulbs in a series circuit, disconnecting one bulb makes the other one go out. Why does that happen? Why doesn’t it happen when the bulbs are in a parallel circuit? Conserving Electricity When Ms. Travis’s students explore compact fluorescent bulbs, they learn more about how light bulbs work. They also begin to discover the importance of conserving electricity. In what other ways could you connect a unit on electricity to science”? “green The Science “Kit” Ms. Stone and Ms. Travis have vastly different approaches to the commercial they “kits” are given for lessons on electricity. What do you think is the best way to approach a prepared What sorts of things will “kit”? you do before presenting the materials to your students? The Teacher as Authority After reading about Ms. Stone and Ms. Travis, how would you describe their different kinds of in the classroom? “authority” What kind of authority do you plan to establish in classroom? your Teacher Explain 5E LEARNING CYCLE EXPLAIN PHASE – Much of this research has further suggested that inclusion of more symmetry in interactions is key to pedagogical efficacy.
Recording Solutions “Draw what you have done here,” Ms. Travis says to one group of students who have managed to get a bulb to light. “It really seems to work.” If the students have solved the problem with real materials, why does she want them to draw a picture of solution? Series and Parallel Circuits With two bulbs in a series circuit, disconnecting one bulb makes the other one go out. Why does that happen? Why doesn’t it happen when the bulbs are in a parallel circuit? Conserving Electricity When Ms. Travis’s students explore compact fluorescent bulbs, they learn more about how light bulbs work. They also begin to discover the importance of conserving electricity. In what other ways could you connect a unit on electricity to “green science”? The Science “Kit” Ms. Stone and Ms. Travis have vastly different approaches to the commercial “kits” they are given for lessons on electricity. What do you think is the best way to approach a prepared “kit”? What sorts of things will you do before presenting the materials to your students? The Teacher as Authority After reading about Ms. Stone and Ms. Travis, how would you describe their different kinds of “authority” in the classroom? What kind of authority do you plan to establish in your classroom? Teacher Explain – 5E LEARNING CYCLE EXPLAIN PHASE Much of this research has further suggested that inclusion of more symmetry in interactions is key to pedagogical efficacy.
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