Week 13: Particles
What did you learn this week?
This week we learned more about the properties of matter and how we can use different models to show and describe its behavior. We started by inferring and investigating if a dice would float or sink based on its mass and volume compared to regular tap water. Based on the density of each object we tested, it would float or sink within our cup of water.
The principles of this lesson were based on inquiry and investigation of hypotheses. In my future classroom, I hope to engage my students in learning that is driven by their own questions, fostering my student's innate sense of curiosity. Depending on grade level, students can have more or less direction on the certain end goals that they will reach, and lessons like this can be scaffolded over many days.
What are new or remaining questions?
During these types of small group instruction, how do you maintain students have choices in their investigations while ensuring they achieve lesson objectives?
What does this lesson look like at different grade levels?
Hey Elsa, I like your ideas for scaffolding this task within various grades for the future. Your explanation for the M&M activity makes way more sense than what I initially thought was going on!
ReplyDeleteHi Elsa. I like your input on how you can apply what you learned into your future teaching. I thought it was a great idea and message to me as well to be student lesson based and teach them based off their own curiosities. I agree with this because this engages deeper connections and interests while still hitting on and growing upon learning standards!
ReplyDeleteHi Elsa! This was a great response and I enjoyed looking at your pictures as well. I liked reading how you can apply these lessons to future lessons in your own classroom! Great response!
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