Observing a Science Classroom at Biglerville
One of my first changes to "branch out" while at Biglerville was the opportunity to observe a science classroom. The class that I observed was an essential science class for grades 11 and 12. The lesson of the title was "What is the water cycle?" and the objectives were that students would be able to demonstrate the process of the water cycle and understand the importance of water. The teacher tried to clarify the goals of the presentations by presenting the learning objectives to the students at the beginning of the class. During this lesson, the teacher gained students attentions by having them vote on various, kinda silly, questions. Such as "would you rather live under water or under ground?". She then gave students directions for the class activity. Students were tasked with completing their water cycle activity from the day before and tallying their results on the board for the class to see. The teacher tried to capitalize on student experiences b...