Kylie Hamers- Science methods

                                                Week 6 Blog Post                                                        What did you learn this week?      This week, I learned that sea turtles are extremely vulnerable. They encounter sharks, human destruction, pot holes in sand, and fishing nets. Only 1 in 1,000 sea turtles make it. Additionally, I learned that sea turtles lay eggs on the sand, and they make their way to the ocean. I also learned that natural factors, such as ocean waves carrying a sea turtle away from the sand and the moonlight attracting the turtles to stay in the ocean.  Are you able to relate what you ...

                                                                     Week 5 Blog Post                                                                 What did I learn this week?     This week, I learned the 5E model and how I can apply it to my instruction in the classroom. The 5E model consists of engaging, exploring, explaining, elaborating, and evaluating. With the 5E model, teachers and students work together to combine students' interests and curiosity and go through certain steps for studen...

  WEEK4_LAB ACTIVITY Section:   Wednesday 10:30 am                                                                                   Your name: Kylie Hamers (1) Look over the life science lesson plan for 3 rd grader below. Work in a group to identify the parts of the lesson that correspond with each of the phases of the 5E model. Use the information regarding the 5E Model in the slides to help you complete this task. Please share your answers with the whole group.   Reflection questions:   What happens during the engage phase of this lesson? How do these activities relate to the function of the engage phase? Students are asked questions that force them to think about their prior knowledge and relate it to what they are learning about. One question is a “What do you ...

                                                            Blog Post Week 3 What did I learn this week?   This week, I learned that there are two cycles in the metamorphosis cycle. Metamorphosis happens during the life cycle. An incomplete metamorphic cycle has three stages; an egg, a nymph, and an adult. A complete cycle occurs through four stages; egg, larva, pupa, and adult. We created a complete life cycle in class, and my group chose a frog. A frog's metamorphic life cycle is complete because it contains four stages.  Are you able to relate what you learned to what you already know?  In previous years, I knew that scientists genetically modify plants to grow bigger and faster to help sustain the world. What I learned this week is that scientists...