Week 15 Blog Post

 

What did you learn this week?

This week in lab we started off by doing an activity where we were each given a container with an object(s) inside that we could not see. Someone else in the class had the same exact object in their container and we were tasked with finding them. To do this we looked at characteristics like weight, sound, how many objects we thought were in there, etc., to find out if we were a match. Something else we did was weigh vinegar and baking soda when they were separated, and then weigh them when they were mixed together so see how it changed or if it changed.

How can you apply what you've learned to your teaching in the future?

I really enjoyed the first activity we did of finding the same person who had the same object as us. I thought this was a great activity because a lot of times when we make observations we tend to mainly make note of what we can visibly see. In this activity we didn't have that option so it required us to look closely into other kinds of observations like sound and weight. I think this is a great activity to get students moving and to activate their higher-order thinking skills.

What are new or remaining questions?

A question I have is what grade level was the first activity with the objects meant for?