Create scientists for a lifetime by letting them: Ask questions! Create a plan to find answers! Experiment and discover how the world works! Help us make Physics truly fun and meaningful.
My students come from all walks of life.
They attend a public school with over 700 students. Most of my students do not "like" science when they first come to my class. When I ask them what a scientist looks like most answer a man with crazy white hair. They have a preconceived notion that science is just what is in books.
I really want to inspire my students by letting them be the scientist learning how to ask questions and find answers. I also want them to base their ideas on data and begin to practice good decision making for the future.
My Project
I saw a show about a company who had job openings but could not fill them because people were not prepared with enough science and math skills.
Physics is one of the hardest units for students to understand. Without materials for students to use it is even more challenging. With these materials students will investigate magnetic fields, light properties, uses of lens (in our bodies and in instruments), and more. Students will design experiments to test properties of matter. They will also collect data from lights and apply this data to stars compositions in the universe.
This unit has so many exciting components and we need materials so students can not just read about science but DO science.
Do you remember science in middle school?
If you are like me you don't because you weren't inspired or you just read about science in a book. I do remember my first science class where we experimented. It is the reason I became a scientist and now a teacher to help share the love of science. Not only is it important for students and their present learning, I truly believe many jobs in our future will require a good science foundation. Help us start now by making scientists for a lifetime!
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