How to Generate Student Excitement in Science

Autor/in	Ediger, Marlow
Titel	How to Generate Student Excitement in Science
Quelle	In: Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 41 (2005) 4, S.15-17 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8121
Schlagwörter	Science Education; Elementary School Science; Elementary School Teachers; Student Teachers; Lesson Plans; Science Instruction; Research Projects; Grade 4; Teaching Methods; Science Activities; Student Motivation; Hands on Science; Science Curriculum; Environmental Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehramtsstudent; Lehramtsstudentin; Referendar; Referendarin; Lesson planning; Unterrichtsplanung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Forschungsvorhaben; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schulische Motivation; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik
Abstract	To successfully generate student excitement in science, teachers need to be flexible regarding their curriculums. Students also need to be open to novel, hands-on experiences. This article describes a student teacher (ST) who taught a science unit on "Our Environment." She had already prepared her lesson and unit thoroughly but she changed the lesson plan when a student brought in a starfish to show the class. As everyone carefully observed the starfish and asked questions, the ST recorded each of the questions on the blackboard. With assistance from the ST, the students performed research to find answers to these questions. By doing the research projects described in this paper, as well as participating in hands-on activities, teachers can duplicate in their classroom the methods that the ST used with these fourth grade students. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10