QFT Response

At first, I found the QFT assignment extremely confusing. Little instruction was given, with the exception of the rules. We had to first evaluate how difficult we thought the rules would be. I am pretty sure my group thought that asking questions would be easy--and we found it to be the hardest part of all. I was typing up our questions, and well, goodness. I think we only thought of 16 questions in the time given. I am naturally a competitive person, so I was driven by getting more questions than anyone else. I know it was not the goal, but it motivated me to think deeply about what I wanted to know. As time moved along some questions started flowing a little bit easier.

This assignment overall got me thinking a lot, but I do not necessarily believe it changed my views/thoughts on science. The questions we mainly thought of were directed towards learning and teaching. My opinion on science being a hands on process of learning phenomenons is practically the same. Very many teaching questions emerged--and I find that to be extremely vital. Honestly, it made me more excited to teach someday. I am glad we are focusing on different aspects that will help me grow as a teacher. For example, I never really sat down to think about how different teaching methods can influence a child, ect. Overall, I am glad we did this assignment. I did not like it at first, but it gave me many questions that I would like to find the answer to.


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Learning, Doing, Teaching Science

Our group today included Melissa Rohr, Amanda Call, and Samantha Pearson. 

This is our list of questions we came up with. Next to them, we put 'o' for open and 'c' for closed,  and the bold means we chose that question as significant.

1)   Are there different types of learning in science? (C)

a)  How can we address different learning styles of students while teaching science?

2)   How do you teach science? (O)

3)   What are good science projects? (O)

4)   How to conduct group projects? (O)

5)   Can different people learn more easily in different settings? How? (O)

6)   What are ways to keep your students engaged? (O)

7)   Is it harder to teach science rather than other subjects? (O)

8) What is a good way to teach science when you do not enjoy the subject material? (O)

9)   How can technology be used while learning, teaching, and doing science? (O)

10)    How can we make science more enjoyable for students? (O)

11)   What are the different types of science for different age groups? (O) 

12)   What is science? (O)   

13)    How many types of science are there? (O) 

14)   What are the advantages of knowing science? (O) 

15)   What are ways you can teach science to special needs kids? (O)

16) What is the best method to teach science? (O)

       b) Are there different ways to teach science?

What is Science?

Science, to me, is a knowledge that has to be obtained through practice. In other words, I think Science is used to explain different phenomenons and ordinary things by experimenting and observing.

Everyone has had a good and bad experience with Science.

• The bad: I remember my Junior year in high school, my best friend and I took Chemistry together. We were messing around with chemicals, and so we had to wear lab coats. The class before us spilt all over mine and my best friends coats (what luck?!) and we both broke out in a nasty rash. We were sent home for the entire week.
• The good: Same class, a few months later, my teacher had us bring some ingredients to make ice cream in a plastic baggie. I do not necessarily recall the process or anything, but I thought it was one of the coolest things ever. And it tasted great. 

 Science occurs in our every day lives. An example would be generically the scientific method.  We go through our day observing and processing information. Without realizing it, I am sure everyone uses the steps every single day.

For example, if our cell phone loses service, we begin to use the scientific method to find the source of the problem. We hypothesis what is wrong, observe other people phones, and try and fix it according to what we think the issue is. We repeat until we can conclude that their is no service in the basement of the SMLC building.

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Why am I taking this course?

I am a third year Elementary Education major here at the University. I am excited to take this course, not only because it is required, but because it has a lot of hands on material. My favorite classes have been those in which I am engaged and am placed in interactive settings throughout the entire semester.

I am also quite nervous for this course--2.5 hours of class each meeting sounds rough. I am hoping it is more getting up and doing things rather than sitting down the entire period. I love using technology, so I am relieved to hear that we will be using a lot of it. I have heard great things, so I can't wait to see how it goes.

mel.

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