Experimenting Science in the Classroom

Science methods was the second methods course I took with Dr. Smirnova. I took Social Studies Methods first. In Social Studies methods, you teach three full class lessons; direct, inquiry and cooperative. Typically, you take social studies second, however due to scheduling conflicts I took it first. In science, you teach two full class lessons; direct and inquiry. In social studies, it was my first time teaching full class. I was nervous and prefer to teach using direct instruction. However, after this semester, i prefer inquiry. This semester, the focus of the course was inquiry. I learned how to properly teach it and because of that, I felt like my lesson went far better than last semester. Overall, I felt as though my lessons went far better. I was more confident in front of the class and had better classroom management. I had lesson corrections as I learned from my mistakes last semester As for inquiry, my lesson was far more engaging and interactive. I would like to continue

What is Physical Science? Physical Science, also known as physics, studies matter, motion, energy and force. Physics is important because it explains how the world around us operates. Physics has help to create and design many of our modern machines such as airplanes and rollercoasters. There are many important concepts of physicals. Here is a list of what I think is important to know! Motion-  when an object changes positions from its starting point Speed-  rate which an object changes its position Velocity-  rate at which an object changes position includes direction of motion Acceleration-   rate at which object change velocity Mass- amount of matter in an object Weight-  a measure of the force of gravity on an object Force-  a push or pull on an object in order to change velocity Work-  result of a force moving an object Energy-  ability to do work potential energy (stored) Kinetic (motion) Gravity- force of attraction between objects  Newton'