12/2 and 12/4

Classes these days consisted of working on our final project. The final project was a bell ringer project, which means something to get the classes attention and to allow them the get ready for what is going to happen in the lesson. The two days we worked in class in our groups to finish the project.
Although I thought this idea was going to be kind of difficult, it turned out to be fun. For our project we created a quiz for our class to let them have fun while seeing what they know about the subject area before the lesson and what they know after. We thought this would be a fun way to see what the students already know and what might need to be taught a little more clear. The subject we did was the different states of matter. I think doing a quiz before the lesson shows you how well you taught to the students and if you need to change. If they do bad on the quiz after it shows they didn't understand the way you were teaching the area.

11/25

For class today, we quickly went over some questions in the end of the reading guide. After that, we discussed the main ideas for our experiment and got started right away. Our experiment today dealt with a lot of different different objects you use in everyday life. We used objects to see the vibrations and the sounds they made. Some of the objects included things like a tuning fork, telephone (string connected to 2 cups), ping pong balls, and other objects.
While doing the experiment we noticed many different things. When trying to get sound to travel through the string, it had to be tight or the sound wouldn't go through. Also, while we used the tuning fork, when it was put into a cup of water it splashed the water out of the cup, gave a tickling feeling on the cheek, the ping pong ball on a string bounced of the tuner, and sounded like a buzzer on the table.
These little experiments were fun to do, and would help to show the students how sound travels through vibrations.

11/20

Class on 11/20 consisted mostly of going over the reading guide and different ideas people in the class didn't understand. This is a great way to get the point across to everyone. A review day is needed in every classroom to make sure students are understanding the ideas you are going over. Dr. E also showed some mini experiments to allow us to comprehend ideas in the chapters. It showed us that if students are not understanding an idea you can bring in outside objects in the classroom so they understand it more clearly.

11/18

Today was kind of a mix day for us. We did many different things in class including going over our reading guide, and doing some fun experiments. We went over the reading guide, which is always helpful in better understanding the ideas. I think going over students homework allows them to ask questions to you as the teacher, and to hear the idea from someone else, not just reading it. After going over some of the reading guide, we then did an electroscope experiment.
The experiment was a fun one of younger children, and lets the comprehend the idea of electroscope. The experiment was to put clay in a film canister, then drinking straws into the clay. After the straws are stuck in the clay, the experimenter extends the straws in opposite directions, and makes sure the heights are the same. To start the experiment, you tear off two pieces of tape and press them on the table then quickly remove them and stick to one arm of the straw and repeat with 3 other pieces of tape. After doing this, bring the arms close together to see them attract or repeal to each other.