Feedback from children showed that they don't see science in the world. They think of it as something that happens at the school. Most of them has seen a video or the teacher did an experiment. One child's feedback was "I can do that". What stands out is that the teacher is the one that asks questions.
To Do: Prompts on wall is more for the teacher than the children. (Question)
Timetable it - what is worthwhile and why am I doing it.
Say things like, "I am just saying this out loud because this is actually a question that is in my head...."
GOAL: How do we support our students to communicate and participate. Nature of Science. (We want the children to be good communicators and participators).
As soon as children have a picture or something to encourage communication, the children are able to talk about things. Why do we think that? Why do you know that? This is how you unearth the students prior experience. How are you so sure about that?
Journal: Bring science journal. On the left side it is for ME (this is what I think) , on the right side is what we do as a class do together (Sharing our ideas - prompting).
What is the advantage of the being the watcher, not the doer? What is the strength of collaboration. One person is making the notes.
Be talkers to each other, communicating and sharing with teachers. The behaviour is not the focus, although we have to attend to it.
Experiments have strict parameters. We are rather giving the children experiences.
What stood out from the demonstration from Susan?
* The way that the right vocabulary is introduced.
* How the experience is linked with a real life scenario.
* Introduce the inquiry model: I notice, I think, I wonder... (This is something that will shift my kids from science are done at school).
* Students have to use their senses.
* Through talking the children pick up the correct vocabulary.
* Lots of time to experiment. The focus was on the final outcome, rather on the experience.
* Constant movement from mat to tables. Kept students engaged.
* A science practice is that we look after our stuff and always pack it away.
* Not all children in a group - some might prefer to work by themselves.
Your blogs are always so informative and interesting. I particularly like how you noted about how important it is that someone is watching and taking notes, so that students know this is a valuable part of the process.
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