A Fairly Quiet Week in the Science Classroom
I would say quiet is the best way that I would describe the week. I don't really feel like I can say that very often. All of my lessons went pretty much as planned, and tomorrow is already Friday, so I'm going to mark this one down as a win. Of course, now that I've put this into words, there is a chance that tomorrow will end up completely cattywampus (I'm knocking on wood at this very moment).
In science, the students have been learning about the atmosphere this week. The unit we are in focuses on how Earth's systems (the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere) interact with each other. On Monday, we learned how the geosphere and hydrosphere interact in order to create wind in the atmosphere through the uneven heating of the surface. On Tuesday, the students learned about the different layers of the atmosphere by sorting informational tiles based on a resource they could use. We then used those informational tiles to develop models of the atmosphere over the next couple of days. I would say that the highlight of the week for the students was a video that I showed in class on Wednesday. With the amount of screen time that kids have nowadays, it seems like videos that are shown in class need to really be powerful to keep their attention, and this one was great! I subscribe to TED talks, and I could remember this video from a while back. It is about a man who took a balloon ride up to the stratosphere and then (essentially) sky-dived back. There are some incredible views of Earth, and many of the students gasped when he made his descent. I even had one parent send me a message saying that her daughter showed her the video when she got home :-)
Like I said, I'm marking this week up as a win. Here's the video if you want to see it!
Mindfulness thought for the week: Use what talent you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except for those that sang best. --Henry van Dyke
In science, the students have been learning about the atmosphere this week. The unit we are in focuses on how Earth's systems (the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere) interact with each other. On Monday, we learned how the geosphere and hydrosphere interact in order to create wind in the atmosphere through the uneven heating of the surface. On Tuesday, the students learned about the different layers of the atmosphere by sorting informational tiles based on a resource they could use. We then used those informational tiles to develop models of the atmosphere over the next couple of days. I would say that the highlight of the week for the students was a video that I showed in class on Wednesday. With the amount of screen time that kids have nowadays, it seems like videos that are shown in class need to really be powerful to keep their attention, and this one was great! I subscribe to TED talks, and I could remember this video from a while back. It is about a man who took a balloon ride up to the stratosphere and then (essentially) sky-dived back. There are some incredible views of Earth, and many of the students gasped when he made his descent. I even had one parent send me a message saying that her daughter showed her the video when she got home :-)
Like I said, I'm marking this week up as a win. Here's the video if you want to see it!
Mindfulness thought for the week: Use what talent you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except for those that sang best. --Henry van Dyke
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