Hi, I’m back in your earbuds to start 2018 off right! And as promised, for season 2 we are opening up our conference vaults. The first session we are going to share is my most popular one – The Three Keys to Teaching Science and today we are going to kick that off with chatting about the basics of hands-on science.
**Highlights**
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The Three Keys to Teaching Science
1. Performing Hands-on Scientific Tests
2. Gathering Information
3. Keeping A Record
Why do you need hands-on scientific tests?
>Provides practical reinforcement for what the student is studying.
>Allows students to interact with science face-to-face.
>Shows students that science is more than just facts and figures.
>Fosters scientific creativity and discovery.
I recommend weekly hands-on scientific tests during the school year. You can use:
>Scientific demonstrations
>Experiments
>Nature study
>Science fair project
>Interactive on-line demonstrations, such as those created by PhET
What to use when:
>Preschoolers – scientific demonstrations and nature walks
>Elementary years – scientific demonstrations moving into experiments, nature study
>Middle and High school years – experiments, nature study, science fair project, interactive online demonstrations
Tips for hands-on scientific tests:
>Make sure you have the materials you will need on hand.
>Plan ahead by reading through the directions and explanations.
>Follow the directions.
>Discuss the explanation with your students, i.e. why it did work or why it didn’t.
See the shows notes and more tips for gathering scientific information to the page for this session at elementalscience.com/blogs/podcast/35.
You can see all the episodes for this series at https://elementalscience.com/blogs/news/3-keys. If you still have questions, you can leave a comment here or send your question to podcast@elementalscience.com.
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Thanks for listening and I hope you have a great week playing with science!
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