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Description
Developmentally
appropriate
Criteria
Delivery
I think we delivered our lesson clearly. Some of the material was somewhat difficult to understand but I
think we did as best we could at explaining it. I think we could a used a little improvement in that area. I
also think we delivered the lesson at a good rate. We were not too fast as to overwhelm the students but
I do not think we went too slowly either as if to bore the students or lose their attention. Our rate was a
happy medium. I also think we articulated and projected our voices well. We kept gonna, like, and
um to a minimum and corrected ourselves if we did say those words.
Content
Personally, I had some understanding of most of the material that we taught but there were some
concepts that were somewhat difficult to understand; therefore, I did not have a deep understanding of
the content in its entirety. I think more research about several topics was needed, especially if I were to
teach this lesson to actual third graders. I believe that in order for the students to have a sound
understanding of the topic, the teacher must first have a deep understanding of it.
Experiment
Yes, I believe all three of our experiments followed the 6E model. Both of our cloud experiments, the
microwave cloud and the cloud in a bottle, allowed the students to be engaged, although one more than
the other. I made a mistake by not passing around the cloud in the bottle so that students were able to be
Engagement
Self/Peer Review
fully engaged and connect. I would make sure to pass the bottle around if I were to redo this lesson.
Both experiments also allowed the students to explore and explain by completing a worksheet on the
experiments. On the worksheet I had for my experiment on a cloud in a bottle, I had a question that
prompted students to elaborate on the experiment and its concept. Our evaluation of the experiment and
the students knowledge of the concepts they taught was accomplished through the worksheets and
teacher questioning. The individual experiment of making a barometer engaged students by learning
about barometers. The students explored by making their own. The explain, elaborate, and evaluate part
of the experiment would be done for homework over a course of several nights and also in class for the
next few days.
I believe our Inquiry Based Science Lesson engaged all types of learners. It engaged kinesthetic learners
by doing hands on activities and experiments. It engaged auditory learners by orally teaching all of the
information. It engaged visual learners as well by having the information on a PowerPoint and
providing a vocabulary sheet which included pictures. Our classmates did not seem excited and
enthused about the actual information but I understand because the information was not too interesting.
On the other hand, when it came to the experiments, our classmates seemed very interested and
motivated, which is why Jess and I made sure to include several experiments so that we could keep the
students attention.
My classmates critiques were helpful. They thought that the two experiments happening at once and
then switching groups was a good idea. They also liked the experiments that we did. It was pointed out
to me that during my experiment, the cloud in a bottle, I should have passed the bottle around to the
students and I could not agree more. For some reason, it did not click in my head to do that; I think I
was too focused on explaining the experiment. If we were to deliver the lesson again, I would do a few
things differently. I would do further research of the topic to ensure I had a solid understanding of the
information. I would also pass the cloud in the bottle around to the students during the experiment. This
lesson has taught me that as a teacher, I must be fully knowledgeable of all of the material I plan to
teach. Even if I think I have a good sense of the content, I need to go through all of the information and
make sure nothing needs further clarification.