Science Reflection Essay

After reading the science framework there is definitely a lot of information and knowledge
that needs to be learned as a teacher. It is important to me to be able to understand the standards
and concepts of each because I will be teaching that material to students. Knowledge of scientific
domains, scientific engineering, and crosscutting concepts was very new to me and to have the
read the information made it more detailed in order to understand it better. Students do not only
need to know the basics and facts about certain science areas, but the knowledge needs to be
applied and students need to engage in their own thinking and exploring further more.
My science classes, fieldwork, and job as a student college aide have prepared me to
understand the ways of science. It is not only about getting to know the facts and simple thing
about each core area of science. It is important to emphasize and put the knowledge to use when
it comes to learning further more about certain topics. I took Biology 201, Geography 350,
Physics 300, Chemistry 101/102, Microbiology 101, Anatomy 101/201, and Physiology 101/201,
SMT 416, have helped me tremendously to learn information in each class regarding science.
Each class gave me a different perspective of science, but at the end the areas intertwine with one
another. As for my field work and observations have also helped me when it comes to preparing
lesson plans for students to understand what science area is being taught. Also working as a
college aide in the classroom has given me opportunities to increase my knowledge and get into
more detailed about how and what needs to be taught to students.
I feel very prepared in human science, physics, earth science, and life science. The reason is
because when I took these courses it was very interesting and fun for me to learn about all of
these incredible subjects. Each subject played an important role for my educational knowledge. I
was taught not only look for the answer, but to seek other solutions and defend my reasons with

arguments and evidence. Being able to perform the scientific method, observations, projects, and
create my own ideas really motivated me to keep learning and gaining knowledge, as well as
applying in life and my other classes.
I will say that I feel less prepared in the physical science and space science. The reason being
because I feel like I did not get a very in depth learning experience from the classes I took during
my school years. The physical science area was a challenge and I feel like I did not get a chance
to explore a lot more and go in deeper to learning about this subject. As for space science, I know
the basics concepts and ideas, but I would like to know a lot more about how I can apply and
explore further more about space and how it works.
I plan to share my science note taking from my LBS 400 course and my science reflection in
my portfolio. Also, I will like to share my science projects, assignments, laboratory experiments,
and research paper regarding the knowledge I learned and experienced. I did a lot of fun
experiment in my physics laboratory class and learned so much more about physics. It was very
eye opening to learn that we live in physics in everyday life, and that science is all around us.
My work samples and artifacts are very important in order to demonstrate the many things I
learned regarding each subject/area. These samples show exactly what I was being taught by my
teachers. My teachers allowed me to explore and have my own ideas when it came to
experimenting about science. The work samples and artifacts connect to my persona experience
and learning because the way I was taught is the way I want to teach. I want to engage my
students and not only teach facts about science, but also have my students put that knowledge to
use. I want to prepare students for their future, college, careers, and also show them that science
is fun and can change your life.