Chapter 7: Integrating Science and Engineering
Teaching science involves aligning your lessons with next-generation science standards. Science/engineering and language arts can be used altogether during lessons. You can seek connections with language arts to science lessons. Science/engineering can be incorporated into mathematics. Based on the standards of both math and language arts you can use both in your science lesson and make the lesson even more intriguing. Science/engineering can also be incorporated into social studies lesson, art and music and health and physical education. Teaching your students that science can be incorporated into all subjects can change their perception of science. Science becomes more interesting when it can be used in many different subjects and lessons.
Chapter 8: Using Technology to Enhance Science Learning
Technology is taking over the world. Many students and children know how to use technology before the age of 3, I've seen it countless times. It is important as an educator to learn how to use technology in your classroom. Technology is familiar to children and has become a part of their life. Technology can enhance lessons. Technology can help students to learn more about a topic with further researching. There are different apps on the computer that can engage students and enhance their science experience.
Chapter 9: Adapting the Science Curriculum
Students from all different background will be learning in your classroom. There can be students who speak little to no English and can not read the language either. As a teacher, you need to accommodate the students to help them learn. For science, you can get reading materials for non-English speakers. As a teacher, you need to foster parent/classroom science connections. Get the parents involved and explain to them what is going to be done in the classroom and how science is going to be taught. Letters can be sent home in the home language or a translator can be used.
"Children with disabilities need to learn the same things as other children, but they may need to learn these things in different ways or at different rates".
Differentiated instruction is important because not all students learn the same way. Universal design for learning incorporates multiple learning modalities. Accommodations and modifications will need to be made for students depending on their IEP or support needs. Every student should have an exciting and engaging science school experience.
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