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Interactive Science | Interactive Notes- Electricity
| In this set of interactive notes students will: 1.use an unusual method to move a ping pong ball, 2.light up a fluorescent tube, 3.observe ice on conductors and non-conductors, and 4.light a Christmas tree light bulb.
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►A strong 6-page set of
Teacher Notes
full of illustrations and details (shown left):
- Page 1 is divided into 3 easy-to-follow sections: How To Use
Interactive Notes, Student Materials (linked to a science supply
company), and Beforehand.
- Pages 2-5 each focuses on one of the four student-performed demonstrations. They begin with a screenshot and a paragraph describing how students do the demo. The rest of the page contains more information you need to know, like- advice on how the demo works best, links/resources, cautions, different ways of doing the demo, and things you might say.
- The last page explains how to get the materials cleaned up and ready for your next science class most efficiently. Students do all the work!
►A clear 6 slide
PowerPoint (shown right) that leads you and your students through the 4 demonstrations. There are 4 parts to each slide: the drawing, what we did, what we saw, and what's happening. As each appears, it cues students to write it on their handout.
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student handout that follows the same format that the PowerPoint uses, which makes it easy for students to follow.
►A document that explains
how to cover your windows with a re-useable black plastic system so that you can have the necessary total darkness in demo #2.
►Another document that explains
how the Interactive Notes system works.
►A
True/False quiz that your students would love to take. It's in both PowerPoint and document format.
►15
pictures and drawings you can use any way you like to reinforce concepts.
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Letting Go
To your great relief, none of our lessons will ask you to do everything for every student. In fact, you’ll notice a complete shift of who does what in our lessons. Students, not you, are the ones doing things. Your job is to stand back and make sure the outcomes are what they’re supposed to be, and then move in with dialogue when they’re ready. This may be uncomfortable for you at first. But the rewards are worth it.
By handing over the best part of the lesson to students- the demonstration- you are showing trust. Most students will respond to this by rewarding you (and themselves) with a higher level of maturity, and now everyone’s winning. In our lessons your role is to give students enough clear instruction so they know what to do. But always leave some “play” room that they will use to discover for themselves. Having come upon something amazing with their own hands, they will naturally go further and manipulate variables, enriching the discussion even more. That’s what science really is, and that’s what should be happening in a science classroom.
Including Everyone
Is it really true that these lessons are for every student in your room? Let’s see- we know the “good” kids who normally pay attention will continue to do so. But what about the daydreamers, the troublemakers, and those who panic when things get “wordy” and technical? Our Interactive lessons have been designed to keep everyone interested. The daydreamer will become intrigued with the demonstration. Troublemakers are usually kids who hate worksheets because they have trouble reading, so they’ll love getting their hands on science. And those easily frightened will be ok too, because they’ll get a boost of confidence from what they did themselves. And that which you have done with your own hands you are no longer afraid of.
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