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Interactive Science | Interactive Notes- Heat Transfer
| In this set of interactive notes: 1.an
ice cube helps us understand why cold things are cold and hot things
are hot, 2.the hottest and coldest things in the room demonstrate conduction, 3.a swirling purple stream shows convection, and 4.radiation explains a puzzling question.
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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 5 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 the Interactive Notes system works.
►14
pictures and drawings you can use any way you like to reinforce concepts.
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Credibility
Imagine this- the bell rings at the beginning of class and you immediately begin lecturing. Is anyone listening? Unless you’re a phenomenal speaker the answer for most of us would be no. You first have to build credibility with them, which is to give them a reason to listen. With it, you’ve got their attention because they understand the purpose. Without it, you will have trouble making any activity meaningful.
And you have to keep repeating this every single day. It’s almost like you’re a salesman (in this case you’re selling concepts and ideas). In our approach, the Interactive hands-on activities is what we use to get students to “buy into” the lesson. These activities soften their minds, gets them to put away distracting thoughts, and brings them all to a common place where you can teach to everyone.
The Best Time
Which is better- to do Interactive lessons at the beginning or the end of a chapter? Which would you guess? In most cases you’re better off using demonstrations at the beginning of the chapter because:
- Demonstrations allow you to introduce a topic with more interest, when it’s really needed, and that causes…
- Less stress and anxiety sometimes associated with a new chapter
- And now you have the rest of the chapter to refer back to the demonstration for review or to show how newer concepts apply
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