Observation Reflection

By Samantha Foreman

Teaching Science

• Science logs– Students had science logs for writing down their

predictions and observations• Foss kits– The teacher would use the foss kits to teach

science to the class. – They would spend a whole week learning about

various properties of pitch

Halloween

• To ensure that learning was still taking place on Halloween the teacher had students do Halloween themed science activities– Students were making siders from marshmallows– Students had a spinning ghost activity were they

needed to find a way to make it spin– Frankenstein Hand• Students made predictions about what would happen,

did the experiment, and the teacher explained in scientific terms what happened.

Science in Reading

• During the mornings the students were learning about the ocean with various books about the ocean

• Students were in their reading groups that were grouped by levels.

• The teacher would spend 20 minutes with each reading group.

My lesson

• My lesson was the last lesson in my unit and was modified a bit so that it could be taught without the previous lessons

• The lesson involved spinning colored wheels• The students were very well behaved – They enjoyed the science lesson

Classroom Layout

• During the time the students were learning about the ocean the whole white was lined up with books about the ocean

• Desks were arranged into groups with a table in the right corner of the room.– The table was used for reading groups and when

the teacher needed to explain things to a small group of students

Classroom Layout continue

• The classroom had a nice sized classroom library

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