Week 2 Science Methods Blog Post

Characteristics of Living Things Poster

Bean Dissection

1.) What did you learn this week?                       

This week we dived a lot more into the characteristics of living things. We compared the differences between living and non living things. We worked with our table mates to create a poster showing the definitions, and created small pictures to help demonstrate what each characteristic meant. I found this part to be quite fun since its very artsy and has a creative aspect to it. We then put 15-20 seeds into a plastic cup with 7 cotton balls and some water. They went into a cube with light where well get to see what happens next class time. I really liked getting to do this because it started to feel more like a science class with the little activities and when we dissected the seeds. 

2.) Are you able to relate what you learned to what you already knew?

I was able to relate the activities in class to what I know. I remember learning about the characteristics of living and non living things in school so it was a nice flashback into that part of my life. Its also nice to relearn things in a different way then I was taught.

3.) How can you apply what you've learned to your teaching in the future?

I can apply this in the future because getting to think about science more critically for teaching purposes really adds a nice spin on the lessons, and makes it easier to engage. It makes me want to try, listen and pay attention more so I can understand the concepts and use what I'm learning in my future classroom.