Alyce Gambrall - Science Blog

  Bean Game 1.) What did you learn this week? I leaned a lot more about mutations and the harm that surrounds them along with the good parts  Some mutations talked about are insertion, deletion, and substitution. . We played a bean game with our table groups and got to learn more about predators and prey. Overall a fun day in class. 2.) Are you able to relate what you learned to what you already knew? I don't remember a whole lot about the mutation subjects like the ones learned from class today. Its been a while so relearning some of the subjects and having activities to go along was a nice refresher for things for the future. 3.)  How can you apply what you've learned to your teaching in the future? I think this would be some fun class activities to turn a subject that may be uninteresting to some, and make it fun and exciting. I plan on taking the topic points and the bean game to my future class one day so they can learn more and be able to un...

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Plant Update Candy DNA Model Baby Lab 1.) What did you learn this week? This week we spent some time diving more into genetics and what we are made of. We talked about how we get certain traits, and the genes that we have now. We used candy to do see it more interactively. We looked at our plants, and at the end of class we took time to create a child with a flip of a coin. Deciding what traits the baby will have with dominant and recessive genes. 2.) Are you able to relate what you know to what you already knew? I remember doing activities like the ones done in class that help you see how things are decided by building your own. Like when we did the baby activity today. I can relate back to it because its like it opened a memory I haven't seen or thought about in a long time. I remember how to know when certain traits take over, so it was a nice refresher. 3.) How can you apply what you've learned to your teaching in the future?  I think taking the time to create activit...

   Butterflies Pollination Turtle T-Chart 1.) What did you learn this week? This week we looked at the butterflies which have now grown, we spent some time with our plants making sure that they still get the pollination step. We took dried bees and rubbed them on the petals so that the plants can become pollinated. I thought this was interesting since I thought the bees had to be alive to do so. But as long as the flowers become pollinated then thats all that matters. We then did an activity with sea turtles. We looked at their life expectancy's and played a game to try and stay alive. Overall I leanred more about the pollination steps and turtles. 2.) How can you apply what you've learned to your teaching in the future? I think I can see myself using the turtle game activity in my future classroom. We had a paper activity and got random numbers and letters to try and stay alive. I think its very informational on the things turtles have to try and live through. And makes ...

  Plant Progress 5E Inquiry Lesson Plan Rubric Life Cycle Jamboard Activity 1.) What did you learn this week? I learned a lot more about the types of life cycles, and the food chains that correspond with them. We talked and looked over our plant progress from the past week, and talked as a class about the lesson plan rubric and how to use them in a classroom. We also moved the chrysalises to the butterfly sanctuary since they will be ready very soon. 2.) Are you able to relate what you know to what you already knew? I knew some info from my past school years about the life cycle, and food chain but its been so long. So refreshing the information was nice to get an idea on how to better teach it for my future students. So being able to relate that information was a nice understanding for the new information to come. 3.) How can you apply what you've learned to your teaching in the future?  I think creating activities that really make my students think and ha...

Plant Progress 5E Modeling Presentation 1.) What did you learn this week? I learned more about the 5E's of modeling. Engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate. All things I have heard about in a sentence, but I haven't heard them in a long time. It was nice to learn about the different ways students use them in class and the ways that teachers can implement them in lessons as well. We also got to see our plants grow more, which was pretty neat. 2.)  Are you able to relate what you learned to what you already knew? I think knowing the previous terms and learning how they work together and seeing how important they are really set a stage for a leaning environment. These things don't just fit into one subject but rather multiple. I can see myself trying even harder to use all of them more often in my classroom, with also gaining a better understanding for them. 3.)  How can you apply what you've learned to your teaching in the future? I think keep...

Frog Life Cycle Seed Sprouts in Cup More Planting 1.)  Are you able to relate what you learned to what you already knew? I would say yes, I could relate. In school its pretty impossible to not talk about the life cycle so relearning and thinking about the ideas and concept wasn't anything new. It was pretty fun to use the play-doh since its something that I have used in a science class before. (In 4th grade we made the digestive system with play-doh) So for me it was a really fascinating to relook at the idea and what everyone else in my class made as well!!  2.) Which parts did you find clear and which were confusing? I'm not sure what I would find too confusing, I think at first when we put seeds with cotton balls, and water that was confusing to grasp how that would evolve to anything but I would say I can see things pretty clear. Understanding the characteristics of living things, and non living. While also going over all the parts of the life cycle. I think...