119. Think Like A Scientist

9/1/2023

Show Summary:

Happy back to school! In this episode, Natasha shares her lessons and reflects on the first week of school. This includes two mystery box activities to get to know her students, establish expectations for classroom participation, and connect to the scientific process. She also shares how she introduced the teaching of science by having her students, who are undergraduate preservice teachers, complete ineffective science activities to highlight the challenges of promoting science knowledge.

Links from the Show:

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Vivify STEM Blog Posts

• A Teacher’s Guide to Science Fair

• How to Host a Debate in Your Science Classroom

• Engineering and the 5E Science Model

• Pipecleaner STEM Challenge

Vivify STEM Lessons

• Think Like a Scientist: Nature of Science 5E Inquiry Unit

• Tower STEM Challenges: 5 Icebreaker Activities

• Intro to STEM: Think Like a Scientist & Engineer!

• Back to School (Stage 1 STEM) Bundle: 50+ Icebreaker Activities

Other STEM Resources

• Mystery Box: Introducing Questioning

  • Mystery Tubes (UC Berkeley)

• Pear Deck (for use with Google Slides)

• Texas A&M University Professor Tatiana Erukhimova

  • Ready for a big cloud?! These kids sure were! (YouTube)

  • A Texas A&M Professor Is Sharing Her Love Of Physics With Millions On TikTok (TAMU article)

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