What to do....?

This difference between a science activity and a science lesson is that an activity is the students exploring, whether they are experimenting with liquids, exploring atomic structure, or investigating earthworms. Doing these activities we can lead them toward critical exploration of their world. A science lesson, however, is the process of performing the activity and reflecting on it. It was in this chapter that we learned how to set up a scientific inquiry lesson. The segments of an inquiry lesson are as follows (according to the book): goals, science ideas, engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate. Questioning is one of the most effective skills a teacher can learn and use. Open ended questions, those that lead to multiple answers, are especially important because they help students think critically about the investigation they are conducting. Teachers use questions for multiple different things. There are questions that invite students to action, ones that access a students' own ideas and prior knowledge, and ones that check for understanding. What I thought was great about this chapter was it addressed some strategies for doing science with students with disabilities. Modifying a lesson such that it is accessible to students with disabilities is crucial to keeping them engaged and learning in the classroom. It is also important because we want these students to feel like they're on the same page as everyone else, and not falling behind.