Wk 1 - day 2

wednesday, september 3rd
today was spent going over class expectations, rules, routine, etc. mrs. s and ms. k both started off with a question on the overhead projector. students were instructed to come in, sit down, and pull out their answer sheet and answer the question. the students were shown where to pick up the handout and where to return it. if the students write down the question it's one point and if they answer it...it's another point...at the end of the week, it's an easy ten points. by having the students sit down right away and start with the question of the day, it gives the teachers time to take attendance and gets the students minds on science. the scavenger hunt handout was corrected in class and if the students shown an effort in trying to complete the handout...it was worth 10 points. mrs. s stated that last year a handful of students had completed the sheet, but no one managed to do it this year.

the teachers are trying to cut down on note-taking this semester, but sometimes it just can't be overlooked. the students were given 6 definitions to write down; science, technology, life science, earth science, experiment, and scientific method. after this students were paired up and given a technology product. they had to list the pro's and cons of the product and discuss it. it went well, of course most students thought the cell phone was the most important product.

it was amazing how much time was taken up by all the "little" things. time is a definite enemy and the day can be too short to get everything done.