Elementary Science Methods 1

  What did you learn this week? This wee, we did an activity with baking soda and vinegar. We learned how we can teach our future students about this phenomenon. The idea that matter is never destroyed but in a chemical reaction, a solid and a liquid can produce a gas.  Are you able to relate what you learned to what you already knew? Yes, in high school chem, we would do similar experiments in order to understand matter.  What are new or remaining questions?  Why does the chemical reaction only last a few seconds? why does the reaction not occur after the substances are mixed? 

  What did you learn this week? We learned about heat and conduction. We made a flip book demonstrating why liquid atoms move faster when heated rather than cooled. Water particles move faster when heat increases. Ice also melts faster on metal than wood because the particles are more tightly packed.  How can you apply what you've learned to your teaching in the future? Using the anology of playing pool helps connect the resoning for slow particles and fast particles moving. Fast partcle hits slow particle.  What are new or remaining questions?  how does kinetic energy come into play when thinking about assesing the simulation?