Project Description
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For 8th grade students, Earth Science can be seen as a series of dry facts and boring textbook content, rather than as an enriching experience that peaks curiosity and interest. My desire for students is that they will become more aware of the world around them, developing a greater appreciation for our planet and the dynamic forces that are at work on, in and around it. I want my students thinking like scientists; probing, questioning and seeing the world anew with a sense of wonder and discovery. The rock cycle is the rock cycle. The likelihood of gaining new facts in this area is slim, but the way we look at the facts we have and put together the pieces may lead to a new and deeper understanding that can change our perspective and attitudes about our world and science.
Through the use of project-based learning and the flipped-classroom model, I hope to create students who are better problem solvers willing to take risks and see ideas through multiple perspectives.
As said by William Lawrence Bragg, “The important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts as to discover new ways of thinking about them.”
Through the use of project-based learning and the flipped-classroom model, I hope to create students who are better problem solvers willing to take risks and see ideas through multiple perspectives.
As said by William Lawrence Bragg, “The important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts as to discover new ways of thinking about them.”