Kategorier: Alla - emotions - plants - experiments - teaching

av Jillian Westover för 1 år sedan

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Biology of Plants

In high school, a significant educational experience involved hands-on learning in a botany class. The teacher took the students out to a field to design their own plant experiments, which allowed them to learn through experience.

Biology of Plants

Biology of Plants

Memories associated

Age
12th grade

In 12th grade, my teacher took us out to a field with a variety of different plants, and had us design our own plant experiments.

Probably non-declarative, as it was learning through experience.

Sensory Connections

We live in Oregon, so it was very green and beautiful

We went in the Spring, so it was very warm

Joy to be skipping other classes to go on weekly field trips

Independence

It was exciting to go and do our own experments

Correlation to other subjects

Learning to research for essays

Research in Physics

Research in Chemistry

Allowed us to learn for ourselve - self learning.

Allowing students to research teaches them how to answe questions.

Allowed us to put what we had learned into real world situations.

letting students put what they learn into effect solidifies learning and helps them see it in a new light.

This was a really great teaching strategy. Taught us a lot about the process or research.

It is good to teach students how to research. That way, they can know how to answer questions they may have and foster an interest in science.

9th grade

Method of teaching

In 9th grade, I remember my teacher made us do dissections of plants, and them label a diagram with the parts.

declarative

dissections help students remeber concepts through doing and phycially seeing a concept

Physical

We had to find our own flower to dissect, I remember mine being very colorful with bright petals

Plants have a very distinct texture

Emotional

I didn't like my teacher, so that contributed to my lack of motivation

I remember being annoyed at this assigment

Correlation into other subjects

Animal Biology

Human Anatomy

Do I currently remember anything I learned from 9th grade about plant biology? No. All of my current understanding comes from college courses.

Implications

Dissections are great. They teach a lot! But you have to do it in a way that makes kids excited to learn about them, and do them. Don't make it boring or a chore.

As a 9th grader, I didn't care for this. I remember being confused and annoyed at this assignment. I don't think I liked my teacher very much.

7th Grade

Methods of teaching

In 7th grade, my teacher was really into showing us videos to teach us science. Maybe not the most effective way to teach, but I remember being really excited about it. We watched "Life," which taught us about different types of plants in the world.

Type of learning

Non-declarative - I remember some of the video, but none of the facts it wants me to.

Sensory connections

I remember something about the venus fly trap. It looked very uncomfortable to touch

The video was very green, that's about all I remember about it

Response

I did get excited to watch those videos though

On the otherhand, students do enjoy them.

I currently don't remember the details of those videos, so maby not the most effective strategy

Videos don't give experience, so they are a good strategy, but not the best.

Didn't give students experience