I was wondering what age group this question is aimed toward? I think this could be a great classroom discussion and maybe a previous activity could be to talk about all the different kinds of jobs you can get in the field of science. There are so many jobs you can get with a biology degree that I would have never even connected to science at all! This could be a really fun question for students to think about and it could lead to even more fun activities that would allow them to look more into the field of science and what all they can do with it.
I like that you connected science into a career with your students. I would like to know what grade level you are focusing on? Also, if you could expand on how you would start this discussion in class and what activities you would do. For an idea, you could invite women and men in the community that have science related careers to come and talk to the students!
This would be a good icebreaker to the subject of science. Being 3rd grade, they probably have very little idea as to what science careers are out there, and by assessing their answers, you would be able to introduce careers that they might not have otherwise though about as being a science focuses job. By doing that, they would hopefully be engaged and you could begin your unit.
I like that you are trying to engage students in thinking about scientific careers and whether they might be interested. You also might want to start with some concrete questions so that you can see what they already know about scientific careers and scientists. E.g., "What do scientists do?" "Who can be a scientist?" "What kinds of jobs involve science?" You might discover that students know very little about what science really is and who scientists are (many will have the stereotype of the man in a white coat in a laboratory!) Understanding how much students understand (and misunderstand) has great potential in helping you engage them and draw out their thinking. This is a nice start to a discussion -- good work.
I was wondering what age group this question is aimed toward? I think this could be a great classroom discussion and maybe a previous activity could be to talk about all the different kinds of jobs you can get in the field of science. There are so many jobs you can get with a biology degree that I would have never even connected to science at all!
ReplyDeleteThis could be a really fun question for students to think about and it could lead to even more fun activities that would allow them to look more into the field of science and what all they can do with it.
I like that you connected science into a career with your students. I would like to know what grade level you are focusing on? Also, if you could expand on how you would start this discussion in class and what activities you would do. For an idea, you could invite women and men in the community that have science related careers to come and talk to the students!
ReplyDeleteThis would be a good icebreaker to the subject of science. Being 3rd grade, they probably have very little idea as to what science careers are out there, and by assessing their answers, you would be able to introduce careers that they might not have otherwise though about as being a science focuses job. By doing that, they would hopefully be engaged and you could begin your unit.
ReplyDeleteI like that you are trying to engage students in thinking about scientific careers and whether they might be interested. You also might want to start with some concrete questions so that you can see what they already know about scientific careers and scientists. E.g., "What do scientists do?" "Who can be a scientist?" "What kinds of jobs involve science?" You might discover that students know very little about what science really is and who scientists are (many will have the stereotype of the man in a white coat in a laboratory!) Understanding how much students understand (and misunderstand) has great potential in helping you engage them and draw out their thinking. This is a nice start to a discussion -- good work.
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