Rocks and Minerals
I never realized how much thought and time you put into just one lesson plan. After learning about our first lesson plan ROCKS AND MINERALS (very exciting), I now know how much information you need to grasp about rocks and minerals in order to teach the lesson. There are so many resources out there that are great to learn all you need to know about rocks and minerals. I love Barnes and Noble, so I plan on going into the kids section and searching for whatever I can find about rocks and minerals and see if there are any fun and interesting things I find I can incorporate into my lesson plan.
Also, the internet is a great place to find information on rocks and minerals such as: http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/rocks/links.html#samples (which has many different websites about rocks and minerals and fun activities you can do to learn more about them).
Another website is :http://42explore.com/rocks.htm (this website also has many links to other websites about rocks and minerals and projects and experiences you can do to learn more).
I am very excited to explore more websites and Barnes and Noble to learn much more about rocks and minerals. These resources will help me feel more confident in teaching the lesson plans in the classroom and exploring different experiments with the students! :)
I found some great websites for kids and teachers to use!
*Kids Astronomy http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm
is a great website for kids to learn about the planets and what they look like and learn about the solar system, asteroids and comets. There is also fun games to play to make learning more exciting!
The other website I found was Dinosaur Resources and Information for Kids www.guidetoonlineschools.com/library/dinosaurs#w be the website for you if you do not know too much about dinosaurs and want to learn more. There is a lot of neat and interesting facts about dinosaurs and all the different kinds. There is also fun games and activities to play on the webiste as well.
Hope you all enjoy!! :)
I have always liked doing fun experiments. I love doing hands on experiments and finding out what is going to happen and how it happened. I always liked science in elementary school and middle school. I took biology, environmental science, oceanography and chemistry in high school. I love nature and exploring the outdoors. Camping is so much fun and I always help my father garden flowers and tomatoes when I was younger. We had a blueberry tree in our backyard as well. I was a tomboy when I was younger too so I loved to play outside in the woods and explore things with them. I would get poison ivy about every other week. I think I have become immune to it now. :) The one thing I do not like about nature is bugs. I like some bugs but I absolutely do not like spiders. I am terrified and that can be an issue when camping.
I look forward to learn a lot more about science and create lesson plans and teach children in a classroom setting. I am very nervous, but I believe this class will help a lot. It will be a lot of fun and I am very excited.
