Today, we focused on what we've learned. Using a KWL, students shared in their groups some of the things we've learned about electricity this past week. I posed the question to them what would you have wanted to learn, if we'd done this KWL chart last week...the answer, a quick "um, nothing really" to "could Frankenstein be real?" This prompted a discussion about the recent news of a head/brain transplant, and the relationship between what we're studying and the human body. It's never a bad thing to take a minute and answer current event questions (keeps them reading and listening to the news!) nor to make those connections that make science personal. We want kids to wonder and ask questions!
Next up, we addressed the W part of the chart...what questions are lingering so far. Then, we hit the L: what did we actually learn last week. Now, I added another column, "what's next". This column allows me to connect what they learned last week to what they are going to learn this week--because physical science is cumulative and connected.
To transition, I asked students what was the first thing that popped into their head when they heard the word power. The first few volunteers' answers are on the board around the word power.
So, tl; dr: We learned about current, voltage, and resistance last week. This week it's all about power.
Your students will be designing an electromagnet lab this week!
Next up, we addressed the W part of the chart...what questions are lingering so far. Then, we hit the L: what did we actually learn last week. Now, I added another column, "what's next". This column allows me to connect what they learned last week to what they are going to learn this week--because physical science is cumulative and connected.
To transition, I asked students what was the first thing that popped into their head when they heard the word power. The first few volunteers' answers are on the board around the word power.
So, tl; dr: We learned about current, voltage, and resistance last week. This week it's all about power.
Your students will be designing an electromagnet lab this week!