PROJECT-BASED SCIENCE

Technology:

Technology plays a key role in a project-based science classroom. Students will be using multple forms of technology to organize data, research, and design virtual prototypes/experiments.

Field Work:

Students will not only be learning within the classroom. Students will have opporutnities to get out of the classroom to complete observations, conduct experiments, and relate concepts to the natural world.

Experiments/Labs:

Students will constructing their own experiments that are designed to enhance their knowledge of the science unit. Students will be journaling their data and defining conclusions based upon experimentation.

Project-Based Science In Action

This quick video shows the type of classroom that I seek to develop. The power of project-based science through inquiry-based opportunities is amazing. This is a 21st Century classroom that shows an effective learning enviornment allowing students to thrive.

The important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts as to discover new ways of thinking about them.

-William Lawrence Bragg

Student Research:

Students will constructing multiple projects throughout the school year. Students will research a topic within the science unit to become an expert on the topic selected.

Student Presenations:

Students can use multiple different visual aids to diplay their research and newly acquired knowledge to their peers. The visual aid created should be appealing to their audience and present relative information that will enhance the knowledge of the class.

Parent Volenteering:

To have a successful project-based science classroom, parent volunteeing will be critical. Messages will become available for parent volunteers to help setup materials, chaperone out of class opportunities, and provide neccessary resources.