On Saturday, April 22nd, thousands of people gathered in front of Washington Monument to turn Earth Day into an homage to science. They marched from Constitution Avenue to the foot of Capitol Hill.
The march began after the women's march on Washington, which was held the day after Trump's inauguration. The fight is centered on science, education and planet earth.
When I found out about this march, I was a little surprised that there even is one. Then, I looked more into it and realized that science is not as "talked" about as many think it is. That is why this march came to be. As human beings living on this beautiful planet earth, we need to take care of every inch of it. This march is a friendly reminder to do so and to be mindful of our everyday habits.
Jigsaw learning is a cooperative learning technique. In order to use the Jigsaw learning technique, you first break up the class into groups of 3-5 students. These groups are the "home groups." Each student within their home group is assigned a different aspect of a topic. For example, if the topic that the students were studying was animals, each member of the home group would be assigned a different aspect of the topic animals, such as mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds and fish. After the students are assigned their aspect, they meet up with the students from the other groups who were assigned the same aspect. For example, all the students who were assigned the aspect mammals meets up with one another. This becomes the students "expert groups." The students work with their expert group to become experts on their aspect. After the students become experts on their aspect, they return to their home groups and teach each other about their aspect. By the end, students have an understanding of the whole topic.
This article that I found on the Science News website talks about how snow actually is calming in certain respects. I found this article to be interesting because it is true, when it snows the world around us seems to get quieter and more relaxed. According to this article, snow absorbs commercial sounds a lot better than rain can. On average, snow absorbs about 60% of the sound which is why it is so calming during and after the snow falls.
I also chose this article because it relates to my unit plan as well as the lessons that my group and I taught for fieldwork. This article is easy to follow and very informative.
A main part of science is staying updated on what is going on in the world. In order to know and understand, it is important to always look for articles and read to keep up to date on facts. In my future classroom, I would have my students look up current events and articles based on a specific topic they are interested in. This gives the students the option to research information they are interested in and learn more. This would mostly be an individual based assignment because each student might be interested in something different. Research is so important for students to know how to do. In each short little article, you can learn so much more than you ever have before.
