Reflection On Erosion

I taught a lesson on erosion that included an educational video, an investigation, and a popcorn vocabulary activity. At the beginning of my lesson, I asked the students what erosion and weathering were to see if they remembered what they had learned in previous lessons with their teacher. The students were unsure of the answers and they guessed for the most part. Some students that answered were headed in the right path but could not quite get the correct information. From there, we watched a video on erosion and weathering and I asked them the same questions after the video. The students were able to better answer the same questions that I asked before the video once the video was over. The students answered the majority of the questions

The students seemed to struggle with this part of the investigation. They were not sure what to ask. When I walked around to the groups to help them, they all had questions but they did not think they were good enough to write on the paper. I ensured them that those were all great questions and they would easily be answered throughout the investigation. Next was the “Formulate a Hypothesis” section of the worksheet. I asked the students if they knew what a hypothesis was and none of them knew. I informed them that a hypothesis was an educated guess and to make a guess about what was going to happen during the experiment. This part went better than the asking questions section. After formulating a hypothesis, I demonstrated how the investigation should be carried out. Students were then free to investigate in their groups. The investigation went well. Students were able to share and each get a turn to drop a liquid onto a skittle and watch the “erosion”

For the more advanced student, I was able to ask him various questions through out the lesson to test his knowledge further. As the groups investigated, I walked around asking them questions. When I stopped at this students group, I asked him more in depth questions. For the student with autism and ADHD, he uses a weighted vest and a bouncy seat. During my lesson, those two items helped keep him in his seat. I was able to keep him engaged in the lesson due to the interactions that I had with him. After I showed the video, I asked the class questions and allowed this focus student to answer some of the questions. During the investigation, this student was able to stay engaged due to the hands on activity. Also, the skittles helped to keep his attention throughout the