Should Science Be Taught In High School Essay

William Lawrence Bragg, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in Physics in 1915 stated that, “The important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts as to discover new ways of thinking about them,” and Kaufman elementary 2nd grade science teachers put Bragg statement into action. The 2nd grade students at Kaufman are challenged through hands on actives to discover, learn, and create. The students work in groups to develop 21st century skills that not only allow them to grasp the science topics being taught in 2nd grade, but will allow them to be critical thinkers that lead the way in the future. The 2nd grade teaching team at Kaufman really knows have to set the bar high in developing and carrying out science lesson that get the students activity involved in their own learning. When I found out that I was going to be placed with one of the Science

The first day I walked into the classroom to meet my mentor teacher, I could not find her in her room because she was across the hall in another classroom. Across the hallway, they were working with the science buddies. For most science lesson Mrs. Shaw and Mrs. Flanagan come together to co-teach, and by doing this the Science Sisters were born. When the students get together they work in groups of six or seven to do hands on science experiments. The first hands on activity they were doing was a challenge to see if the groups could work together to figure out how to use two different types of matter to get a science textbook two inches off the table. (I have to say that was the best use of a textbook for learning I have ever seen). The students had only raw noodles and tape, and they had to figure out, on their own, the best way to use them to complete their challenge. In the end some groups meet the challenge and other groups