The Importance Of Science

As a child, I always saw science as a subject that was uninteresting. My overall goal in science classes was to study what was required to pass the course. Through personal experience, science was something that teachers spent little time on and did not engage students in. Today, after proper training and resources, my view on science has been modified for the better. Now, I visualize science as an imperative subject to teach students. If teachers spend more time planning to teach science, choose hands-on tasks, use formative assessments and allow students to make observations and inferences, then science can become extremely interesting. Too many dull teachers have drained the excitement out of science instead of using the necessary tools

The most important thing I have learned from research is doing science helps students retain more information rather than covering textbook chapters. “From the very first day of school, children should be involved in not only using science to investigate the world around them, but also learning how scientists practice science” (Keeley, 2010). “Therefore, instead of studying science, students should be doing science; this especially applies to early childhood children. Early Childhood students are especially important to include in doing rather than teaching them the traditional, step by step approach of

Good teachers are those who address to learning styles. According to Olson, “we should teach students in multiple ways so that instruction will match that of our learners, increasing the likelihood of learning” (2006). For example, using examples and modeling is how I learn best, so a good teacher should address my visual learning style. Therefore, a good teacher gets to know her students and their preferred learning styles. Olson also stated that teachers should pre-assess our students to determine their learning style and tailor lesson plans toward their preferred style. In my opinion, knowing learning styles is extremely vital for science teacher as it can help students engaged in the