How Is Science Taught
Science in the Classroom
Throughout the history of man-kind science has been one of the most talked about subjects of all time. Science is the understanding of the unknown and is solely based upon questions, and experiments. Within the subject everyone has their own opinions. By having this, science is a totally controversial element where not everyone can agree on one idea. All across the board science in the classroom is taught hundreds of thousands of different ways especially on controversial topics such as, the Big Bang Theory, how the Earth was formed, how the Earth moves, gravity, and evolution.
Throughout the history of man-kind science has been one of the most talked about subjects of all time. Science is the understanding of the unknown and is solely based upon questions, and experiments. Within the subject everyone has their own opinions. By having this, science is a totally controversial element where not everyone can agree on one idea. All across the board science in the classroom is taught hundreds of thousands of different ways especially on controversial topics such as, the Big Bang Theory, how the Earth was formed, how the Earth moves, gravity, and evolution.
As we all know, the big bang is a theory that is taught in space science talking about how the Earth and planets were formed. Learning about the big bang comes along with a lot of different sub-subjects. For example, you learn about the galaxies and what planets they belong to if any and the planets along with all of their properties.
The teaching styles of this particular subject could become quite creative as far as your approach goes. For example, there are slideshows that can be presented to show the Big Bang actually happened. In the slideshow there will be examples of how the Big Bang happened including explosions, movements, and placements. Also there are projects done hands on to show how this theory came into play and the results of it. In this example the students would make the explosion with models and show the Big Bang in eye view just if the students learn better with hands on material. As Andrew Falk and Lauren Brodsky mentioned in their new letter Incorporating Models into Science Teaching to Meet the Next Generation Science Standard, “Given that models have a variety of roles, there are numerous ways to incorporate them into instruction with students.” (Falk, Brodsky 3). Using models to teach science has become more useful to teachers because that student can actually see the changes and why their theories could become correct.
As far as the teaching goes on a whole it is more important that what you are teaching actually gets taught. If the teacher is taking a whole week to teach one subject but the student does not understand then that teacher, in my opinion, is unsuccessful. Me being a student and learning about science, since it such a wide variety to learn, I would want to understand what the teacher is talking about and why the teacher is saying certain things. Should I believe everything that my teacher is saying? Or should I take it upon myself to make sure that I understand?
I asked middle school science teacher Mrs. Yendrick what she thought was the most important thing being a teacher, “Well, it’s simple…making sure that the students you are teaching understands the material is what I strive for. If there are questions and uncertainty, then I would go back over important parts of the lesson with those students who do not understand the lesson and go further in depth with them to make sure they fully understand the lesson.”
Me being a student that still has a few problems with learning in a large surrounding with more than 20 students, I would prefer to learn like this. First I listen to the teacher to see if I understand the lesson with the class. If I don’t understand, I’ll go to the teacher and ask for individual help if it can be given. There are many different types of students and they all have their own way of successfully learning. With the Big Bang theory being such a strong subject in science to talk about there are a lot of questions that go a long with it. Being a science teacher you would have to be very well prepared for these questions.
But while teaching something like the Big Bang could become very risky for there are different views of this subject. Since the Big Bang is a scientific theory that is an effort to explain what happened during and after the moment of forming, then as a teacher there are situations to be prepared for. There are teaching that debunk the theory. Those who believe in the theory that there is a higher power that created Earth would not particularly appreciate listening to learning about the Big Bang theory. So with that being said, there are different approaches to a subject like this.
As a teacher for those who do not believe in a higher power being the creator of the universe, teaching this subject could be fairly easier to teach. While teaching this in that aspect, the teacher could go on about the lesson without having the stop due to someone who does not believe in that specific theory. With the Big Bang, in short, you’re taught that there was an explosion in space which formed the planets and from there animals appeared that later would evolve into today’s life. The teachings of students who do not believe in the science theory are taught that there was a higher power or being that made the earth and its first people to live. That higher power is who the people on Earth should worship and so on and so forth. Both teachings have a long story of why they should or should not be taught which goes into great detail and as a teacher you should be very aware.
The Big Bang theory is the start of many things. For example it leads into the Earth, gravity, evolution and so much more. Being that it is a specific subject, the questions that come along with it are endless.
The teaching styles of this particular subject could become quite creative as far as your approach goes. For example, there are slideshows that can be presented to show the Big Bang actually happened. In the slideshow there will be examples of how the Big Bang happened including explosions, movements, and placements. Also there are projects done hands on to show how this theory came into play and the results of it. In this example the students would make the explosion with models and show the Big Bang in eye view just if the students learn better with hands on material. As Andrew Falk and Lauren Brodsky mentioned in their new letter Incorporating Models into Science Teaching to Meet the Next Generation Science Standard, “Given that models have a variety of roles, there are numerous ways to incorporate them into instruction with students.” (Falk, Brodsky 3). Using models to teach science has become more useful to teachers because that student can actually see the changes and why their theories could become correct.
As far as the teaching goes on a whole it is more important that what you are teaching actually gets taught. If the teacher is taking a whole week to teach one subject but the student does not understand then that teacher, in my opinion, is unsuccessful. Me being a student and learning about science, since it such a wide variety to learn, I would want to understand what the teacher is talking about and why the teacher is saying certain things. Should I believe everything that my teacher is saying? Or should I take it upon myself to make sure that I understand?
I asked middle school science teacher Mrs. Yendrick what she thought was the most important thing being a teacher, “Well, it’s simple…making sure that the students you are teaching understands the material is what I strive for. If there are questions and uncertainty, then I would go back over important parts of the lesson with those students who do not understand the lesson and go further in depth with them to make sure they fully understand the lesson.”
Me being a student that still has a few problems with learning in a large surrounding with more than 20 students, I would prefer to learn like this. First I listen to the teacher to see if I understand the lesson with the class. If I don’t understand, I’ll go to the teacher and ask for individual help if it can be given. There are many different types of students and they all have their own way of successfully learning. With the Big Bang theory being such a strong subject in science to talk about there are a lot of questions that go a long with it. Being a science teacher you would have to be very well prepared for these questions.
But while teaching something like the Big Bang could become very risky for there are different views of this subject. Since the Big Bang is a scientific theory that is an effort to explain what happened during and after the moment of forming, then as a teacher there are situations to be prepared for. There are teaching that debunk the theory. Those who believe in the theory that there is a higher power that created Earth would not particularly appreciate listening to learning about the Big Bang theory. So with that being said, there are different approaches to a subject like this.
As a teacher for those who do not believe in a higher power being the creator of the universe, teaching this subject could be fairly easier to teach. While teaching this in that aspect, the teacher could go on about the lesson without having the stop due to someone who does not believe in that specific theory. With the Big Bang, in short, you’re taught that there was an explosion in space which formed the planets and from there animals appeared that later would evolve into today’s life. The teachings of students who do not believe in the science theory are taught that there was a higher power or being that made the earth and its first people to live. That higher power is who the people on Earth should worship and so on and so forth. Both teachings have a long story of why they should or should not be taught which goes into great detail and as a teacher you should be very aware.
The Big Bang theory is the start of many things. For example it leads into the Earth, gravity, evolution and so much more. Being that it is a specific subject, the questions that come along with it are endless.