10/28 Class

Today in class we began doing our Midterm Lesson Plan presentations. Four groups went today. The first group did a lesson plan on how magnets attract and repel. Each table was given a bag with different items that either attracted, repelled, or had no reaction on the magnet. The second group did a lesson plan which showed how many books could be stacked on a cookie plate, which was placed over the egg and a piece of wood, to see how many it took before the egg broke. The number of books it took was 59 children's books. I liked this project because I have never heard of anything like it before. The third group did an experiment in which a pop can with a small amount of water in it was placed on a hot plate, and then put upside down in very cold water. The can was supposed to crush by itself due to the pressure, but some variable in the experiment was wrong and it did not work. Dr. Ezrailson explained that that is how science works sometimes, you just need to figure out the right variables in order to see the results. Although this experiment did not work at the time I still find it to be a very neat project that students would enjoy. The fourth group did a lesson plant to teach students the difference between solids and liquids. They passed around small bags of solids and liquids for us to see which was which. There were also mistery solids and liquids which students had to go up to the desk and see (ice, burning candle). All of today's projects were very interesting and enjoyable to watch. I think they are definitely projects I could use in the future.