Taryn Van Hemert

1. This week we learned about the characteristics of living things. I had already known of these characteristics, but it was really nice to get a refresher and I thought the activity that we did (shown below) was really fun.  4. This activity is something that I can apply to my future teaching and my future classroom. It was a really easy way to get creative with the different characteristics and a good way to incorporate art into a science lesson also. This would get the students excited about science and it's a good hands on activity to showcase what they have and are learning.  3. I am finding photosynthesis to be really clear and I understand all of that. Something that I am still confused about and don't understand is mesophyll and chlorophyll. Sometimes it is just hard for me to understand things that I can't see, that is why I struggle with chemistry so much.  Another thing we got started on this week was growing bean sprouts! All we did this week was add 15-20 bea...

     A question that was being investigated during out first week was, "what does your dream classroom look like?". Unfortunately, I did not realize we were to take pictures of our dream classroom, so I will just describe what I drew. I had screens on all four walls so that no matter where a student is sitting, they would be able to see the screen. I also had big windows for natural lighting. A big thing to note about my dream classroom is that I had big tables for the students to sit at instead of single desks. I like the tables because it makes socializing and group work much easier. I made the students' chairs purple because that is my favorite color. I also will have alternative seating for students who need something different.      To investigate this question we went around the class and had everyone share their dream classroom. This was helpful because we can take different ideas from other people's dream classrooms and use them for our future class...