Chapter 5 Reflection (BH)

Chapter 5 is all about creating lesson plans for science. I found this chapter very helpful especially since we are now getting ready to design our own. I never even hear of the ABC objectives until I read this chapter. I didn't realize that it stood for audience, behavior, and conditions. I think that is such a great thing to know, like a little trick in the teacher's book. I also think science learning centers are an important part of lesson plan teaching. Centers allow students to explore, discover, and experiment on their own structured or less structured situations. I think it is good for them to explore different things while learning the same topic. It gives them time to do things on their own and not sit at their desk being taught by the teacher the whole time. I also like how it talked about rubrics. I know how to do them but it is nice to have a refresher sometimes, and not all rubrics are a like. I found it really helpful when I noticed the outline for a unit they present in the chapter. I was not sure how to do my outline at first until I saw the book's example. Another important thing that was talked about was safety. Teacher's are responsible for their students and their well being. They need to ensure everyone's safety at all times, by making sure they are doing what they are told or wearing the proper safety equipment. I think it is pretty cool to have animals in the classroom. It gives everyone a responsibility to take care of it and want to know more about it which gets them more involved in science. I have never had any of that so I would definitely want to have a classroom pet in my future room. According to the book how you manage your science classroom, including managing materials and student behavior, can make or break your science teaching. The main purposes of classroom management are to ensure safety and to facilitate learning.