Journal #8
Co-Teaching Lesson
My groups lesson took heavy preparation for each of us
individually. My group mates and worked heavily to ensure that our lesson plan
covered every major aspect of STEM. Each activity that we created focused on a
different element, and they all their own unique twist. Science was taught
through a short lecture at the beginning of the class, leading up to four
amazing activities. Technology and Math questions were incorporated into
the Jeopardy game. Engineering was shown while the students made a Marble Run
with my building activity that I spent hours the night before trying to
perfect.
While creating my activity, I had one goal in mind, to
use the marble run, or “mouse trap,” to help the students understand and learn
about basic physics, as well kinetic and potential energy. I tried many different ideas, but I did not
have enough of the materials to create the initial plan that I had in mind. As
all great teachers learn to do, I had adapt to the materials that were
available to me. After numerous failures, something finally clicked! I struck a
gold mine in my head. The idea of a short, yet intriguing building competition.
The kids loved it! It made me feel amazing on the inside.
Overall, with our
differing schedules, it was difficult to come together to discuss all of
lessons in great detail. I did not know exactly what my peers were doing with
their lessons, but I trusted in all of them to complete their individual
lesson. We did meet prior the week before in front of the Skeller to create an
outline of sorts for our lesson. After the initial discussion, I had clue what
was going to happen with everyone else’s lesson plans. Although our lesson came together,
communication all sides could have been better.
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