Monday, April 30, 2012

Drawn to Science Website

I was recently made aware of a great teacher resource that would support anyone teaching in the STEM fields.  The drawn to science web site provides examples and information about how to use and analyze student drawings to examine how students are learning science.  
According to their web site the Drawn to Science website is part of Project Nexus, a National Science Foundation supported project in the Teacher Professional Continuum Program. The full title of the project is The Maryland Upper Elementary/Middle School Science Teacher Professional Continuum Model.  A major resource  of this website is to provide an example of how drawings can be used as evidence in science education research.
At Weaver Lake every student in grades K-6 uses a science notebook as a science tool, students collect data, sketch experiments and use it as a nature journal when out in our nature area. Teachers use authentic activities to demonstrate the need to keep an accurate science notebook.  There are many great books you can purchase about how to start using science notebooks in your classroom:
  
Happy Notebooking!! 

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