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:
- A great website http://www.sciencenotebooks.org/
- the Book: Science Notebooks: Writing About Inquiry
Happy Notebooking!!
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