Monday, June 27, 2011
Myths Demo
This was a wonderful lesson! Great job bringing all the elements in for all learners. Tracy you do a great job making this lesson feel very safe. Constellations I have to admit are very intimidating to me quite frankly because the only one I can identify is THE BIG DIPPER. You can tell you have enthusiasm for your students and that it is a hands on science class. This whole lesson would have been a complete bust if you would just have presented them with a picture and then the name. By allowing them to embark into the Solar System via the computer you have brought this lesson alive and made it real for them. With so many of us facing budget constraints and not being allowed to go anywhere we must remember we HAVE BEEN BLESSED with the WORLD AT OUR FINGERTIPS. We need to strive to use these tools and stop making excuses for not being able to bring a lesson to life. Ok Don my soap box! ;0) Bringing the lesson to the close with children finding their own constellation and then writing the Myth was brilliant. You gave them ownership and allowed creativity to flow. I think you did a wonderful job Tracy. Perhaps if I had, had you as my teacher I could find more than the Big Dipper.
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Right on, Mary Ann! Although I had some knowledge of astronomy (dad was an Air Force navigator, and he tried to teach me the constellations), I admit, this was a tough thing to learn. That's why I liked Tracy's demonstration so much. It was "easier to get the big picture" when one could zoom in and out to see the shapes more clearly. Google Earth and Google Sky were absolutely a wonderful interactive idea. Given some knowledge of the shapes, it's easier now, I would think to see the images/constellations.
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