Stay Ahead of the Race by Reading!

These are images of a bulletin board  that I designed and created for my Teaching Reading course. This could be used in a classroom to promote and encourage reading. The board depicts a reading triathlon which includes biking, swimming, and running. The students' reading progress is recorded by their position on the board. All books read are recorded  on the board. The students that met their goal of 10 or more received a certificate along with another prize. This took a very long time to  sketch, organize, and put together, but I'm extremely proud of this bulletin board.

The students and number of books read

The cyclists

The swimmers

The runners

The winners!

The bulletin board in its entirety.

Fingerprint Analysis

This is a miniature bulletin board I created for my Teaching Math course. This is an interactive, interdisciplinary board which includes math and science. The students would have to read the directions stated to the left and use those as well as some forensic skills to discover the person to whom the fingerprints belong.

Parts of an Eye- Cow Eye Dissection/ Cleaning Pennies

Assignment for Teaching Science course: This is a picture of a cow eye. My partner and I chose to teach a mini-lesson on the parts of an eye. Instead of making a model, we used cow eyes to show the class exactly how the parts look as well as their exact position and function in the eye. As you can see, the cornea is cloudy because the animal is deceased.

This is my final experiment/project: Cleaning Pennies for my Teaching Science course. I chose to see what household items could be used to clean pennies. I did not choose any hazardous materials. I used ketchup, mayonnaise, and baking soda to clean my pennies. The results of my experiment are as follows:
* ketchup acts as a safe, super-cleaning penny agent

Science Experiments

This is the aftermath of an in-class science experiment I did with my fourth grade students during my Junior Field Experience. We tested the buoyancy of several objects within the classroom. We used fake pennies, fake dimes, toothpicks, and many other objects. The students were asked to make predictions before an item was tested; they really enjoyed this experiment.

This is a science experiment conducted in my Teaching Science course. I re-did this experiment on two separate occasions: first, in my Elementary Curriculum course and secondly, during my Junior Field Experience with fourth graders. The students were completely amazed by this experiment. We used milk, food coloring, and dish washing liquid to show how dish washing liquid separates particles and cleans our dishes.

This is a science experiment conducted in my Teaching Science course. I re-did this experiment during my Junior Field Experience with fourth graders. The students absolutely loved this experiment! We used oil, water, and food coloring. First, I had each student write down their predictions on the outcome of mixing water and oil. Many students said that it would mix while a few disagreed. Each student had their own cup and we did this experiment step by step. I heard a unified whoa when we added the food coloring to the oil and water mixture. I had the students describe what happened and record it in their notebooks. From then on, I'm sure they'll remember that oil and water do not mix and why food coloring will be in it's particular position between the two.

Guess Hoo!

This is a science poster that I created as a requirement for my Teaching Science course. We were given owl pellets to dissect. After dissecting, we had to use the bones/ remains to decipher what organism was eaten by the owl. The title for my poster was "Guess Hoo (Who)" the purpose behind that title was to poke fun at the fate of the owl's dinner( somewhat a play on words) who or rather what the owl had for dinner; it turned out to be a mouse.