Week 3 Blog Lab Reflection
I learned a lot of good things in lab for week 3 for Science Methods. A big thing I learned this week is all about Germination and the Seed Germination process. There are a lot of steps that lead to the complete process of germination. It all begins with the tiny seed being planted in the first part. We learned that seeds are not living until something is added to the seed to change it to living. Once things like moisture, warmth, good soil, sunlight, and just a good seed in general are added, then the plant can grow and become living!
Before lab today, I knew that we needed water to make a plant grow. What I did not know is exactly what conditions applied to plants led to the growth of things. I was able to take what I already knew, but then add what I learned today to overall gain a whole new level of understanding of the concept! I knew previously that seeds absorbing water from soil lead to them growing. I was able to gain more insight into what happens with that water and that is that it provides moisture to the embryo which is what gets the seed to start duplicating and getting fully nourished to grow properly. My biggest takeaway from this process is that plants do not just grow from water. Today I learned there is so much more to it. Yes, the seed needs water to grow but I learned when the water gets to the seed the biggest occurrence is that the embryo starts growing due to the consistent water it is given over time. This later leads to photosynthesis after sunlight is applied. I was able to take the knowledge I already knew from previous years and apply that to lab today by understanding the basics. But lab opened a whole new level of details and plants that I fully understand to another level today. That is, I fully took away step-by-step details to lead to the full process of seed germination.
In class today too, we did three different experiments/activities. The lentil seed activity, creating life cycle with play dough, and creating and planting our fast plant. For the creating life cycle activity, my group chose the butterfly life cycle to show where we broke it into the four-cycle stages. It was eye-opening and took thought when forming play dough for each step. It was eye-opening still because it requires thought about what each step does which deepened overall understanding and knowledge! This was a hands-on experiment that took the following steps and understanding what order of things go. I can take this experience into my future teaching years. Doing this hands-on, showed me just how specific I will need to be with my elementary learners as they are much younger than I am, and I did this. It will take patience and time. It taught me that things can be fun if you make the most of it. I want to be the educator who makes sure everyone is on board and enjoys the process. It showed me we can make learning fun just by making activities and that aspect can help to understand things to a whole deeper level. Nonetheless, I took a lot from Week 3 of the lab and was able to apply all this information in new and original ways to take away more knowledge than when I walked into class.
Butterfly Cycle Play Dough Creation
Hi Aleah! I liked how you wrote what you knew about how a plant grows before what you learned in class and then applied it to the blog post. I like how you said that you need to be specific when teaching elementary.
ReplyDeleteHi Aleah! I like that you want to be an educator who wants to make sure everyone is on the same page because some teachers forget about doing that.
ReplyDeleteHi Aleah! I think it was really important that you noted how hands-on activities will take a lot more time with young children. This is a good reminder and call upon our patience.
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