Sound Classroom Observation
1. What did you observe about the developmental level of students?
From the video I observed students being able to define vocabulary associated with sound showing that they had some prior knowledge on the topic. I also observed students who were actively participating in all aspects of the lesson with very few distractions. When students found another students sound vibration funny they only giggles for a few seconds then continued to listen and participate in the sound lesson. From this observation I can conclude that students knew the teachers classroom expectations and rules.
2. What strategy did this teacher use to make student thinking visible?
The teacher used several different strategies to make students thinking visible. He helped students recall their prior knowledge by asking questions and asking open …show more content…
ended questions. He also had students participate by making sound vibrations through drawing what high and low sound vibrations would look like as well test high and low vibrations through students voices and playing instruments.
3.
How has this lesson helped you understand the 4th and/or 5th grade content standards?
This lesson has helped me understand the 4th and 5th grade content standards by showing me how to incorrupt whole group science experiments. I already know the important of students learning and applying science concepts through experiments but sometimes school budgets and materials do not allow this to happen. This whole group sound experiment could easily be done by borrowing the machine that measures sound waves from the Jr high or High school. Learning about sound vibrations and waves did not need to be done just through worksheets.
4. How has your understanding of teaching this subject and/or grade level changed after viewing this video?
From viewing the video lesson on sound I know understand the importance of making sure students take an active role during whole group experiments. I do not want to just be the one completing the experiment in front of my students but will need to incorporate their involvement as the teacher did in the video.
5. What changes or additions would you make to this lesson? What follow-up activities could you do
next?
One change I would make to this lesson would have been to have students have their instruments out of the case and laying on the counter. This would be a time saver and less of a distraction to have the instrument ready to go when I was ready for it in the experiment.
A follow-up activity I would do next is to have students work in groups and visit different lab stations to experiment with sound of different objects. I would explain to my students how they are to look how the sound waves travel through different objects. They will write and draw in their science journals what they discover as well as answer questions about each station such as what they see, what they hear, is the sound wave high or low, how does the medium affect sound wave. We will regroup and discuss the findings once experiment in complete \.
From the video I observed students being able to define vocabulary associated with sound showing that they had some prior knowledge on the topic. I also observed students who were actively participating in all aspects of the lesson with very few distractions. When students found another students sound vibration funny they only giggles for a few seconds then continued to listen and participate in the sound lesson. From this observation I can conclude that students knew the teachers classroom expectations and rules.
2. What strategy did this teacher use to make student thinking visible?
The teacher used several different strategies to make students thinking visible. He helped students recall their prior knowledge by asking questions and asking open …show more content…
ended questions. He also had students participate by making sound vibrations through drawing what high and low sound vibrations would look like as well test high and low vibrations through students voices and playing instruments.
3.
How has this lesson helped you understand the 4th and/or 5th grade content standards?
This lesson has helped me understand the 4th and 5th grade content standards by showing me how to incorrupt whole group science experiments. I already know the important of students learning and applying science concepts through experiments but sometimes school budgets and materials do not allow this to happen. This whole group sound experiment could easily be done by borrowing the machine that measures sound waves from the Jr high or High school. Learning about sound vibrations and waves did not need to be done just through worksheets.
4. How has your understanding of teaching this subject and/or grade level changed after viewing this video?
From viewing the video lesson on sound I know understand the importance of making sure students take an active role during whole group experiments. I do not want to just be the one completing the experiment in front of my students but will need to incorporate their involvement as the teacher did in the video.
5. What changes or additions would you make to this lesson? What follow-up activities could you do
next?
One change I would make to this lesson would have been to have students have their instruments out of the case and laying on the counter. This would be a time saver and less of a distraction to have the instrument ready to go when I was ready for it in the experiment.
A follow-up activity I would do next is to have students work in groups and visit different lab stations to experiment with sound of different objects. I would explain to my students how they are to look how the sound waves travel through different objects. They will write and draw in their science journals what they discover as well as answer questions about each station such as what they see, what they hear, is the sound wave high or low, how does the medium affect sound wave. We will regroup and discuss the findings once experiment in complete \.