This chapter is centered around the idea that science is a subject matter that is able to incorporate all other subjects into it yet it is not emphasized enough. “Science is a way of thinking; it involves doing, acting, investigating, gathering, organizing, and evaluating. Active teaching promotes learning and it is through science activities and experiences that students do, act, investigate, gather, organize, analyze, and evaluate information” (p.132). It is hard to imagine that through all of the benefits that exist within the field of science that it is still a subject that is not supported well enough in many schools.
The subject of science is complex and requires all types of English from writing to speech and it also requires students to actively engage. Science is a subject that ELL students are able to do well in because it is more direct and requires discussion, participation, and practice. This subject also offers a variety of work, when taught well it can include group work and collaboration. Collaboration is a great tool for any classroom, “Students’ experiences and engagement in science activities modify prior beliefs, yielding a scientific knowledge that is uniquely personal” (p.141). Each student is going to …show more content…
Hands on activities are an aspect of science that makes it so great for learning the language, “Teachers should introduce topics whenever possible by using demonstrations, oral previews, real objects, pictures, films, and other visual or physical clues to clarify meaning” (p.146). Hands on activities help ELL students relate to a concept in a way that regular lectures cannot. Ideally a topic or concept would be discussed first or at least demonstrated in some way and then the teacher would have students start a hands on project. Students would be getting the information in different ways which increases their
The subject of science is complex and requires all types of English from writing to speech and it also requires students to actively engage. Science is a subject that ELL students are able to do well in because it is more direct and requires discussion, participation, and practice. This subject also offers a variety of work, when taught well it can include group work and collaboration. Collaboration is a great tool for any classroom, “Students’ experiences and engagement in science activities modify prior beliefs, yielding a scientific knowledge that is uniquely personal” (p.141). Each student is going to …show more content…
Hands on activities are an aspect of science that makes it so great for learning the language, “Teachers should introduce topics whenever possible by using demonstrations, oral previews, real objects, pictures, films, and other visual or physical clues to clarify meaning” (p.146). Hands on activities help ELL students relate to a concept in a way that regular lectures cannot. Ideally a topic or concept would be discussed first or at least demonstrated in some way and then the teacher would have students start a hands on project. Students would be getting the information in different ways which increases their