Tecnopoly Research Paper

For the game I was unsure what I wanted to do. I had to do an Earth Science game and I choose to talk about earthquakes. I named my game Tecnopoly. I prepared by finding a game that would be interesting to the visitors and educational while having fun playing it. I was not sure how the game was going to be constructed; I had too many things going on and causing myself to be confused. I choose a board game that was dubbed from the famous board game Monopoly. However, I only took the concept and instead of playing for money the object of the game was to test your knowledge about tectonic plate boundaries. When I tried the game out in class I was not sure which approach I would take as far as should the game be weather related due to tectonic plates, or different catastrophes …show more content…
Several visitors talked extensively about the tremors in Irving, Texas, bringing the conversation to other weather catastrophes. I enjoyed my teaching experience at the museum. I would do nothing differently from what I had prepared. The really young children loved playing with the mover I had, which was a shiny, yellow sports car. This game provided exactly what I was trying to accomplish, gaining knowledge about earth’s movement. I never thought I could teach a science class when I entered this class this fall semester. I teach other subjects all day and never thought I could teach science. The professor, Dr. Narayan is such a unique teacher that has the ability to give her students the confidence to teach science. She made me understand science is not a lab and a white coat; science is everywhere. I now understand how to relate science to everything and anything. Before taking this class I was afraid of science, period. Now, I am no longer afraid to teach science. I embrace the subject, and am confident I can teach science to my students and they will not find the subject boring. I am taking so much from this class and have been exposed to many ideas and strategies of how to teach