Bill Nye the Science Guy

information frees up gray matter in the brain, so the brain can focus on remembering more significant facts. This completely negates Heid’s argument because it focuses on the positives of using a phone all the time. The article mentions that Bill Nye the Science Guy also believes smartphones can actually make people smarter. The author uses the example that instead of having to memorize people’s phone numbers, the brain can focus on remembering more crucial events such as a past vacation or a…

STEM Reflection The lesson that Kaitlyn and I created was designed around the NGSS standard K-PS2-2. This standard address force and motion through the evaluation of data to determine if a solution can change the speed or direction of an object. My placement this semester is in a K-4 resource room. For this lesson, I worked with my kindergarten and first grade students. Additionally, during the day, students are be pulled out for special services, so I was only working with three students at…

You know what makes those grade school “get to know you!” games ulcer-inducing? Being the only kid in class without an easy answer. At the beginning of each school year, without fail, our teachers would herd us into sharing circles and we were forced to choose an easy self-identifier to share with the class. In order for you to truly understand how I feel about sharing circles, here is what I imagine hell to be like: Everyone is forced to stand in an eternal, godawful sharing circle and watch,…