Teaching+Artifacts


 * Mealworm Experiment:**

The following link is a Wiki Space created by my colleagues and I. The Wiki Space presents the many experiments that our group has conducted using mealworms and the conclusions we have reached. This project is an example of a **discovery-based** approach to Science that teachers can easily incorporate into their classrooms. Students are provided with mealworms and the opportunity to construct their very own questions and correlating experiments. Students answer their own questions (hypothesis) by conducting the experiments that they create. The students are in control of their learning! Students are given the opportunity to present the information in a variety of ways e.g. using a Wiki Space as we have done. This project also gives students the opportunity to explore various forms of technology.

Mealworm Observation

**Exploration Learning Center:**

The following pictures are from a **Learning Center** completed by my colleagues and I. The Learning Center is based on the grade 4 Social Studies unit on Exploration. A Learning Center is a teaching strategy that allows students to learn (**discover**) in an independent manner. Students are able to work at their own level and learn hands-on. Our group designed a number of activities that met the curriculum outcomes for this unit and divided them into categories: must complete, should complete and could complete. Each activity was placed at a separate table (center). As students completed an activity, they moved to the next center.

Art Journal:

The following photographs are of an art journal created by my kindergarten students. Each night, the special helper was responsible for taking the journal and assigned book home and completing a new entry. Students would read the selected book with an adult and write about and illustrate their favorite part of the story. Students were provided the opportunity to share their entry with the class the following morning. This activity is fun and promotes literacy at home.