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Episode Synopsis
Show Summary:Happy back to school! In this episode, Natasha shares her lessons and reflects on the first week of school. This includes two mystery box activities to get to know her students, establish expectations for classroom participation, and connect to the scientific process. She also shares how she introduced the teaching of science by having her students, who are undergraduate preservice teachers, complete ineffective science activities to highlight the challenges of promoting science knowledge.Links from the Show:Related The STEM Space Podcast Episodes51. How Do You Get Every Student to Speak?7. How to Ask QuestionsVivify STEM Blog PostsA Teacher’s Guide to Science FairHow to Host a Debate in Your Science ClassroomEngineering and the 5E Science ModelPipecleaner STEM ChallengeVivify STEM LessonsThink Like a Scientist: Nature of Science 5E Inquiry UnitTower STEM Challenges: 5 Icebreaker ActivitiesIntro to STEM: Think Like a Scientist & Engineer!Back to School (Stage 1 STEM) Bundle: 50+ Icebreaker ActivitiesOther STEM ResourcesMystery Box: Introducing QuestioningMystery Tubes (UC Berkeley)Pear Deck (for use with Google Slides)Texas A&M University Professor Tatiana Erukhimova:- Ready for a big cloud?! These kids sure were! (YouTube)- A Texas A&M Professor Is Sharing Her Love Of Physics With Millions On TikTok (TAMU article)THE STEM SPACE SHOWNOTESTHE STEM SPACE FACEBOOK GROUPVIVIFY INSTAGRAMVIVIFY FACEBOOKVIVIFY TWITTERVIVIFY TIKTOK
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