Teaching Strategies

by Ruth Harris

It's hard to get a student's attention in a science class. A group experiment is always a good way to get a student interested in science. Not only do you get them to participate in class, they become inquisitive through the experiments. You can do this by asking them questions and also encouraging them to ask more questions about the causes and effects of the experiments. Encouraging students to work in groups help them to develop a positive attitude toward the subject because science becomes fun if they can share their ideas, their queries and the work load. But that's only the fun part. To really grasp the subject, students have to learn to be objective, logical, and critical. You have to set goals before doing any activity and make sure that they have been achieved after the activity. You also have to be involved during the activity, talking to them, asking questions, and applauding their work. And if things go wrong and they formed the wrong conclusions, get the class together and discuss this particular group's experiment. You also have to reassure this group that it is okay to get the wrong conclusions because through this the whole class will be able to view the experiment through a different perspective.

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