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The exploration stations give students the chance to explore and discover phenomenon on their own. They are a great place for students to dig deep and to question and wonder. Best tips for creating the exploration stations is to be sure you do the prep work and have all the materials students will need at each station. The stations should take a relatively equal amount of time to complete. And most importantly, setting up guidelines and expectations and MODELING what you expect from students while they are at the stations is key to making them successful in your classroom.

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These station gives the students s change to be very independent and to choose how to work. It gives the teacher a change to observe how the students are learning. The students feel that they are making their own choices and feel free to make choices.

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Exploration stations
1 What is the value in using Exploration Stations with PS?

Exploration stations in Science allow students to take what they know and independently build on that knowledge. When the stations are set up in a way that fosters and steers the students toward the desired learning goal the students will find the correct answer and have that brilliant aha moment on their own. Giving them the gift of Exploration stations not only allows them the time, space and materials to draw their own conclusions it also allows for collaborative work and idea building. No matter how old or young the ability to work with a team or group of others on a joint task always improves the outcome.

2. What is the best tip you have for setting up Exploration Stations in your classroom?

The best tip I can give for setting up stellar Exploration Stations is do your prep work. 1st prep the materials and plan out where and how each station will be and how long it should take. 2nd Prep the students to be able to have the skills to work at these type of stations positively. Not every student will come to you with the skills to do this right away. You will have to lay out your expectations and practice until you know they understand what they need to do.

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Exploration Stations:

1.     What is the value in using Exploration Stations with Phenomenal Science?

·       Exploration stations allow students the opportunity to investigate, explore, and observe.   They provide students with hands on experience with real world materials.   It allows them to discover, create their own knowledge, and revise their thinking.  This goes hand in hand with the inquiry-based learning values in Phenomenal Science.

2.     What is the best tip you have for setting up Exploration Stations in your classroom?

·       Have a box of exploration materials for each unit.  Things that are engaging and easy to pull from.   Also, keep a list of additional materials that need to be purchased, collected, and found to store in each box.  Task cars or guiding questions cards can also be kept in the boxes to go with each unit. I have found if I am organized I am much more likely to set up engaging exploration stations and add to or change them up throughout the unit.

·       Have a box of tools that can be used in any unit such as magnifying glasses, rulers, scales, yards stick, measuring tapes, measuring cups, balances, mirrors, etc.

·       Teach students the rule and expectations for using the exploration station and include signs and visuals with rules and directions.

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I think there is great value using exploration stations as it gives students an opportunity to explore concepts in various ways independently or in small groups. The activities are varied and use multiple ways of learning.
Setting up these stations can be daunting as it needs much organization, thought and planning as well as materials.

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1. What is the value in using Exploration Stations with Phenomenal Science?
These exploration stations are great ways to have students practicing the CCCs and also engaging in science discourse with other students at their center.  They are fun and can also lend themselves easily to reading, math, or writing activities at a different center.

2. What is the best tip you have for setting up Exploration Stations in your classroom?

1. I would keep them simple. Choose one thing you want students to practice (observation, measurement, prediction, inference, communication, classification, natural tables, class pets, class garden, etc.) and be very clear about your expectations for students while at that center. I would create a poster that lists goals and questions for students to think about.

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Exploration stations allow for independent student exploration and open discussion with peers. I think the best tip is to keep the groups small and have lots of materials available for students to use/observe.

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One exploration station I have used in the past involves whether a seed a living thing. Students are allowed to try to grow a popcorn seed using an investigation they develop. Throughout the following week students observe any changes that occur with the popcorn seed in different situations. This offers great discussion on the movement of matter and energy and what is considered living and nonliving within an ecosystem. The value of an exploration station is that students are able to do science.

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One Exploration Station I am actually currently using is an observation station of our flower plants that we planted in class. Students chart their observations and talk about these observations and questions. Students are amazed each week at how much their plant grows. We even had one teacher that planted a flower from seed, but nothing happened. We talked about what happened, what was different, and why this may have happened. The value is Science Explorations is that it helps students collaborate, question, and think. It can also be used with literacy, math, and other subjects to save on time. I think the best tip is to be prepared with lots of materials to start your class on Science Explorations.

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1. The value in using Exploration Stations in Phenomenal Science is that you are using hands on approaches to keep students engaged and learning. This also allows for variety  in student learning as they transition to the different stations.
2. I think it's important to keep the groups small so every student has an opportunity to participate.

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These are a great thing to have in the classroom. The kids will be able to work on their own and the teacher will be able to observe them working and learning and guiding them when needed.

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These are great for a lot of reasons. It gives students independence, and allows teachers to observe from a distance. There is also a lot of room for hands on learning activities.

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Explorations stations are such a great tool for teachers. The students get to work on different things in groups without direct teacher instruction. It gives them a sense of freedom and independence while learning.

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These activities give students some freedom and intellectual stimulation so that they can explore on their own not necessarily with a teacher guiding them every step of the way.

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They are a great way for students to do activities hands on without direct teacher instruction. Gives them a sense of freedom and independence.

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Exploration stations are hands on learning stations. Every good classroom has many opportunities for this kind of activity to help kids strive and learn science and actually you could incorporate this into math, social studies, anything you want - unlimited possibilities with exploration stations. It also gives kids the chance to do hands-on learning and thinking. This type of learning helps kids to try, discover, fail, rethink, relearn, and overall overcome some obstacles such as failing but in the end to succeed.

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Are great ideas to give students some hands on learning.

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Exploration Stations are hands on opportunities for students to learn. It gives them opportunities to "fail forward."

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I think the hands on learning will be a really beneficial tool for learning this material. It is an opportunity for students to work in smaller groups and express their ideas while completing the tasks that will lead to the success of the unit.  It should give students a positive feeling to get these task down as a group and independently.  The teacher can oversee them from a distance to help instill some confidence within the students and science.  I would love to set up these stations.  I think it would be so cool and look forward to that chance someday.  I thinks its important to stay focused and keep creative while fostering independent learning and great classroom learning.

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I think the hands on learning will be a really beneficial tool for learning this material. It is an opportunity for students to work in smaller groups and express their ideas while completing the tasks that will lead to the success of the unit.  It should give students a positive feeling to get these task down as a group and independently.  The teacher can oversee them from a distance to help instill some confidence within the students and science.  I would love to set up these stations.  I think it would be so cool and look forward to that chance someday.  I thinks its important to stay focused and keep creative while fostering independent learning and great classroom learning.

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I think using Exploration Stations with Phenomenal Science can be very valuable. It is an opportunity for students to work in groups, share ideas, and do hands on tasks. It gives them a feeling of independence while still having the teacher oversee from a distance. I think the most important tip for setting up these stations would be to have clear instructions so they know what to do when they get to that station.

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1. The value in using Exploration Stations in Phenomenal Science is that you are using hands on student lead learning which helps keep the students engaged and learning. The students get to work together in a group and support each other in the learning process.
2. I think it's important to keep the groups simple and create student independence.

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1. Hands on Learning

2. Make sure that you have everything in the center ready to go. Perhaps a checklist would be a good idea.

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1. What is the value in using Exploration Stations with Phenomenal Science? Hands on Learning

2. What is the best tip you have for setting up Exploration Stations in your classroom? Make sure that you have everything in the center ready to go. Perhaps a checklist would be a good idea.

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1. What is the value in using Exploration Stations with Phenomenal Science? Hands on Learning

2. What is the best tip you have for setting up Exploration Stations in your classroom? Make sure that you have everything in the center ready to go. Perhaps a checklist would be a good idea.

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1. What is the value in using Exploration Stations with Phenomenal Science? Hands on Learning

2. What is the best tip you have for setting up Exploration Stations in your classroom? Make sure that you have everything in the center ready to go. Perhaps a checklist would be a good idea.

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Activity:  Rock Exploration Table.  Study and examine the various rocks on the table.  Catergoize them on the worksheet (student makes the category).
The value of exploration it is student driven, safe, and hands-on. It promotes better retention and 'out of the box' ideas about rocks.

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The value of exploration centers is the tactile, hands-on learning for students. Students learn so much better when they are "doing" their science. It just brings another dimension of learning style. Setting up exploration stations: Have all of the necessary equipment, tools, recording equipment, and directions at the station. The station needs to be modeled first, explained how to do it, practiced, and then the students are good to go. It empowers the students to be in charge of their learning.

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Exploration stations promote group support and visual learning in a safe environment. Great for introducing new content or for reinforcement.
Setting up stations:  clear rules of engagement and how to perform the activity.  Activities should be engaging, fun and not overwhelming.

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Exploration stations allow students opportunity to independently or in small groups to interact with real materials. This builds experiences, ask questions and practice science skills.  They tend to be a lot of fun for students because it allows for a lot of independence and free interaction. The best tip is to be purposeful in the set up and have a lot of relevant materials that kids can touch.

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1. With exploration stations students will remember the content better because they have experience it for themselves. Students also have a lot of fun learning when they are exploring things.
2. I would say the best tip is to keep it simple so students can be creative.

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A GREAT way for students to discover answers on their own through hands on experiences!

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They help students investigate and explore critical thinking skills with hands on experiments. The best tip would be to stay organized.

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They have value with Phenomenal Science as they give experiences to develop high level critical thinking skills in a hands-on interactive way. Being organized is the best tip for setting up exploration stations with clear instructions and expectations of students behavior and actions.

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Students are investigating, questioning and developing critical thinking skills about the science topics when they are immersed in these stations. It piques their interest and can be a fun way to learn.

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Exploration stations are a great way for students to collaborate and take ownership of their own learning. These stations will help students develop understanding on their own time. I think setting up some guidelines and goals while using the stations is key in allowing this type of learning to be successful.

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Exploration stations are a fun way for students to work and explore together.  They allow for students to experience science in a unique way and develop their teamwork and social skills at the same time.  Setting up Exploration Stations will require space and time and setting up goals and expectations beforehand is key to doing this successfully.

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Exploration stations are a great way for students to have hands on experiences with their science curriculum. These stations will help students develop their understanding of the material. This type of engagement allows students to develop their own curiosities about the content and use what they've learned to create scientific meaning of the phenomena.

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The value of exploration stations is key to phenomenal science. Setting up learning centers in the classroom so crosscutting is built in and multiple experiences with phenomenon and related activities is set up is so engaging for students.

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I was not comfortable downloading Audacity to do a Podcast.

1. What is the value in using Exploration Stations with Phenomenal Science? A great low-pressure activity for kids to explore and generate questions about the real world. Also good for students to apply the knowledge they have learned as they explore the materials in these stations. Is engaging and student-centered.

2. What is the best tip you have for setting up Exploration Stations in your classroom? Get your kid-friendly materials and put in tubs for easy access throughout year. If materials cannot be stored, have a list of items to compile for the tubs.

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Exploration stations are just that, they let kids explore. They are able to have hands on experiences and better understand the material that is being introduced to them. With the guided questions children are better able to explore and learn from these stations.

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Exploration stations are a great way for students to have hands on experiences with their science curriculum. These stations will help students develop their understanding of the material. This type of engagement allows students to develop their own curiosities about the content and use what they've learned to create scientific meaning of the phenomena.

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Exploration stations are a great way for students to have hands on experiences with their science curriculum. These stations will help students develop their understanding of the material. This type of engagement allows students to develop their own curiosities about the content and use what they've learned to create scientific meaning of the phenomena.

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Exploration stations are a hands-on way for students to work collaboratively to explore questions and develop answers. These centers are guided with a key question or activity at each one.

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Exploration stations are a great tool to use in the classroom, because they allow the students to explore and work with peers to share their knowledge and understanding.  I think the best way to insure having successful stations is to set up early and have plenty of space for small groups of students to gather around each station.

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Exploration stations allow students to work collaboratively together.

Exploration Stations are a type of learning center or station, sometimes called a science table that can be used in rotation with other centers.

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reflection Exploration stations support students in team building.

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Exploration stations teach students how to work as a team

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Exploration stations give students opportunities to collaborate and work together as a unit.

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Exploration stations are critical to provide opportunities for students to explore and collaborate to make sense of our world together.

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Explorations stations help students learn how to rely on each other with support and team work.

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Exploration stations are a great tool to use in the classroom, because they allow the students to explore and work with peers to share their knowledge and understanding.  I think the best way to insure having successful stations is to set up early and have plenty of space for small groups of students to gather around each station.  

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Science helps our understanding of the world around us. Everything we know about the universe, from how trees reproduce to what an atom is made up of, is the result of scientific research and experiment. Human progress throughout history has largely rested on advances in science.

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Science helps our understanding of the world around us. Everything we know about the universe, from how trees reproduce to what an atom is made up of, is the result of scientific research and experiment. Human progress throughout history has largely rested on advances in science.

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Science is one of the most important channels of knowledge. It has a specific role, as well as a variety of functions for the benefit of our society: creating new knowledge, improving education, and increasing the quality of our lives. Science must respond to societal needs and global challenges.

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Exploration stations encourage students how tot rely on each other as well as other students.

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Exploration stations are a great tool to use in the classroom, because they allow the students to explore and work with peers to share their knowledge and understanding.  I think the best way to insure having successful stations is to set up early and have plenty of space for small groups of students to gather around each station.

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I believe that exploration stations teach students how to rely on each other, their teachers through science focused learning centers.

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This is a great way for the students to explore and share their ideas.  This helps them socially and extends their learning.  They should talk and write down ideas.

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These lab stations are great hands-on activities. Working in groups of students allows for discussion, thinking, mistakes, ideas, and learning communication techniques.

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These are great activities because of the hands-on activities and its usually in groups of 2-4 students. Lots of collaboration, thinking, discussion, and trial and error. Failure in this setting can be a great learning experience.

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With these hands-on activities students can work in teams of a few students. This allows for discussion, collaboration, teamwork, critical questions and thinking.

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These are great activities because of the hands on activities and its usually in groups of 2-4 students. Lots of collaboration, thinking, discuss.ion, and trial and error. Failure in this setting can be great learning experiences

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Exploration stations are old fashioned lab stations. Students get hands on experience working with materials, directions, and usually in small groups. Students can collaborate, discuss, measure, follow directions, clean up, and interact independently.

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Exploration stations are valuable because they they ofter students a way to learn using hands on activities and in small groups as well as work and explore independently. The best tip I have for setting up an exploration station is to have easy and understandable directions, it needs to be open ended so they cannot be "done" but there are lots of things to do explore and experiment with. Clear expectation of behavior and clean up are also essential to keep in running smoothly.

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Audacity - Exploration Station Recording

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Exploration stations allow students to participate in science hands on to explore the phenomena.  The best thing I found when doing exploration stations, is make sure everything is ready.  I use the blue trays included in the Phenomenal Science kit to set out all materials.  I also use a timer to keep the class on track to rotate to the next activity.

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Exploration stations allow students to engage in science.

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Exploration stations are great ways for individual students to work on a concept to help their understanding.

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Provide opportunities for students to collaborate, share ideas and work together. Exploration stations are hands-on and self-paced, so student engagement is normally higher.

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This is a type of learning that can be used in rotations with other centers.  Exploration Stations are a great way to foster independence and working together with others while having hands on opportunities.  They incorporate all subjects on a daily basis. They should be where students engage in three dimensional science to learn about phenomena.

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Exploration Stations are a great self-guided, hands on way for students to engage with the material and content. Students also have opportunities to collaborate, share, develop and defend their ideas. Exploration Stations also scaffold information and allow an entry point for all students.

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Exploration Stations are great ways to peak student interest, provide hands on opportunities while introducing science concepts and the scientific processes.  Exploration Stations provide opportunities for students to collaborate, learn from each other, share their observations and defend their arguments.

Practicing routines and procedures, scaffolding and front loading necessary information.

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Using learning stations in the classroom provides hands-on practical interactions in small groups which encourages collaboration and discourse with peers. I think clear guidelines and expectations need to be established and modeled to be most beneficial throughout the year. Students always seem to enjoy rotating among stations and learning in small groups rather than always having whole class instruction, discussions, and activities. Stations provide opportunities for much variation in activities within a single instructional time.

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Learning centers help students work in a smaller environment or by themselves in order to understand a concept at their own pace.  The best tip I can give is to make them welcoming.  Comfort will go a long way! (Voice recording is listed below).

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Students can use exploration stations as a way to adjust any misconceptions they might have on a concept.

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Ray Carr

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Allowing students to explore at their own pace in stations are great for their long term learning.

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Exploration stations are great for hands on learning. Students are more engaged and actively learning when they are doing hand on activities.

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Exploration stations are a great way for student to learn through hands on experiences. They work in small groups and can learn with and from each other. The best way to set them up is by explaining and modeling how to work in each station, as well as making the stations open ended with lots of supplies. It needs to be designed so students are able to work independently on it as well.

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Exploration is a great way for students to learn information with experimenting and various other activities that help them grasp onto the material.

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Students learn through hands-on activities.  Students' multiple senses are engaged and they are active participants in their learning experience.  I would ensure I model how to use the stations correctly.

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Students learn through doing. Exploration stations allow students a chance to interact and learn through physical activity/experiments rather than a textbook. (meaningful learning) I think like anything you introduce to your students, you should model how to correctly use them.

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The use of Exploration Stations in the classroom is the variety of activities that students can engage in at one time. They have the benefit of student collaboration and an opportunity to experience trial and error in their learning. One of the best suggestions I can give for setting up the stations in your classroom would be the necessary time given for modeling the appropriate behavior and talk level so that learning can take place.

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Students are engaged in hands-on learning vs. reading.  They are actually acting like real-life scientists and experiencing phenomena to make connection in their brains/understanding.  I think they should be a safe space for students to learn and make mistakes, but I also think the teacher should model how to properly use the station.

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Exploration Stations engage students in the content and in scientific processes while also giving them opportunities to explore different ideas.  Because students are often working with others during exploration stations, they have multiple opportunities to hear new ideas, try out ideas, and refine them as warranted.

What helps my stations run smoothy is a lot of pre-teaching and practice of the expectations for what is to happen at each center, what to do if there are questions and the teacher is busy, and how to transition efficiently to the next station.

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These stations allow students to be hands-on and learn by doing!  It meets multiple intelligences and encourages students to be
active in their learning.

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Exploration stations are an engaging way to get students excited about what they're learning. It's a hands-on approach that is helpful to gain student interest.

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Learning stations tend to be so fun and engaging for students. They are able to explore at their own pace at stations and get up and move!

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(Sorry not a podcast!) Exploration stations are a fabulous way to immerse students in the exploration related to the phenomena. The more students explore and question the world, the deeper their understandings of topics. I like the idea of several stations with different materials to all investigate the same question. My tip is an oldie but a goodie....make sure students know expectations and practice them before they are turned loose in exploration stations!

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Exploration Stations- Rachel Brown

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Learning centers help students work in a smaller environment or by themselves in order to understand a concept at their own pace.

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Exploration stations can help students by letting them investigate areas that they are unsure of or want to learn more about. The can have the choice to go to a certain station or stations and engage in their own learning. A tip would be to make sure that you have a variety of stations so that you can engage all students and where some students won't feel that their station is below another station.