My Learning Diary for Teaching with Space and Astronomy in your Classroom by Zita Bartyik https://padlet.com/b_zita/cdpdi4o5b5sq Here I post my learning activities for this MOOC by European Schoolnet Academy en-us 2016-09-11 09:40:28 UTC 2024-08-14 07:08:57 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Planets.png About me b_zita https://padlet.com/b_zita/cdpdi4o5b5sq/wish/122952548 Hello, everybody. I'm a Physics teacher from Romania's most western city, Timisoara, called City of Flowers and in the past Little Vienna. I work at the Children's Palace, I teach optional Physics classes for students from 6th grade to 12th grade and Science for the 4th graders. I also teach in secondary schools. ]]> 2016-09-11 10:46:52 UTC https://padlet.com/b_zita/cdpdi4o5b5sq/wish/122952548 Using Space and Astronomy in my classroom (Module 1 Activity 1) b_zita https://padlet.com/b_zita/cdpdi4o5b5sq/wish/122955054 At Science classes I teach about our Solar System, the Sun and the planets, and we discuss the possibility of landing and living on them. With older students when we reach the Nuclear Reactions chapter I talk about the evolution of stars and the way they make their fuel. When the subject is Gravity and Friction I show my students videos made in ISS so that they can see the difference. Also I use to tell news about astronomy and space discoveries in class just to capture attention.]]> 2016-09-11 12:20:23 UTC https://padlet.com/b_zita/cdpdi4o5b5sq/wish/122955054 Exploring spacescoop.org (Module 1 Activity 2) b_zita https://padlet.com/b_zita/cdpdi4o5b5sq/wish/122956308 This site will be very useful to me even if it's in English and I teach in Romanian and Hungarian. The articles are short so won't be a burden for students to read them and translate them. It has a science dictionary (Space Words) and the division by topics is helpful. This way my student will learn not only Physics but English too.]]> 2016-09-11 12:50:20 UTC https://padlet.com/b_zita/cdpdi4o5b5sq/wish/122956308 Space and Astronomy used in interdisciplinary project (Module 1 Activity 3) b_zita https://padlet.com/b_zita/cdpdi4o5b5sq/wish/122960799  Since students are interested in life on Mars, if it exists or not, I would like to cooperate with the biology teacher to create a joined project about what would be necessary and how could we create realistic living conditions for people on Mars. We would challenge our students to research and come up with ideas. ]]> 2016-09-11 14:12:49 UTC https://padlet.com/b_zita/cdpdi4o5b5sq/wish/122960799 Inquiry activity steps b_zita https://padlet.com/b_zita/cdpdi4o5b5sq/wish/123553970 How much would a given spring stretch when you hang your phone on it and if you are on Jupiter?
Orientation: Elastic deformation, elasticity
Conceptualization: what should we know to answer the question and how should we work
Investigation: measurements, calculations, documentation
Conclusions: communicating the results and the conclusions
Reflections: discussions, what facts and factors were omitted when simplifying the subject]]> 2016-09-13 17:27:29 UTC https://padlet.com/b_zita/cdpdi4o5b5sq/wish/123553970