What’s the BIG Deal?
The Big Deal is the what we will learn and what I’ll bring back to the classroom during and after the trip. I will be gathering information using GPS, gas monitoring, and geoelectrical and gravity instruments. I have some BIG Ideas about how these things will tie into some real life lessons on city and economic planning, technology use, and wildlife/ Public land use careers. I will even learn how to take soil and water samples. A dozen careers just flashed through my mind on that one. Biologist, chemist, utilities operations….. If you still don’t see anything for your class, here are some key words from the expedition description:
Recent lava flows, red hot magma, flora and fauna, turtles, crocodiles, parrots, spectacular scenery. I am way too excited about this, please forgive me veteran bloggers….
January 8, 2008 @ 10:40 am
Keep up the enthusiasm – it is a REALLY BIG deal! I’m very interested in how you plan to use your learning for interdisciplinary projects, too! Great job, Ms. Cowburn!
January 11, 2008 @ 5:10 pm
I love your ideas about connecting your project to city planning, and all the ideas you’re generating about career connections. I’d love to know what our students and other teachers would like to know from your experience, too.
And don’t apologize for being excited or for being new to blogging. You’re showing what a powerful thing it is when we’re motivated by a specific opportunity to learn something that excites us. If only we could bottle that and make it happen in our classrooms, every day!