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A Elementary Classroom At Mccorkle Elementary School With A Teacher Essay

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Introduction: I have been placed in a 3rd grade classroom at McCorkle Elementary school with a teacher named Emily Adams. It is not typical in Mrs. Adams class to have science, so when she informed the children of what we were going to do they were thrilled! I conducted a “science talk” that to my surprise went really well and the students were really into it. They are normally a chatty crowd that does not always pay attention or listen to their teacher. This conversation and discussion with peers was the opposite and I’m excited to share it with you today. I was not planning on asking two questions but the conversation kind of went in a direction where I felt that it could benefit from both questions. The two questions I asked were “Do all seeds look the same? Why or why not?” and “what do seeds need in order to grow?” I decided to ask these questions because after approaching my mentor teacher she said they will soon be reading some material about plants and I thought it sounded fitting that we talk about the steps before they become a plant. They brought some good insight to the table, along with funny commentary and some good funds of knowledge!
Student Conceptual Ideas: For my first question, the students were all in agreement that seeds in fact do not always look the same. Some students were fairly quiet about their opinions but I was just sitting back and listening to their commentary. One student said “One time I saw a fuzzy seed when I was on vacation!” Some

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