St. Pius X Spring 2013

This experience showed me that children really do care about our planet. I was surprised to be asked questions such as "what do we do to save our beach?". This made me feel like I had made a difference during this quick lesson at family science night and I began wondering how much of a difference I could make in a classroom with much more time to teach about our planet and how humans affect it.

The biggest thing I will remember is how much of a caring concern that the students had for the marine life and the fact they they actually seemed interested in helping.

I think this is a great event for students to be part of.

Participating in Family Science Night has allowed me to see that science is not scary.

The biggest benefit was that I got to go to a real public school and teach kids. Being homeschooled my whole life, I appreciate going to a public school and seeing school from a different perspective.

This experience made me more aware of making good decisions with food as well as opened my eyes to how much sugar I am consuming daily and the health consequences that can come with it.

I see the importance of what science brings to our students, and as a teacher it will be my duty that my students learn the same, and how science connects to our surroundings and our community.

Seashore Middle School Academy Spring 2013

The students get involved in learning, light bulbs are going off, future careers are being contemplated, parents are having fun learning with their children, and the community is getting involved in the schools. I am so glad I have this opportunity to practice family science nights where I can bring this awesome asset to my future school!

TheFamily Science Night became a Family Science Fest!! There were nachos, hot dogs, and a raffle for some pretty neat prizes!!

THe fun part about Family Science Night at Seashore Middle Academy was the competitive energy the children and parents brought. While competing in different exercieses the students showed great energy and were eager to challenge their peers and parents.

The one main thing I will remember from this event was that science can be fun and easy to teach. It doesn't have to be all text book and charts and graphs. It can be all hands on to keep the minds on of the students and be able to learn in a fun way so it can be learned and remembered longer.

I was excited about working with students and working wiht families and helping them to learn information.

I definitely have a better respect for science and science teachers now because I see that is is possible to mix science with fun.

I am so happy we went to Seashore Middle Academy. I really enjoyed each and every student and parents that came up to our presentation board and we got to teach them.You can tell this is a good school to be part of and I hope I am lucky one day to be part of a school like this when I am a teacher!

Kaffee Middle School Spring 2013

As I looked around Kaffee cafeteria at all my peers in front of their own projects - not one of them was in a lab coat. And although a few had glasses, they weren't the thick old-fashioned bi-focals that our grandparents wear. We are all scientists and it doesn't matter how we dress or look.

It is one thing to talk about pedagogy within a college classroom, but it is a whole other thing when you are actually teaching in front of students and parents. I love that Family Science Night gives me that opportunity and another experience of actually teaching.

The reason why I would like to be involved with something like this again is because not only was this a great experience, but it was also a reassurance that I still want to pursue a degree in education.

Doing true science allows the students to be scientists and find their own answers to their own questions.

Spending the little free time I had on this project was defintiely worth it because it really did change my whole entire attitude towards teaching science and science in general.

The one main thing I will remember from this event would be that there are TONS of different ways to represent science and get children intriqued by it.