{"id":3439,"date":"2021-02-03T13:16:50","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T18:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/?p=3439"},"modified":"2023-01-27T16:42:20","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T21:42:20","slug":"science-teaching-2-0-resources-for-student-engagement-on-a-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2021\/02\/science-teaching-2-0-resources-for-student-engagement-on-a-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Science Teaching 2.0: Resources for Student Engagement on a Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Limited resources and budget cuts. The challenges of\nacquiring the materials needed for the classroom are known all too well by\nteachers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPaying for school supplies has become the norm for teachers in the US. Around 94% of public-school teachers report spending their own money on supplies, a 2018 Department of Education survey found. Teachers reported spending $479 of their own money on average each year, according to the DOE survey\u201d (Akhtar, 2019). <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

So, what are some ways we can access our student\u2019s prior\nknowledge, create interest in a topic, and get students excited about learning\nwith limited financial support? In short, how do we ENGAGE<\/strong> our students\non a BUDGET<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Games, brainbusters, puzzles, riddles, and more!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Engage your student with games, braintbusters, puzzles, riddles, and more to encourage critical-thinking, problem-solving, and observation skills while also learning new science content and vocabulary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, the National Institute of Environmental Health Science (NIEHS) Science Games website has a variety of health and the environment educational games for students of all ages \u2013 check it out here:
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2. Demonstrations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Demo\u2019s can be done on a budget using household materials and\nitems found at thrift stores, yard sales, etc. You can also go retro and\nrepurpose old items into something new and interesting to your students!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kesler Science has lots of budget-friendly and engaging\ndemos \u2013 like a wine glass pendulum and making snow! Check out these and other\ndemo\u2019s here: https:\/\/www.keslerscience.com\/a-science-demo-day-that-students-will-never-forget\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Virtual Field Trips and Home Safaris<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take virtual trips to national parks, museums, aquariums,\nfarms, outer space, historical sites, and much more! These virtual experiences will\nget students excited and curious without having to leave the classroom. Check\nout a list of possible virtual field trips here: https:\/\/www.weareteachers.com\/best-virtual-field-trips\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Real-world applications:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1) Take your students to Yellowstone National Park,\nvirtually! Using the virtual tour, \u201cwalk\u201d to Canary Spring at Mammoth Hot\nSprings. Use this virtual trip to give your students a real-world example of how\ninteractions between mantle convection, Earth\u2019s layers, and water can produce\nhot springs. Access the virtual field trip here: https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/yell\/learn\/photosmultimedia\/virtualtours.htm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2) Take your students to the zoo! The Cincinnati Zoo Home Safaris are a great way to engage students in learning about different types of animals and biomes. Here is one featuring cougars! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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