Science
Vocabulary Content
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I have
seen a variety of strategies used in my classroom. My teacher has a word
wall with science terms posted over most of the back wall on
laminated squares. These squares are colorful, neat, and
informative. They all contain an example or have a drawing that describes
the term. Here is a picture of the wall (I apologize for the quality of the
picture).
The kids regularly look back at the wall during
science instruction and try and find the term they are looking for. Most
of the students have difficulty spelling these word and use the word wall to
assist them in the spelling of these words. She also had the students
make flash cards to help them with the meaning of the terms and the spelling.
She has the students play bingo. They get to
pick a prize if they get bingo. Last week she called it “Hingo” instead
of Bingo because they were going over heat, radiation, convection, and other
terms involved in this portion of the science lesson. This really
motivates the students because if they do not know the terms, they will never
get bingo. Several students thought they had bingo, but they had
incorrectly identified some of the terms. They were going to play again
the next day, and I am sure the students that did not know a lot of the terms
went home and studied so they could win a prize.
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I think the students would benefit greatly from
using the Time to Talk strategy. It is difficult for students to
understand the meaning of the word if they cannot use it in a
conversation. Giving them the opportunity to use the words in their
colloquial language will aid them in understanding the concept. It also
gives the teacher the opportunity to show them how to make the transition into
using the word or concept in more conceptual way.
It might also benefit them to use graphic
organizers. It is more visual and can help to display words with a range
of contextual information. Students have different learning styles.
Using a graphic organizer can make the data seem less overwhelming and complex
just because of how it is displayed.
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