The Earth is Moving- Are You?

Week 9 Explore and Explain- Keeping Knowledge Current

As part of our Earth Science unit, we led class discussions and posts on what we know, don't know as well, what and how we can keep our knowledge current, and the resources that can help. The following questions and answers are what Melissa and I came up with to add to the discussion.

1. Consider the area of Earth’s surface, atmosphere, and weather about which you feel most knowledgeable. What ideas do you have regarding what you will do as a teacher to keep your knowledge current?
1. There are many ways to keep your knowledge current. Some ways are to subscribe to different magazines, look on websites, and keeping it engaging for the students. An example we would like to use in our classroom would be, during the unit, we could track the height of sea level.
2. Consider the area of Earth’s surface, atmosphere, and weather about which you feel least knowledgeable. What ideas do you have regarding what you will do as a teacher to continue to strengthen your knowledge base about this topic?
1. I will continue to research and keep my facts current with all new findings. It is important to have the most current information to bring to your students. We can attend science professional development events. We could attend “IROC” type informational presentations at local colleges, and we could also join a science professional organizations.
3. What resources are you aware of that will help you be an effective teacher of Earth’s surface, atmosphere, and weather?
1. We can follow and support NOAA, NASA, or IPCC  to help us stay current in our science teaching. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Nasa, and  IPCC, or Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are extremely useful resources. As for the earth’s surface, museums and national archives are good resources for information on rocks, fossils, and Earth’s changes.