Hands-on Science

Speaking from experience, hands-on science is a must! When I was in elementary and high school I hated science. We read material out of a book and watched the occasional filmstrip. I understand that science materials cost money, however, most science concepts can be taught using household items and through observation of real-life phenomena.

It was not until college that I really gained a new found love of science. All of my science methods classes were hands-on and I knew that this is the way to get kids excited about learning science.

“Survey: Hands-on science education is key” an article posted on the Tech & Learning RSS feed reports statistics from an on-line survey conducted by Harris Interactive. The statistics show that 99 percent of science teachers and 90 percent of parents feel that science education is very important to a child’s future and that it [science education] needs to be more engaging. (I thought it was kind of ironic that the science teachers thought science education needed to be more engaging – aren’t they the ones teaching it??)

Reference:
Survey: Hands-on science education is key. (2010, October 28). Tech &
Learning. Retrieved from http://www.techlearning.com/article/34070