Tonight's class focused on everyone presenting their slideshows and flipgrids. It was very interesting-- and somewhat entertaining-- learning more about everyone in class and the special talents we all possess!
The rubric for the blogs was discussed. I am posting it here.
My Scientific Self
I have never seen myself as scientific. Artistic--yes, scientific--no! However, the earliest memory I have of being interested in something scientific was in elementary school. Yet, it was not school-related.
I grew up in Providence, RI. We had bugs and pigeons in the city. We also lived close to the Roger Williams Zoo and my parents took us there quite often to visit the animals. My parents joined the Boston Science Museum and would take us there very often to see the exhibits. I enjoyed our trips to the science museum very much. I was fascinated by the exhibits about the human anatomy and the cycle of life. The exhibits about dinosaurs and tides also appealed to me.
I remember learning about the respiratory and digestive systems in school around the 5th grade. In 7th grade we learned about reproduction.
When I was in the 8th grade my family moved to CA. That year was spent learning about the Pacific Ocean and the aquatic creatures native to the central coast of CA. We took a field trip at the end of the year to the beach, so we could study the tidal pools. Some people were climbing on rocks and the tide came in and they had to wade back to shore!
Comparing Why Scientists Do Science
The main difference between myself and Jennifer DeMichele, the author of Why Scientists Do Science, is as a child she used scissors to dissect animals. I used scissors to make paper dolls and outfits for the dolls. It would never have even occurred to me to take a pair of scissors and start cutting into a dead animal! In fact I find the very thought revolting.
Yet, I cannot say I do not possess a curiosity of what lies beneath the skin. My mother was a nurse and she had medical books in the house. One of the books had a picture of a skeleton on a page, then you overlaid a cellophane page with the organs, then one with the muscles, and then the skin. I used to like looking at the medical books and learning about the different parts of the body.
However, I was never drawn to wanting to know more than that. I do not do well with the sight of blood, so I am sure that had a lot to do with it! Why are people drawn to the occupations they are drawn to? It has much to do with personality and temperament I am sure! I like painting and drawing and designing, whereas someone else would find it utterly tedious. Is one right and the other wrong? Of course not! I would submit there is a need and a want in the world for both! It is just like having a preference for a certain color. Some people like red and others like green and still others like purple. There is no right or wrong, other than whatever you like is RIGHT for YOU! So whatever occupations our students and children feel drawn to, they should be encouraged to pursue it!
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