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Title: Evidence and Investigation – Intro to Fingerprints Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Main Activities:
Brainteaser
PPT – Introduction to fingerprints
Game: Fingerprint identification through Simon Says game.
Answer:
Fingerprints!
Reflection
I was a little nervous at the beginning of the class because I was going to test an attention getting technique
with the students that they probably were not familiar with. I was concerned that they wouldn’t follow it and I
would have to scrap it and find something new, but I am pleased to say that the students responded well to it
and I’m happy to keep using this technique in my future lessons.
Regarding the lesson itself, I really enjoyed teaching this class. The topic itself is interesting not only for the
students, but for myself as well and I think that translated to a super engaging class for all of us. There are a
few things I would tweak for the future. For instance, to encourage individual thought during the brainteaser I
would set a timer for at least a minute before allowing the students to come up and share their answer with me.
I found it a bit chaotic to listen to them and try to write out the brainteaser on the board at the same time.
I think the PowerPoint seemed the engage the students and they really enjoyed the games. But I think the
students brought up a good point that if everyone is able to see each other’s responses, most will just follow
suit with their peers rather than give their own response. For the future, I will try to come up with ways to
ensure everyone is providing genuine responses to the question so I can accurately gauge whether students are
retaining what I am teaching them.
My partner teacher also brought up a good point that I took for granted and that is note taking. She noticed
the majority of the students did not have their books open to take notes from the PowerPoint and even though I
said I would post the PowerPoint on D2L, the chances of them actually taking the time to read it, is slim. So
going forward I will be sure to mention that the students should be taking notes in their books as I am
presenting so that they have the study material to refer to when needed.