I am highly motivated to help my students succeed in science. Science at Colin
Powell has been taught in the traditional manner of reading the book, lecture/taking
notes, completing worksheets, the use of a lab or activity as a culminating assignment and
a final test. I have noted a disconnection between the science content the students were
taught last year and their recall of that information this year. When asked to recall their
favorite part of sixth grade science in a bell work question at the beginning of this school
year several students reported the “dissection of a frog” as their favorite. Other stated
that the “rollercoaster thing” was their favorite. However, when asked what they learned
in that lab or activity, very few of the students were able to recall science content information in relation to the lab or activity. At the beginning of this school year, my
students demonstrated a lack of interest and motivation in science and the general
scientific literacy deemed necessary to be competitive in today’s global community.