tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5825874176634673931.post3421670462792785371..comments2013-04-23T16:17:43.123-05:00Comments on Daphney McFadden's EDM310 Class Blog: Comment 4 TeacherAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11922427418451039927noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5825874176634673931.post-65139673321066113332013-04-16T13:00:35.704-05:002013-04-16T13:00:35.704-05:00Thank you for the compliment, Daphne, I appreciate...Thank you for the compliment, Daphne, I appreciate it. <br /><br />One of my views is that we should, when possible, use things kids already understand to help them learn new things. The point of the playground physics post was to show that you can an ordinary thing that kids (hopefully) do on a regular basis and use it to teach some principles of physics. I should also note that the physics ideas are actually represented by the use of the playground equipment, I'm not trying to draw analogy.<br /><br />So my challenge to you is this: take a look at some activities that your students almost certainly already do, and see how they are related to some idea or area of knowledge that you are teaching, and see if there is a way to use these activities to help students see that the idea or area of knowledge you are trying to teach is actually a familiar one.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08098221991466148258noreply@blogger.com