Scientific Method | Mr. Gonzalez's Classroom

Aug 22

Fortnite in Science Class?

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Gamification, Science
August 22, 2021

On July 29, 2021, PocketLab hosted the ScIC6 Science is Cool Unconference that focused on esports and game-based learning (GBL)! On Dec 31, 2020 I wrote about a contest for teachers to submit lessons incorporating Fortnite Creative hosted by Epic Games and about the lesson plan that I submitted that got second place! Because of …

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Nov 21

NGSS & The Scientific Method

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Science
November 21, 2016

This post was originally published on the CORELaborate WA blog here. Is the Scientific Method dead? Does the NGSS have guidelines for students as experimental designers? Before NGSS, WA State’s revised 2009 Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALR) number 2 was the Inquiry standard for questioning and investigating. That provide a framework for how Science teachers …

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Nov 29

Can Inquiry Be Structured?

By Alfonso Gonzalez in Class News, Ed News
November 29, 2010

Short answer, yes. There is a time and a place for everything. And even with inquiry there is a time and place for structure. I think learning a structure like the one in this blog is great for elementary teachers who teach Science. Is this the only way? No. Should you do this all the …