Field Day 4- 5 Senses

This week in placement the students did a science lesson about the 5 senses. My CT used what I guess could be compared to a mnemonic device in order to help the students remember the 5 senses. She had them take their hand and put their thumb by their ear for hearing, their index finger by their eyes for sight, their middle finger by their nose for smell, their ring finger by their lips for taste and their pinky by their mouth for taste. I thought this was a really good way for the students to be able to remember the 5 senses, and they all seemed to understand what the senses are by using this trick. My CT explained what each of the five senses are and what we used them for, and then the students did an activity where they searched through magazines for images that could represent the five senses. They had to cut the pictures out and glue them to a poster. The students seemed to enjoy this activity, and it made them think hard. When I was walking around talking to different students, it was interesting to hear them explain why they chose a certain picture. I think it was helpful to them when I asked “why did you pick that picture for __ sense?” Then they would explain why they chose a certain picture and it allowed them to check their own understanding and see if the picture they chose was really representative of the sense they picked it for.
Another thing I thought about today was how my CT always wears a lab coat for the science lesson. Thinking back to last weeks readings, I think this is a very good image for the students to see. My CT is a female without “crazy hair, crazy glasses etc,” so it gives the students an image of a scientist that is very different from the “mad scientist” that is often depicted.