My Science Story

From first grade on, I have been a very hands-on learner.  I can not recall any reading or writing assignment I had in school, but I can remember a large amount of the projects that allowed me to be explore and be creative.  I attended school in Bedford, Ma, and had an unbelievable experience since my teachers planned lessons that were engaging and memorable. My science teachers especially embraced interactive learning in the classroom, and I can still remember many of the lessons I was taught and activities I participated in.  My favorite unit, out of all science units, was the segment we did on clouds.  I remember a guest meteorologist came into our classroom and did a presentation on how a cloud forms. I got to observe and participate a cloud being formed in a bottle.  I remember after that we did a follow-up activity where we charted what the clouds looked like for a week, by recording data by designing the shape of the cloud with cotton balls. 

That was just one of the many science lessons I will never forget.  Not only did I do fun projects in class, but I got assigned homework that I did not dread.  Some of my fondest memories of my youth are sitting at the kitchen table with my dad and constructing a science project my teacher assigned to me.  From building diorama of an Arctic climate to planning a vacation trip to Mars, each project taught me something fascinating.

                                

                                                                          

After elementary school, my love for science continued to blossom.  My favorite science class I look was Forensics.  I never considered forensics a science, but after I took the class I realized how much science is involved in crime investigation.  We did a lot of neat experiments with finger painting and blood type analysis.  Plus, I have always been a major fan of watching shows such as CSI and Cold Case.

  I also enjoyed Biology and Chemistry.  Physics was my least my favorite class out of the sciences, but it was still a whole lot more exciting than going to English class.  I will always remember the Slinky project I did for my freshman Physics class.  I loved watching the slinky walk down the stairs, but I could not for the life of my figure out its potential energy is.  I think Physics was my least favorite only because it had difficult algebraic formulas which I was not able to compute.  



  The end of my science story, brings me to the few science electives I took in college.  I took interesting classes such as Exploring the Universe and the Nature of Science.  Even though I enjoyed the hard sciences in elementary and secondary school, I grew an interest for the soft sciences before entering college.  I enjoyed taking Psychology and Sociology in my senior year of high school.  The soft sciences gave me the best part of science to me and allowed me to do other things I enjoy;  It had hands on experiments and observation just like hard sciences, but it also let me people watch, which is one of my unusual hobbies.  I am excited that science will stay a part of my life, as I take the next step, and start teaching.    

 

I love science because it is the subject that best fits my learning style! :)