Goshay Classroom Observation

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On February 6, 2017 I observed and interview a couple of students in Mrs.Goshay classroom. Highlands Elementary school is located in Hazel Crest, Illinois. Highlands elementary school is from Kindergarten to fifth grade. My host teacher name is Mrs. Nina Goshay. I have been observing and working with Mrs. Goshay classroom for about three weeks. There are twenty-one students in the classroom there are fifteen boys and six girls. Mrs.Goshay has been teaching for twelve years and she teaches all subjects. Mrs. Goshay science time is about thirty to forty-five minutes Monday through Friday. They are just now catching up on Science because Mrs. Goshay just came back a couple of weeks ago from maternity leave. The teacher and students has been working on a Predictions-will it float or will it sink for the past two weeks for Science. …show more content…

. As I did my observation I wanted to see what the teacher was doing on her lesson and how she taught the lesson. As I came into the classroom I introduce myself I told the students who I was and what I would be doing in their class. I explain to them that I will be going in depth in science about Predictions. I ask the students if they can tell me anything about the Predictions project-will it float or will it sink. Majority of the students had prior knowledge about what will sink or what will float. The objects that the students are using are rubber bands, crayon, wooden stick, cotton ball, pencil, and a penny. The purpose of this project is to predict, make, and test what objects will sink or float. In this activity students will determine whether various objects sink or float in

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