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Delaware GK-12 Program Howard High School

The GK-12 Program at Howard High School, led by Fayth Miles and Sharon Horrocks, aims to identify and address science needs in the classroom, cultivate critical thinking skills, and enhance students' appreciation of science through engaging labs and activities. Students explore concepts like states of matter, enzyme activity, cell analogies, and periodic table organization, fostering a deeper understanding of science. Presentations and discussions on topics like diffusion and DNA replication further enrich the learning experience. This program provides a platform for students to develop as thinkers and collaborators in the field of science education.

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Delaware GK-12 Program Howard High School

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  1. Delaware GK-12 ProgramHoward High School Fayth Miles Special Education Co-instruction: Physical Science and Biology Teacher Partner: Sharon Horrocks Funded by National Science Foundation Graduate Teaching Fellows Program in K-12 Education (GK-12) DGE 0538555

  2. GK-12 Goals • Identify science needs in classroom • Create “thinkers” • Help students understand relevance and have better appreciation of science

  3. Labs Oobleck Lab • Students had to determine the state of matter of “Oobleck”, a non-Newtonian fluid using a problem-based approach • Students had to create and justify experimental approach • “Hands on” and critical thinking Separating Mixtures Lab • Students designed and carried out a physical mixture separation to separate a mixture into its original components Enzymes Lab • Students designed and conducted an original experiment to investigate enzyme activity

  4. Activities/Transfer Tasks • Cell Analogy Activity • Students created an original analogy to the cell and its organelles • Brainstorming ideas, creating poster, writing 1 page report • Periodic Table Organization • Students had to act as 19th century scientists and organize elements into groups • Games • Students were challenge to assess comprehension of previous lessons and review for exams

  5. Presentations/Discussions – “Physiology Corner” • Diffusion • Diffusion in physiological system • Examples: kidney and lung • Cell Cycle & DNA replication • Cancer relatedness to cell division and DNA replication • Students engaged in discussion, answered questions, short web clips

  6. Reflections • Deeper appreciation for challenges faced by high school science teachers • Better understanding of science needs and how to address them • Opportunity to serve as mentor for students

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