Chapter 4: Active Learning

The beginning of this chapter talks about having kids move around and using examples in life to engage their interest in the subject. The author described the classic example of using ratios to find the height of something really tall relative to the height of shadows. I would definitely use this in my classroom because it doesn't only get the students outside and moving, but it's a real world application. Another way to get students engaged is to relate the material to their own bodies. This would be great for most areas of science. The author then goes on to list many other ideas to engage students in the classroom such as carousel brainstorming and setting up Olympics courses. These are all great ideas and can be tailored to any content area.