8th+Grade+Science

Utilizing aspects of Blended Learning in the IPS classroom has provided my students with the ability to collaborate and use their time more wisely. Students in IPS were engaged in a 3 week project where they were given an unknown substance and were asked to separate the mixture and identify its components. Students utilized a discussion board to collaborate with each other while they experiment in class and when they have questions from home. The students final report of their findings was given via video to the "Hazardous Waste Company."

Flipping my classroom by videotaping my prelab of experiments has allowed students to fully understand the procedures of the experiment at their own individual pace ensuring accurate technique and safety. Students have proved this technique to be effective by producing more accurate written procedures and an increased level of confidence and accuracy when performing experiments in class.

Jaime Cutone 8th Grade Science