Blog: High School Field Experience Dr. Bulter

Teaching science in the high school would be a lot of fun. In thi case, it was chemistry, and they were doing a lab today sampling different types of elements. It is really fun to do labs with this age group, because the majority of them know how to act and know not to mess with the safty rules. The students all had a lab sheet, and there were six different sations to attend with two different elements at each sation. The students were take a sample of each element and put it over the flame to see what color the flame would turn. They would write down what the color was in great detail then later they got to figure out the reasoning for the different colors. Dr.Butler is very good at this type of stuff and she knew exactly were she needed to be and when to be there. She knew all of her students very well at this point, and warned the ones that needed to be warned about certain things that would go on during the lab. This made me realize that I would not be cut out for teaching high school chemistry. It was a very fun experience; however,there is just too much going on, and I know that it would be way too much for me to handle.