Since I also teach science, I have found myself wondering how flipping would look in not only my other discipline, but all others. I really think for math, that aside from a task/discussion/project based course, flipping is the best way to really teach our students. It makes so much sense to practice material when a teacher can be there to help you, to have time to move beyond the required curriculum and to use class time to have discussions about the best way to approach problems.
I'm teaching 8th grade science this year which is a bit of Physical Science and some Earth and Space science. In the past I have taught Physics and Intro to Chemistry and Intro to Physics at the high school level. In science, so often I don't teach information straight out, like in lecture format. We have a lot of discussion already in class, complete with examples and experiments. I guess this year I have had students read information out of their books that could be watched at home in a video format.
I have a friend in another school district that I know flips her Chemistry class. She loves it because it gives her time to do more in depth experiments and to practice all the problems associated with high school level science.
Does any one flip a non-math based class? What kinds of things do you record? What kinds of things do you practice in class?
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