DESIGN A TEACHING & LEARNING METHOD

7:13 AM |

A CREATIVE MODEL: THE INCREDIBLE EDIBLE CELL

Hands-on learning is an important component of scientific study this exercise is designed to incorporate kinesthetic and visual learning. This activity is designed to reinforce the concepts of cell structures and functions. The student produces a cell model from various food items. Each food item will represent a specific part (organelle) of the cell. When the lab is completed, the cell model is edible. This activity was developed since it is difficult for students to visualize cells as three dimensional structures. Most of the student exposure to cell structure is through diagrams in textbooks and it is hard for them to portray the cells as multidimensional.

This activity had been carried out in class. The finding is interesting. Students seem to have a great fun since this is the first time they built a model by using food and most of them give the positive feedback to me. They can engaged actively in this activity. This had greatly motivated me to create more innovative methods in teaching science! TEACHING AND LEARNING SCIENCE IS FUN!