Exit Slip 14/09

 I thought it was really nice to have class outside today and to be able to spend most of the class focusing on the garden. I think it's important to remember how much we can teach/learn from nature because getting kids outside during class is not only good for their health but will also likely get them more engaged in their schoolwork. I also think that showing students how much there is to learn from the natural world helps them develop a relationship with nature that will make them more inclined to be environmental stewards in their community, which is essential in a time when most people find themselves very disconnected from their environment.

On a different note, I really liked the activity about calculating the angle of elevation of the sun because it can be adjusted to many different levels of difficulty depending on what class you're doing it with. If you have older students, you can go beyond calculating the angle with your arms to have students prove the formula for the angle of elevation of the sun, which I think is a great exercise to get grade 11/12 students. I've included a picture of my proof below.



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