So today I had to cover balancing equations with my year 9/10 Science classes. Now I understand that it's important for them to understand this concept but I also know that it's difficult and a bit dry. I don't know quite how to make it engaging enough for the types of students I have.
The way I approached it today was a very traditional technique of giving them the information, doing a couple of examples on the board and then the students worked with the people around them to do practice examples. The ways I tried to make it more engaging were:
- Allowing them to collaborate with the people around them
- Getting them to draw pictures to help with their comprehension
- Having 3 levels of difficulty so students could progress and feel accomplishment
The difficulty was that it required a huge amount of teacher instruction and wasn't as self directed as I would want it to be.
I often have this issue when approaching topics that are a bit more dull but are still important for later understanding. Is there a way to have both?
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