Teamwork is fun. In one science class, a group of students made a model of the desert. They used a shoe box with sand, cacti, and desert animals made from clay. They took the model to other homerooms and explained how living and nonliving things in the desert depend on each other. In getting ready to present the shoe box desert, the builders talked and made sure they really understood the science involved.
Teachers use different ways to find out what their students have learned.
Reading, writing, and speaking are all a part of science. Acting, art, and music are also excellent ways for a person to show what is in his or her mind. Paper and pencil tests are only one way to test learning and understanding. Some students studied light and color. They wanted to show that sunlight can separate into all the colors of the rainbow.