Isn't science supposed to be fun, creative and exciting? Unfortunately, many educators teach science classes in a boring and uncreative way. Educators need to learn the different ways to make science education more creative and fun.
Wired shared some tips on how to have creative science classes. Hopefully, these tips can help teachers provide fun and creative science education for their eager students.
1. More Exploring, Less Instructions
One of the best ways to make science education more creative is by giving fewer instructions to students. This can be a scary thing for many educators -- especially for perfectionists -- but it is definitely worth it.
Fewer instructions from the teacher can lead to more exploration and creativity from the students. However, teachers should always be there to guide the students if they have questions and inquiries.
2. Create Something
"Finally, there is another simple way to introduce creativity in the introductory physics courses-have the students create something," Wired shares. Creating something in science classes like physics will challenge the different aspects of a student's abilities, creativity and knowledge. Finishing a creation is also a lot more fulfilling and rewarding the usual pen and paper exams or the routine science experiments.
3. Relate It To Their Daily Lives
Many educators teach science facts, skills and knowledge to their students without relating these pieces of information to their daily life. For this reason, many students find their science classes to be boring and uncreative.
One of the most effective ways to make science education more creative is by providing practical and relevant science classes. "You can also help students demonstrate physics principles using household items," Home Training Tools advises. "Can they figure out how to build a bridge out of popsicle sticks or even create a miniature roller coaster or perhaps they'd have a blast building a balloon rocket car from a recycled water bottle?"
