
When
school
transitioned
to
a
virtual
setting,
the
Fred
Lynn
Middle
School
eighth
grade
science
team
revamped
their
teaching
plan.
Without
in-person,
hands-on
labs,
the
team
knew
that
it
may
take
even
more
visual
components
to
engage
students,
so
they
thought
"out-of-the-box,"
creating
a
puppet
show,
play,
game
show,
and
recently,
a
music
video.
Heather
Bolden,
Danvy
Chung,
Scott
Markley,
and
Robyn
Moyer-Sacke
became
a
teaching
team
this
school
year,
bringing
some
prior
experience
with
them.
"As
the
years
went
on,
we
[each]
figured
out
what
kinds
of
lessons
worked
best
with
the
population
and
what
we
felt
was
exciting
for
us
and
the
students,"
said
Moyer-Sacke.
"Now
with
more
planning
time,
all
four
of
us
work
extremely
well
to
create
exciting
lesson
components
for
the
virtual
learning
environment."
Recently,
for
a
unit
on
elements,
compounds,
and
mixtures,
the
eighth-grade
science
team
recorded
a
music
video
to
the
tune
of
"Come
Together"
by
the
Beatles.
Complete
with
custom
lyrics
and
costumes,
the
video
taught
students
that
compounds
and
mixtures
exist
when
they
"come
together".
Even
more
so,
it
demonstrated
that
virtual
education
can
be
fun
and
interesting.
From
an
acid
base
crime
scene
mystery
to
a
game
show
on
physical
and
chemical
properties,
the
teachers
have
continuously
found
different
ways
to
keep
their
students
invested
in
the
lessons.
"Students
love
to
log
in
and
see
that
we
are
dressed
up
as
our
'characters'
because
they
know
something
exciting
and
'cringy'
is
coming
this
class
period,"
shared
Moyer-Sacke.
"It's
beneficial
because
it
creates
an
online
climate
where
[the
students]
are
comfortable,
energetic,
and
motivated."
Even
when
the
students
and
teachers
return
to
in-person
learning,
the
team
hopes
to
continue
their
risk-taking
in
lesson
planning.
"We
feel
like
for
us,
there
is
no
going
back
to
using
the
same,
predictable
lessons.
The
students
and
us
as
teachers
are
getting
too
much
from
it
to
not
incorporate
this
style
of
teaching
when
we
return
in
person."
WATCH:
Fred
Lynn
Middle
School
Eighth
Grade
Science
Teachers
-
Come
Together
music
video