Trish and Michelle were elementary science methods students who interviewed kindergarten students' understanding of phase changes in water and designed lessons to address various children's preconceptions including those of water "disappearing" or getting "sucked into the ground" when it evaporates from the schoolyard pavement. Trish and Michelle report learning much from the children even after their lessons were long since completed. Constructing their iMovie gave them additional insight into their pedagogical choices and how tenacious some common sense explanations can be among children who may or may not be developmentally ready for abstracations like mass conservation.
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For more information, please contact Randy Yerrick at ryerrick@mail.sdsu.edu