Although I enjoy being a teacher, I dislike going to teacher development trainings. Usually I am bored and keep thinking of all the other things I need to be doing in my classroom. Or in my life. Or just trying to stay awake enough to not annoy the presenter.
Last Friday I went to a science teacher training and was not as bored as usual. They gave us science equipment to play with, which dramatically increased my interest level. They had good snacks which dramatically decreased my grumpiness level.
Here is a fan car we were instructed to make:
But I made this:
Faster. Smarter. Better.
The fan on the left side had a slightly stronger battery or perhaps a faster motor than the other side so the car had a slight rightward veering motion when it was fully operational and cruising around the hallway.
I’m not going to lie to you, the rest of the training was pretty typical and uneventful, but this one bright spot made the other 7 hours not quite as tedious. Go Science!!!
