In 7th grade Geography, we've started a new unit on Water and Climate. One of the things I needed to teach was the water cycle. Trying to be the impressive, cool teacher that I aspire to be, I looked to youtube for any funny or creative ideas to really drive home the main concepts. Lo and behold, I found this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YswL4dIDQuk
At first, I thought it was way too elementary and corny for my wanna-be-cool-and-grown-up middle schoolers, so I chose another one instead. Much more adult and fact-driven. On Tuesday, I cued up the video on my laptop before taking it into the classroom and plugging it into the beamer. However, when I went to hit "play," I had selected the wrong video, and, as you can guess by now, played this one instead. The kids LOVED it!
I had to immediately play it again, and for fun and review I played it again today. Now everyone on campus hates me because all the 7th graders are wandering around singing the song. "Oh the water cycle, round and round. Vapor goes up and rain comes down." And if you watch to the Uncle Dan part, try to imagine how they dissolve into giggles every time we reach that part.
7 comments:
If you were aspiring, you are no longer. You're awesome.
When I was in seventh grade my teacher taught us three raps he'd made up about the history of different african countries. I only remember one. But the point is... I remember it.
Ghana wanna be free
they did it politically
prime minister Nkrumah
can make the boast
that the Brits no longer own
the gold coast.
yeah.
Too funny, Kati. Actually I loved the video! And I love you, Mama
that is A.W.E.S.O.M.E
You're too cool. You make me wish I taught 7th grade... or was just one of your 7th graders. :)
ha ha ha ha ah! Uncle DAN!!! :) Too funny. I gotta have more cowbell! :)
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