Icebreaker

Icebreaker

• You will be randomly assigned to breakout rooms

• The breakout rooms will be reassigned periodically throughout the icebreaker

• "Collect" as many Colleagues as time permits.  To "Collect a colleague", you need to get collect their :

  • • name,

    • school 

    • subjects taught

    • "favorite" related to their teaching (see ideas below)

• Once you have collected all four pieces of information,  place a check next to their name in your row.

Ideas for Favorites Questions

General Teaching Favorites

1. What is your favorite science experiment to perform with your students?

2. Who is your favorite scientist or scientific role model, and why?

3. What is your favorite scientific discovery or breakthrough?

4. What is your favorite book or resource for teaching science?

5. What is your favorite piece of lab equipment or tool to use in class?

6. What is your favorite strategy for engaging students in scientific inquiry?

7. What is your favorite online resource or website for science teaching materials?

Chemistry Favorites

1. What is your favorite element on the periodic table, and why?

2. What is your favorite chemical reaction to demonstrate?

3. What is your favorite topic to teach in chemistry?

4. What is your favorite lab experiment to conduct with students?

5. What is your favorite chemical compound to discuss, and why?

6. What is your favorite mnemonic or memory aid for teaching chemistry concepts?

7. What is your favorite chemistry-related field trip destination?

Biology Favorites

1. What is your favorite biological process to explain to students?

2. What is your favorite species or organism to study, and why?

3. What is your favorite part of the cell to teach about?

4. What is your favorite genetics experiment or activity?

5. What is your favorite ecosystem or habitat to discuss?

6. What is your favorite way to demonstrate the principles of evolution?

7. What is your favorite biology-related documentary or video to show in class?

Physics Favorites

1. What is your favorite physics law or principle to teach?

2. What is your favorite physics experiment to perform?

3. What is your favorite topic in classical mechanics?

4. What is your favorite concept in modern physics?

5. What is your favorite piece of physics equipment?

6. What is your favorite way to illustrate the concept of energy?

7. What is your favorite physics-related app or simulation tool?