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For the past five years I have taught students identified as being gifted and talented through a pull-out approach in elementary schools in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I have the pleasure of working with kindergarten through sixth grade twice a week for an hour. Since I teach students who are identified as gifted and talented, I am given autonomy on what I can teach; however, this unit could easily be adapted for upper elementary science classes.
My students play a huge part in the decision making of what they are learning. At the beginning of the year, they are given an interest survey. Each year the recurring topic of interest is chemistry. My students are fascinated with chemicals and have a desire to learn more about their properties. Unfortunately, several of my students assume the only way people interact with chemicals is when there is danger involved and things are exploding.
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