Golden Apple Moments
Sarah Wirtz
Season 2 Episode 5 | 1m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
Who knew that Mount St. Helens would inspire this music major to become a science teacher?
Middle schoolers typically ask lots of questions. Sometimes they think they have all the answers. Sarah Wirtz, 6th grade science teacher in Longview, WA, says the key to learning scientific concepts is first sparking their curiosity. It’s easy to ask “how?”, but getting to the “why?” is when the real learning happens. She keeps her students busy. Exploring. Explaining. Always curious.
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Golden Apple Moments is a local public television program presented by Cascade PBS
Golden Apple Moments
Sarah Wirtz
Season 2 Episode 5 | 1m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
Middle schoolers typically ask lots of questions. Sometimes they think they have all the answers. Sarah Wirtz, 6th grade science teacher in Longview, WA, says the key to learning scientific concepts is first sparking their curiosity. It’s easy to ask “how?”, but getting to the “why?” is when the real learning happens. She keeps her students busy. Exploring. Explaining. Always curious.
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