Research to make kids better at math

WHAT IS THE RESEARCH ABOUT?

Scientific research is the investigation of theories and hypothesis.It is conducting of experiments about different methods of teaching.

I learnt from the article that flipped classrooms are one of the ways to make kids better at math.Flipped classroom is where the kids stay at home browsing through the computer and the internet to research and learn about the topic that they have been told to do.In school, they discuss about what they have done at home and also solve problems and questions.For example, teachers use this method to teach algebra concepts. Students are told to stay at home watching videos instead of lectures in class.

Posture can improve understanding of math concepts . This is because sitting up straight makes students more alert and pay more attention in class.For example,students who had difficulty with mathematics while slouching were struggling with test anxiety.

I came up with a great solution!But it needs to be tested and proven to other people.

I made an observation that children did not pay attention in class and most of them liked mobile devices.

Therefore, I made a hypothesis that children will pay attention if their teacher uses devices in class.

In this experiment, my independent variable is whether the teacher is using mobile devices,my control variable is the number of students in the class and the topic that was taught , and lastly, the dependent variable is the class test scores after the lesson.

A possible result is that most of the students will score better in their class test if the teacher uses a device to teach them.

A possible error is different type of classes have different type of students at different learning paces, thus ,the results will not be fair.

What do you think of my suggestion?

Language and communication between animals

I read a article about communication between animals and I would like to share my opinion with you

How do animals communicate with each other?

Some animals make sounds or while others use body language.

Octopuses use patterns and colors of the skin to communicate with other animals.

I wonder, can octopuses actually be as smart as humans?

Language

Octopuses have the ability to use patterns and colour of their skin to make other creatures understand them better.This is also a form of language that may be as difficult as human languages.Humans do not have the ability to understand octopuses’ language and communicate like them.For example,humans has no patterns on their skin and have to use sounds to communicate with others.

Knowledge

I think the humans have wider knowledge than octopuses.This is because humans not only know how to find food and survive,we also gain knowledge by going to school and learning about geography,science and history.For example,humans have learnt to farm animals instead of hunting them down. Octopuses probably don’t attend school but some of them learn to survive on their own.

LOGIC

Humans use logic in their school subjects such as math.They use different type of methods and formulas to solve a math problem. For example,humans use algebra to simplify complex problems.I don’t think octopuses can do mathematics in the same way but maybe we can design experiments to examine their capabilities.

Conclusion

There are many aspects to being smart and we shouldn’t look down on animals just because they are different from us.They have unique abilities that humans don’t have and this makes the world more diverse and amazing!:)