Comments after the lesson on "Three State Variables" January 2008

The heater in our classroom wasn't working well, so my first class wanted to go outside in the sun. I took that opportunity to teach them the movements to "Three State Variables," a song about Boyle's Law and Charles' Law. This was the first time I had done any serious teaching of learning movements to this class. The following comments were taken from written feedback collected on that day

I love that song. (female)

The class was pretty cool. It was cool because I learned how to do signals for Boyle’s Law (male)

I like the song. (female)

I had fun when we were outside. I think today I learned a lot. And I learned the movements. (male)

Today was fun. (male)

Today we learned something interesting in Ms. Jones’ class. We learned about the Three State Variables song, and it’s about temperature, pressure and volume. It explains that pressure and volume are like a teeter-totter, going up and down or going inversely. (male)

I liked how we sang outside to keep us warm. (female)

I hate the songs, still. I understand the song very well, but I still hate the song. (male)

Today was fun outside. I liked learning out there. The song was cool. (female)

Today was nice, especially because we had the beginning of class outside. The song we sang was very helpful and I hope I will remember it for the quiz. (female)

It was fun going out there and warm up a little. I liked singing the song and using my hands. (male)

It is fun to sing the song because we interact. (male)

The following are from a class later in the day.

Today I learned a new song that was really catchy. I also learned more about pressure and volume and if pressure goes up, then volume goes down. Today was really fun. We learned songs and hand movements. And today was pretty fun. (female)

Today we went outside to learn new signs for pressure, volume and temperature. Also we learned a new song. Hope we learn a new song tomorrow. (male)

The Three Variables Song does help remember things. The activity with our hands was a good experience. (female)

I think it’s pretty cool that you write those songs. (female – top student)

This class was very entertaining. I really enjoyed the movie and learning the hand movements. I also got the equation problems, which doesn’t always happen. (female)

I learned about the three state variables and how they work together. The songs do help you remember the stuff. (female – top student)

I liked listening to the pressure song. I think I learn more with the songs and movements. It is hard sometimes to memorize things, but the songs make it easier. (female)

I think the videos really helped me understand about Boyle’s and Charles’ laws. The song also helped me learn some things. That also helped me remember. The videos and songs are a real creative and helpful way to learn. (male)

Today’s class was fun. The thing we learned was easy. But very fun. The videos make it easier to remember things for the test. (female)

I appreciate the time you spend on looking for ways to teach us. I really like the songs, because they make me remember the material. (female)