CPaganCapstone

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​Student Name

Cheyenne Pagan

Mentors

Stephanie Dunda, Jean Marie, Dr. Mecky

Topic Summary

To tutor and introduce science to children at the after school program TIMBA.

Abstract

In the beginning of my senior year, with the help of a few teachers, I was matched up with a non-profit organization by the name of Palms Solutions. In the rectory of a small West Philadelphia community church, Palms Solutions hosts an after school program called TIMBA that caters to helping African American children connect back to their African roots while also helping the young students to practice and develop their math and reading skills. My connection with Palms Solutions consisted of volunteering as a tutor for TIMBA. In addition to tutoring in math, it was my intention to also bring science to the learning environment and even perform a few experiments with the children all the while incorporating the math that they were reviewing in their tutoring sessions. However, through a few scheduling difficulties I was unable to accomplish all of the goals that I had set for my partnership with the program. Despite this, I did manage to perform one experiment with the children that worked petri plates and culturing bacteria. Overall, over the course of my capstone I gained volunteer, tutoring, teaching, and coordinating experience that I had not previously had. 



Annotated Bibliography


Stephanie Dunda


Jean Marie


Doctor Mecky


Eric S. Weinberg ( Biology of Human Diseases ) Penn arts and sciences


Science Bob. (n.d.). Make your own volcano. Retrieved from http://www.sciencebob.com/experiments/volcano.php


To begin thinking about my proposed experiment I researched the simple volcano experiment. This source breaks the steps down easily and includes a video.


Vinegar baking soda explanation. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://library.thinkquest.org/3347/vinegar bsoda4.html


This source is an explanation of the reaction between baking soda and vinegar. It explains what happens and what each step of the reaction is caused by.


Schultz, J. (n.d.). Vinegar and baking soda. Retrieved from http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/chem99/chem99096.htm

The baking soda and vinegar formula. This also includes the balanced formula and the formulas for each reaction.


How to make a volcano -the improved no mache or plaster way [Web]. (2008). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWZW4FeHHbU


Video instruction for how to create a model volcano.


Koralek , D., & Collins, R. (n.d.). Tutoring strategies for the primary grades. Retrieved from http://www.readingrockets.org/article/113/

Originally


Four habits of highly effective math teaching. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.homeschoolmath.net/teaching/teaching.php


This source is that talks about the strategies that one person could use to teach children math. This helps in my capstone process because the majority of my time has been and will be spent tutoring children in various grades.

Science experiments for kids . (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments.html


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