April 13, 2009

Touch Tanks For Kids Making A Difference In The World

Touch Tanks For Kids making a difference in the world.

Many great educators that specialize in Science tell me that students comprehend more and stay interested longer with interactive instruction.

Children must do science, to learn science Mr. Waldo, an elementary school teacher in Maine, explained to me prior to going into detail about the many interactive activities in his classroom. His excitement buried any reluctance that I had about the touch tank project that I became involved with to make amends for all the terrible things I did to the seas during my time in the Navy. Polluting the environment by dispursing trash into the ocean while on duty in the Pacific Ocean.

I have learned since then that the Earth is living on borrowed time. Common household and commercial practices have produced devastating effects.

Fortunately, unlimited opportunities exist as a result. Hope exists because ingenuity focused on historical reference has abundant possibility. Hope that I observed when I visited Mr. Waldo’s Science class the afternoon of March 7, 2009 at Berwick Academy in Southern Maine. Luckily, after I apologized for my past destructive actions, the students from Mr. Summer’s fourth grade class forgave me, and for that, I am thankful.

I was then able to spend a wonderful afternoon observing the impact that Touch Tanks For Kids can bring to virtually any learning environmet.

The touch tank provides a living, breathing ocean environment right in the classroom. The students are able to interact with the display and really learn about that bioshere.

The interactive aspect of Touch Tanks For Kids provides a spark of knowledge that can burn into the flame of discovery. Who knows what world problems may one day be solved by these young minds.