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I liked Paul's enthusiasm for his subject. The school he works at is lucky to have someone who is so experienced in his subject matter. As I said in reflection, I worked in an industry which has an impact on students (women's bottoms), but one in which I've rarely shown in my classrooms. I think an interesting comparison in scale would be the size of a rivet, and of how important they are in the manufacturing of women's jeans: There can be several in the construction and they play a critical role in the strength of the finished product.

Part of Paul's lesson was challenging as I have trouble calculating with formulas. I am confident that I can master those I will be teaching if I get the job teaching middle school science. But it does take a little time for my brain to be able to process mathematical operations!

One way that Ive been able to model scale in an elementary setting is by sponsoring embryology. When students first see chicken eggs hatching, then how quickly their chicks grow(though still pretty small), they are shocked when I've brought a three month-old chicken back to school for a visit!