Course Overview
“From Have To to Get To” — This is my big vision for our class this year. I can hear you now… “But Mr. Darden, what does that mean?!” Well, I’m glad you asked! For many of you, science is probably something that you have to do… not something that you get to do. For instance, you may tell a friend, “I have to do my science homework before I get to come play.” Why does is that? Why can’t exploring Earth be engaging, fun and worth telling others about?
That’s my goal for all my classes this year. To make studying the great, big, beautiful earth that we all live on and the environment around us something that we tell others we get to do, rather than something we have to do. We’ll look at the world in all kinds of ways—looking at the role of water on this planet, the air we breathe, the stars in the sky—but we’ll also spend time exploring the impact of humans on our natural environment. What kinds of problems could come about as a result of our increasingly industrial society? We’re going to have a blast this year, and in the process we’ll discover not just what it means to be a great scientist… but a truly great person as well. I’m so glad you’re part of this class!
— Mr. Darden
“From Have To to Get To” — This is my big vision for our class this year. I can hear you now… “But Mr. Darden, what does that mean?!” Well, I’m glad you asked! For many of you, science is probably something that you have to do… not something that you get to do. For instance, you may tell a friend, “I have to do my science homework before I get to come play.” Why does is that? Why can’t exploring Earth be engaging, fun and worth telling others about?
That’s my goal for all my classes this year. To make studying the great, big, beautiful earth that we all live on and the environment around us something that we tell others we get to do, rather than something we have to do. We’ll look at the world in all kinds of ways—looking at the role of water on this planet, the air we breathe, the stars in the sky—but we’ll also spend time exploring the impact of humans on our natural environment. What kinds of problems could come about as a result of our increasingly industrial society? We’re going to have a blast this year, and in the process we’ll discover not just what it means to be a great scientist… but a truly great person as well. I’m so glad you’re part of this class!
— Mr. Darden