1. Math and Science Misconceptions

2. Pluto is a planet. That the moon changes from night to night instead of the position of the Earth making it appear different. How moon phases work The moon illuminates light. The earth is the center of the solar system. More than one star in our solar system The planets are straight in a row from the sun and not that the sun is in the middle with the planets surrounding it. Planets are in a straight line. Science

3. The moon produces its own light. There are many stars in our solar system. The moon produces its own light Planets are lined up. The moon “rises” comes up and goes down. There are many stars in our solar system. Kids think the earth rotates around the moon. The sun is on the left and planets on the right instead of the sun in the middle. This makes it hard for them to understand that the sun does not rotate. Posters and pictures causer this misconception. Science

4. Belief that rivers only flow from north to south You will always get shocked if you touch an electric line. The light that we see in the sky is actually scattered light waves. Your eye perceives blue most of all. In science, when speaking of man made vs. natural environment, a tree is manmade because people plant some trees. Habitats - They need a better understanding about how life is connected. Science

5. Where does the water go when wet clothes are drying on the line outside? If a sealed container of ice is on the table and left for a few hours, where does the water come from? Density Law of conservation of Energy- Students have a misconception of where energy goes. Mass/Weight Science

6. Bottled water is better than tap water. Weight effects the rate at which objects fall. When we begin discussing living vs. non- living, students believe if you are not a human or animal, you are non-living. All new technology is good. Science

7. Science The equations they learn in math they will use again in science. (Ex. Volume) How math is integrated into science. Science is not as important as reading/language. They don’t think that the subjects overlap Students think there is only one right answer. Students don’t understand how other subjects relate to science. Science is boring Science is unrelated to math or anything.

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9. Math That if they wait long enough I will give them the answers. Words Problems are only to be answered by the teacher. That the answer is the most important part of the problem. Rather than the process of getting to the answer. Boys are better at math than girls. Kids think knowing their multiplication facts aren’t important, because they don’t relate to other things. Students think that math learned in math class doesn’t apply to science or vise versa. They have a difficult time of applying what they have learned in one subject to another.

10. Math Students don’t think they have to read and comprehend in math. There is no reading and writing in math. You don’t have to read to do math. That what you learn in math only applies when in a math class. D=R*t You can use letters in equations. Math deal with only numbers There is a shape called a diamond. Could do cross multiplication and multiply denominators than simplify.

11. Math Multiplication is repeated addition If you are not adding, sub, mult, or dividing, then you are not really doing math. It is not important to follow the order of operations. When dividing, the number gets smaller and when multiplying the number gets bigger. If you multiply a number the answer will always be larger.

12. Math Fraction 1/10 is bigger than ½ The larger the fraction denominator, the larger the fraction. You add top and bottom of fractions. Fractions are part of a whole. Fractions Mult. Repeated addition negative numbers age. You can compare fractions just by looking at how close the denominator is to the numerator. The fractions are larger because the number is larger. You can only find the like denominators in fraction by find LCD. Fraction on the bottom is bigger then that fraction is bigger. Bigger denominator = Bigger piece

13. Math Always subtract the smaller from the larger. 403-5=2 ( they don’t borrow) Larger is not always bigger. 0.01 to 0.0009 When subtracting negative number they think numbers get smaller. Numbers cannot be less than 1. They need to better understand numbers and values. Why you borrow 1 and it becomes a 10. “Bigger” always means more.

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