Lauren Bellino
9/2/2015
Autobiography
EDU 374
Throughout elementary school science was my favorite subject and still is today.
However I don’t remember most of my experiences with science. I only remember the basic
lessons that everyone learned throughout elementary school. I recall learning about the solar
system and using pneumonic devices to remember their order in the solar systems. Learning
about the solar systems always interested me because I was always curious about what was
beyond Earth. I always wondered if there was life on other planets and if they were similar to
Earth. I remember creating models of the solar system with Styrofoam balls and being able to
visualize how the solar system was set up. My elementary school also took field trips every year
to the Cradle of Aviation Museum on Long Island. At this museum I would learn about
aerospace. They had an I-Max theatre that would take you on a tour of space and you felt like
you were actually traveling through space as an astronaut. I think the reason why I don’t have
many memories of my experiences with science is because there was more focus on math and
language instead of science and social studies. I think it is important to focus on all the subjects
equally and allow students to explore what subjects they like better than others.
From elementary school through college I always thought science was the study of life
and everything that is around us. Science is about our bodies and how they work, but also are
about the solar system and our environment. In middle school and high school we had classes
dedicated to different types of science. These included, environmental science, biology, earth
science, chemistry, and physics. Throughout those years I learned more about science and what it
entailed. When I think about science I think about working with chemicals and experiments
because in all science classes I’ve had to do experiments and work with chemicals or other
objects. Here at SUNY Cortland, I’ve been able to go out in the environment and do labs, but
also work in a lab room and work with plants, chemicals, and do various experiments. I also got
to experience the new planetarium and learn about space and the phases of seasons.
Outside of school I have been able to go out to museums and explore the areas of science
that I am more interested in. When I was younger my parents would take me to the Cradle of
Aviation and I would visit with school too. Now, I take my younger cousins to museums and
work on experiments with them. At my summer camp that I work at, my group was able to learn
how to make their own paint and do experiments with art projects. Even cooking dinner is an
experiment. You have to learn what goes good together and what is going to create a good
reaction and what two items together will make your food explode. Everyday life is an
experiment and you use science to get through the day.
Some people that I know with science related careers are my doctors. They need to know
about biology and how the body works. My dad is a security technician so he needs to know
what wires connect to each other to make something work and how to connect circuits. People in
the science field need to know what they are doing and use logic to figure problems out. They
need to do experiments to see what will and will not work.