Biology Students Work on Packets

Josi Bambrook
Columnist

            In Biology class students are supposed to complete packets most days and work out of the book. It may be difficult for some students to properly understand the material if all they don’t get very much hands on activities.

            There aren’t very many things that students are able to do in Biology but microscopes can be used for some of the things students learn about. All students learn in different ways, but there are many options that are available.

            “Have the teachers show us visuals and teach it from there,” said sophomore Natalie Knouf.

Working on packets helps students learn but it doesn’t do a lot of good for students who get distracted easily and can’t focus on what the main topic is.

            “I don’t learn it well by looking through the book,” said Knouf.

            Working on packets isn’t the worst idea, it’s a good way to learn but for some students they need a variety of learning ways instead of just one. Students would like to have more hands on activities or visual representations to help them do better on tests.

            “All I do is look for the answers,” said Knouf. The students feel like they’re doing more of a word search than actually soaking in the information.