Science Test 1

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seen as a way of teaching and learning about science that reflects how science itself is performed by scientists on a daily basis

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inquiry

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what is inquiry

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teaching students how to think and not what to think, helps develop postive attitude toward science and studied the world from a scientific perspective

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teacher's role in inquiry

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1. assist in designing and carrying out activity
2. guide students with questions as they discover solutions
3. let them explore

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what are students doing with the inquiry approach/process skills for discovery

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observing, developing predictions and hypothesis, gathering relevant information, using various tool to collect data, proposing answers to hypothesis, communicating results

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why is it important to be scientific literate?

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to be informed citizens, better appreciation of natural world, understand diseases and how the body functions, help with voting and making better decisions, know how to solve a problem

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an effective way to promote inquiry in the classroom

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6E instructional model

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what are the steps to the 6 E model

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engagment, exploration, explanation, elaboration, evaluation, E-learning

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short activities that access prior knowledge and promote curiosity, make connections between past and present learning experiences

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engagement

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provides students with a common base of activities wherein current concepts, processes, and skills are identified through observations and data collected; comes before giving out any information

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exploration

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focuses student's attention on a particular aspect of the activity and provides opportunities to demonstrate their conceptual understanding, process skills, or behaviors, present what they found

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explanation

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challenge and extend student's conceptual understanding and skills through new experiences, apply their understanding of the concept by conducting additional activities

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elaboration

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encourage students to assess their understanding and abilities, provides opportunities to evaluate student progress toward achieving goals

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evaluation

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computer-enhanced learning and enhances technological skills as they gather information, engage in explorations, and explain and communicate their findings

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e-learning

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theories are well-substantiated explanations based on systematic observation, data collection, and careful analysis of data

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scientific theories

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considered the building blocks of science

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scientific theories

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what is important for students to understand with the scientific method

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learning the general way the method can be used than just memorizing the steps and related information

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to eliminate personal opinion as we determine what is true and form applicable theories

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goal of scientific method

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a way of knowing

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science

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what should you concentrate on with science in elementary years

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learn about what scientist have found, but more importantly learn how science facts, theories and laws are developed

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what is it not good for teacher to do with science

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tell students exactly what to do

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what should the focus be of teacher teaching science now

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process students go through rather than the product and not teaching more and more science content and focus on topic in more depth

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what do you always want to start class or lesson off with

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open-ended questions so students can explore with it

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what is the nature of science

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evidence based
constantly changing but grounded in evidence
looking at the process rather than the product
involves observations, making inferences, coming up with evidence, gathering data, communicating results
problem solving

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a process where you can manipulate different variables

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scientific method

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what is the paradigm used today

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constructivist

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what is the biggest part of construvist approach

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using inquiry

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what is backwards design

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begin with the end( outcome) in mind, knowing what goals you want your students to reach

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what should be included in the evaluation part of the 6 E model when assessing

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include authentic/ higher order thinking questions

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what is the vision of the NSES in grades K-12 with science teaching

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making learning match the process of discovery used by scientists

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what elements are found in an inquiry based lesson

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activity where everyone can be involved, gives students process to use to solve problems, see students use information to create something

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what can inquiry thinking be considered

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a mental workout because learning how to problem solve and it is necessary to become scientific literate

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what should teacher be in general with teaching science

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scientific literature and enthusiastic about teaching science

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what helps provide an inquiry mindset

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starting with a question as way to engage children

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what do good activities begin with

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testable questions

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what is the goal of elaboration

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take what was learned and make real-world connections of things in everyday life

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most important strengths of science in that the entire scientific body of knowledge is subject to new empirical evidence or new ways of interpreting the existing data

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flip-flops

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the varied ways in which scientific knowledge is developed and the values and beliefs that guide the process

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nature of science

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what is scientific knowledge

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self-correcting as new information and interpretations occur

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well-substantiated explanation based on systematic observation, data collection, and careful analysis of the data

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scientific theory

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what happens when politics gets involved with science

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opinion can dominate over fact and science becomes corrupted

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modeling and replicating with children the aspects of the process of science

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scientific inquiry

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what is linked to science literacy

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functioning and survival in our society

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paradigm used by both scientist and students

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inquiry

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a typical viewpoint or ideal example that provides a model for all related processes or systems

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paradigm

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occur because scientists use experimentation and new technologies to better explain observed scientific phenomena

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paradigm shifts

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what is the goal of inquiry that a teacher facilitates

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not to make every child a future scientist but produce scientifically literate society; understanding is key

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means that a person can ask, find, or determine answers to questions derived from curiosity about everyday experiences

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scientific literacy

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the belief that knowledge is not passed on from the teacher to the student, rather it is constructed by an individual as he or she creates their own world view

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constructivism

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student centered approach

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constructivism

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theorized that children do not simply reproduce what is said or shown to them

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vygotsky

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theory includes the role of culture and society in mental development and that mental functions first begin on a social plane and then move on to an inner plane

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vygotsky

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compare piaget vs. vygotsky

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both- believed that learners construct their own knowledge, worked with children
Piaget- developmental constructivist, saw the child's development as leading learning, stages of development, equilibrium and disequilibrium
Vygotsky- zone of proximal development, scaffolding, social constructivist, saw learning as leading development, externalized

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refers to the difference between what the learner can do with help and what the learner can do without help

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zone of proximal development

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what is scaffolding with zone of proximal development

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teacher acts as scaffold or support to help child accomplish goal, but doesn't provide more guidance than is needed

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the very means by which a child learns the fundamentals of society; the method of moving from lower learning to higher learning

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collaboration

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model of how science is performed by scientists, which is through collaboration with colleagues

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science instruction

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suggest that a child constructs an understanding of language from the whole to its parts

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social constructivist theory

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promotes inquiry-based science consistent with how children learn

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6 E model

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what is the teacher's job in the constructivist approach

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not to tell all the information but to help the students tell her the information

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important when children work collaboratively

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questions

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difference between the scientific method and the 6 E's

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scientific method- problem solving method, made for solving problems within a lesson
6 E- more made for teaching a lesson

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assimilation

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putting new knowledge into existing schema

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equilibruim

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knowing the material and stage when they have learned the new information

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disquilibruim

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stage when students are learning new information and don't feel comfortable

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accomodation

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having new knowledge that doesn't fit into existing schema

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first defined a paradigm as a commonly accepted viewpoint

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thomas kuhn

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what are scientists constantly trying to improve

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their understanding of the living and nonliving world

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guides the process of inquiry as questions are introduced and data are then collected, analyzed, and shared in response to the guiding question

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mathematics

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what teaching standards need less emphasis

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treating all students alike, rigidly follow curriculum, testing of factual information, presenting scientific knowledge through lecture, text, and demonstration, working alone

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what teaching standards need more emphasis

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selecting and adapting curriculum, guiding students in active inquiry, understanding student's interest, sharing responsibility with students, working with other teachers, provide opportunities for discussion

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thought that behavior must be studied in a social and historical context

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sociohistorical

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the specific individualized knowledge gained by children is reflective of the societal knowledge

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internalization

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likened to a foreign language one with comparatively more new terms than found in a spainish, french, or german language text

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science

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observation

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just what you see

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inference

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an assumption based off of observations

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prediction

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based on data and guess of what will happen in the future

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difference between convergent and divergent

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convergent- only one right right or way to solve
not how we assess

divergent- many ways to figure out the right answer

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hypothesis

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an educated guess not based on data or any experiments

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what does using the 6 E model help determine

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if students fully understand the lesson and detemine any misconceptions

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why do you include engineering into science

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help students construct a solution to solve a problem

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what are standards

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called general overarching goals
in science they include: science as inquiry, science and the environment, earth and space science, life science, and physical science

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what are benchmarks

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more focused than standards, based on what to do and begins with a number

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what are GLE's

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end with a number that aligns to a benchmark, tells exactly what to do, what students should know to pass test

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what are the three stages of the backwards design

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1. desired results
2. assessment evidence
3. learning plan

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provides the basis for determining what students will know and be able to do as a part of the lesson

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desired result

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where assessment methods are matched to the desired results

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assessment evidence

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where the activities are developed to enable the students to achieve the desired results

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learning plan

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science is something students do and not something done to them

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Students can only make sense of information if they can see how it works first hand
Students needs to be involved in solving problems, asking questions, making inferences, so they can develop a greater understanding and learn of its importance

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scientific process

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scientific method

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what does the 6 E method go hand in hand with

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backwards design

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what should teachers consider when planning for inquiry

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disired results, assessment evidence, learning plan

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the heart of the lesson

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exploration