Case Study
Introduction
The following case study is of a child’s interaction with an inquiry based activity. The children will be able to connect with some key concepts of physical science. The outcomes are linked to the Australian Curriculum, Science/Year 2/Science understanding/physical sciences/ACSSU033 (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority [ACARA], 2014). The activity is designed to promote children’s hands-on and mind-on skills, by applying their prior knowledge and understanding of how objects perform in water. The activity will also assist children in developing their investigative skills in science and other areas of education. Teachers will use their senses to observe the children, which is an important skill that teachers need to acquire, therefore, they can accurately observe and follow through with the investigation (Campbell, Jobling, & Howitt, p 71,2015).
Activity design (See Appendix 1)
This is a hands-on mind-on activity, where the children will be encouraged to use their critical thinking, science reasoning and their own predictions to investigate which of the …show more content…
Therefore, it is valuable for educators to be able to adapt and plan activities for children who are actively constructing their understanding and knowledge of the world in which they live. The activity in this case study is based on the child’s interest with the expectation that they will enhance their learning, and be able to make appropriate links to previous experiences (Campbell, Jobling, & Howitt, p, 68, 2015). Science in education can been an extension of learning, children should be given the opportunity to engage in activities that promote a child’s investigation, questioning, predicting, science reasoning and
Introduction
The following case study is of a child’s interaction with an inquiry based activity. The children will be able to connect with some key concepts of physical science. The outcomes are linked to the Australian Curriculum, Science/Year 2/Science understanding/physical sciences/ACSSU033 (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority [ACARA], 2014). The activity is designed to promote children’s hands-on and mind-on skills, by applying their prior knowledge and understanding of how objects perform in water. The activity will also assist children in developing their investigative skills in science and other areas of education. Teachers will use their senses to observe the children, which is an important skill that teachers need to acquire, therefore, they can accurately observe and follow through with the investigation (Campbell, Jobling, & Howitt, p 71,2015).
Activity design (See Appendix 1)
This is a hands-on mind-on activity, where the children will be encouraged to use their critical thinking, science reasoning and their own predictions to investigate which of the …show more content…
Therefore, it is valuable for educators to be able to adapt and plan activities for children who are actively constructing their understanding and knowledge of the world in which they live. The activity in this case study is based on the child’s interest with the expectation that they will enhance their learning, and be able to make appropriate links to previous experiences (Campbell, Jobling, & Howitt, p, 68, 2015). Science in education can been an extension of learning, children should be given the opportunity to engage in activities that promote a child’s investigation, questioning, predicting, science reasoning and