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TAYTAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGOA, CAMARINES SUR
ROMER C. PATOC
School Science Coordinator
WHY TEACH SCIENCE?
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WHY IS SCIENCE IMPORTANT IN YOUNG KIDS' LIVES?
• Science involves a lot ofcommunication
with other people.
• Science develops patience andperseverance in kids.• It can help kids form a healthy dose
of skepticism.• Science teaches kids about the world
around them.• Science can spark in kids' minds that
they, too, can help solve the world'sbig
problems.
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GOALS FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION
“Science is built up of facts as a house isof stones, but a collection of facts is nomore a science than a pile of stones is ahouse.”
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ACTIVEENGAGEMENT
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1ctive engagement refers to the ;oint functioning ofmotivation, conceptual knowledge, cognitivestrategies, and social interactions in literacyactivities.
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1ctive learning involves providing opportunities forstudents to meaningfully talk and listen, write,read, and re=ect on the content, ideas, issues andconcerns of an academic sub;ect.
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FOCUS ON INSTRUCTIONALO01ECTIVES
*. 5hat should studentsknow and be able to
$o )ob;ective:?. &ow will I, and they,know when they are
successful:
@. 5hat learning
eAperiences willacilitate their success: 3. Based on data, how do
I reCne the learningeAperiences:
D. &ow does this lessonob;ective Ct into the
Ebig pictureF ofinstruction this year:
)Introduction of skill, review of skill,introduction of skill at more
compleA level
/. 5hat resources will IUse:
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!he teacherJs role is to assist thestudents in moving through the Kone tobecome eApert users of their new
knowledge and skills.
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Engagement: stimulate students’ interest, curiosity and
preconceptions;
Exploration: first-hand experiences with concepts without direct
instruction;
Explanation: students’ explanations followed by introduction offormal terms and clarifications;
Elaboration: applying knowledge to solve a problem. Students
freuently develop and complete their own well-designed
investigations;
Evaluation: students and teachers reflect on change in conceptual
understanding and identify ideas still !under development".
See: #$ %odel: http:&&www.newhavenscience.org&#e.doc
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SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY
ィ Scientific inuiry is a thoughtful
and coordinated attempt to search out,describe, explain and predict natural
phenomena.
SCIENTIFIC LITERACY
ィ Scientific literacy includes
speaking, listening, presenting,interpreting, reading and writing aboutscience.
SCIENTIFIC NUMERACY
ィ %athematics provides useful tools
for the description, analysis and presentation of scientific data and ideas.
INQ!" %ake observations and ask uestions aboutob'ects, organisms and the environment.
INQ!# Seek relevant information in books,maga(ines and electronic media.
INQ!$ )esign and conduct simple investigations.
INQ!% $mploy simple euipment and measuringtools to gather data and extend the senses.
INQ!& *se data to construct reasonableexplanations.
INQ!' +naly(e, critiue and communicateinvestigations using words, graphs and drawings.
INQ!( ead and write a variety of science-relatedfiction and nonfiction texts.
INQ!) Search the eb and locate relevant scienceinformation.
INQ!* *se measurement tools and standard units
e.g., centimeters, meters, grams, kilograms/ to describeob'ects and materials.
INQ!"+ *se mathematics to analy(e, interpret and present data.
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ractical uses for the sciencecurriculum
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Students are not attentive to what is being saidin a lecture @N of the time.
Students retain 4N of the information in the Crstten minutes of a lecture but only DN in the lastten minutes.
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2ooperative learning is based on student0centered learning.
EStructured student interactions thatpromote a sense of community amongstudents and involves Spencer #aganJs fourprinciples of cooperative learning% positiveinterdependence, individual accountability,
ePual participation and simultaneousinteraction.F )ason, D3
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Storch )D4 refers to groupand pair work as EQcollective
scaoldingJ, a process wherebylearners pool their linguisticresources in order to reach
resolutions to language0relatedproblems.F
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opportunities to use the second
language for a range of functions otherthan teacher0led activities )Storch,D4.
Storch also says cooperative learningfacilitates learning by givingEopportunities to give and receivefeedback.F
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B787"I!S O" 2OO7R1!I6771R8I89 One of the other beneCts of cooperative
learning is that Eits interconnectedness canhelp students transcend the gender, racial,cultural, linguistic, and other dierences theymay sense among themselvesF )ason,D3.
eers of dierent proCciency levels couldbeneCt from working with one another, whenthey work collaboratively )5atanabe <Swain, D4.
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!eachers must provide language supports sothat students are able to succeed completethe task successfully )i.e. vocabularysupports
earners often go through a Esilent periodF inwhich they listen more than they are able to
speak )ason, D3. !his is a normal stage,but it can cause some diculties incooperative learning activities.
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Often, in group work,students who do not speakup are viewed as notfulClling their responsibility)ason, D3 T it isimportant for teachers totake studentsJ comfort andability levels intoconsideration, and to makethe cooperating studentsaware of these.
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ow self0esteem, fear of ridicule, andlack of motivation can disrupt alearnerJs ability to comprehend and
respond to meaningful input )ason,D3.
Students need to be comfortable in
their environment, so they can learn totheir best capacity.
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!asks are designed so that individualsmust work together
ositive interactions are developed and
encouraged Students have opportunities to work in
dierent groups
Social, language and content skills areintegrated into the task
(50 Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners, Herrell and Jordan, 2008)
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RUBRI2S Simple, easy0to0understand language
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)water, oAygen, etc.. !he other students ;oin hands and represent a cell
membrane or cell wall. Students rehearse and demonstrate the process or
processes they are assigned.
2ould be combined with a short eAplanation of theprocess to the class. Or with a Cll0in0the0blank worksheet that the rest of
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