A Course Module for Teaching Strategies for Elementary Science (Physics, Earth, and Earth Science)
2020 04-ED-00055-0 978-621-04-0385-5 Bachelor in Elementary Education
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CONTENTS Contents
Preface .................................................................................................................................v
UNIT I: THE ELEMENTARY SCIENCE CURRICULUM Lesson 1: What is Science? ..................................................................................1 Lesson 2: Science Education ..............................................................................8 Lesson 3: Elementary Science Curriculum Physics, Earth, and Space Science ...................................................................14 Lesson 4: Constructivist Theory in Teaching Science ................................20 UNIT II: INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING Lesson 5: Components of Instructional Planning.........................................25 Lesson 6: Instructional Planning Cycle ..........................................................30 Lesson 7: Five E Model in Planning Science Lessons ...................................34 Lesson 8: Developing Instructional Plans for Elementary Science .........42 UNIT III: INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR SCIENCE Lesson 9: Strategy 1 - The Power of Observation ...........................................53 Lesson 10: Strategy 2 - Experimentation ........................................................63 Lesson 11: Strategy 3 - Inductive Guided Inquiry........................................... 71 Lesson 12: Strategy 4 - Cooperative Learning .................................................78 Lesson 13: Strategy 5 - Using Research as a Teaching Strategy..................86 Lesson 14: Strategy 6 - Using Case Study as a Teaching Strategy ..............96 iii Lesson 15: Strategy 7 - Using Role-play as a Teaching Strategy.................107 Lesson 16: Strategy 8 - Gamification ................................................................ 117 Lesson 17: Strategy 9 - Design Thinking ......................................................... 123 Lesson 18: Suggested Activities that Explore Earth Science .....................133 UNIT IV: ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES FOR SCIENCE Lesson 19: Assessing Learning in Science ...................................................... 137 Lesson 20: Traditional Assessment in Science .............................................142 Lesson 21: Using Performance Task ................................................................145 Lesson 22: Designing Learning Portfolios .....................................................154 References ......................................................................................................................... 161 Index ................................................................................................................................... 167 About the Book ................................................................................................................173
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