A Course Module for Teaching Science in Primary Grades (Biology and Chemistry)
ABOUT THE COORDINATOR
Dr. Pawilen earned his Master of Arts in Education and Doctor of Philosophy in Education, major in Curriculum Studies at the University of the Philippines-Diliman. He also completed his Master of Education in Curriculum Development and his postdoctoral study on Gifted Education in Science at Ehime University in Japan. He served as an associate professor of Curriculum Studies at UP-Diliman and as a member of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Technical Committee for Educational Leadership and Foundations. Currently, he teaches at the College of Human Ecology (CHE) and is the director of the Office for Institutional Development in Higher Education (OIDHE), UP-Los Baños. Greg Tabios Pawilen
2020 04-ED-00052-0 978-621-04-0388-6 Bachelor in Elementary Education
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CONTENTS
CONTENTS
Chapter 5: Changes in Matter................................................................................................... 94 Lesson 5.1: Phases of Matter ........................................................................................... 94 Lesson 5.2: Physical and Chemical Changes..................................................................... 99 Chapter 6: Classes of Matter .................................................................................................... 105 Lesson 6.1: Mixtures ........................................................................................................ 105 Lesson 6.2: Pure Substances ........................................................................................... 110 UNIT III: TEACHING BIOLOGY Chapter 7: Parts and Functions of Plants.................................................................................. 122 Chapter 8: Parts and Functions of Animals............................................................................... 130 Chapter 9: Life Cycles and Reproduction ................................................................................. 147 Chapter 10: Heredity: Inheritance and Variation...................................................................... 161 Chapter 11: Evolution and Biodiversity .................................................................................... 170 Chapter 12: The Ecosystem ...................................................................................................... 179 Lesson 12.1: Components of Ecosystem and Species Interactions .................................. 179 Lesson 12.2: Flow of Energy and Cycles of Nutrients....................................................... 184 Lesson 12.3: Types of Ecosystems.................................................................................... 192 UNIT IV: ASSESSMENT IN SCIENCE Chapter 13: Assessing Science Process Skills............................................................................ 202 Chapter 14: Assessing Science Inquiry ..................................................................................... 210 Chapter 15: Assessing Attitude and Content and Putting It All Together ................................. 223
Preface
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UNIT I: INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING IN SCIENCE Chapter 1: The Need to Teach about the Processes of Science................................................ 2 Lesson 1.1: The Nature of Science ................................................................................... 3 Lesson 1.2: Teaching about the Six Basic Science Process Skills ...................................... 6 Lesson 1.3: Teaching about the Six Integrated Science Process Skills.............................. 16 Chapter 2: Teaching Science ..................................................................................................... 28 Lesson 2.1: The DepEd Framework for Teaching Science ................................................ 28 Lesson 2.2: The 4A Lesson Activity Plan.......................................................................... 34 Lesson 2.3: The 5E Inquiry-based Learning Plan .............................................................. 37 Lesson 2.4: Project-based Learning and Problem-based Learning.................................. 45 Lesson 2.5: Experiential Learning.................................................................................... 52 Lesson 2.6: Science, Technology, and Society (STS) ........................................................ 57 Lesson 2.7: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) ........................ 60 Lesson 2.8: Modeling Instruction Method....................................................................... 65
Chapter 3: Using a UBD Unit Planner in Teaching Science ....................................................... 70
UNIT II: TEACHING CHEMISTRY Chapter 4: Properties of Matter ............................................................................................... 84 Lesson 4.1: General Properties – Mass and Weight......................................................... 84 Lesson 4.2: General Properties – Volume and Density .................................................... 88 Lesson 4.3: Specific Properties – Physical and Chemical Properties ................................ 90
Index ......................................................................................................................................... 245
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