Integrating the Nature of Science

Autor/inn/en	Weiland, Ingrid; Blieden, Katherine; Akerson, Valarie
Titel	Integrating the Nature of Science
Quelle	In: Science and Children, 52 (2014) 1, S.60-64 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8148
Schlagwörter	Scientific Principles; Science Education; Elementary School Science; Science Instruction; Grade 3; Elementary School Students; Scientists; Models; Animals; Teaching Methods; Natural Resources; Ecology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; Scientist; Wissenschaftler; Analogiemodell; Animal; Tier; Tiere; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Natural Ressource; Natürliche Ressource; Ökologie
Abstract	The nature of science (NOS) describes what science is and how knowledge in science is developed (NSTA 2013). To develop elementary students' understandings of how scientists explore the world, the authors--an education professor and a third-grade teacher--endeavored to integrate NOS into a third-grade life science unit. Throughout the lesson, they emphasized the students acting as scientists; however, their main focus was on how and why scientists use models. This aligns with the "Next Generation Science Standard" science and engineering practice Developing and Using Models, as the "organisms" served as models of live animals. With scaffolding, the students were able to collect and analyze data to answer a question about the natural world. Students recognized the components of NOS that correlated to the lesson, especially why models are needed to represent concepts or objects. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Science Teachers Association. 1840 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201-3000. Tel: 800-722-6782; Fax: 703-243-3924; e-mail: membership@nsta.org; Web site: http://www.nsta.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10