Research into Inheritance and Evolution(with Dr Who's Help!)

Autor/inn/en	Russell, Terry; McGuigan, Linda
Titel	Research into Inheritance and Evolution(with Dr Who's Help!)
Quelle	In: Primary Science, (2014) 134, S.19-20 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0269-2465
Schlagwörter	Science Instruction; Evolution; Elementary School Science; Inquiry; Heredity; Learning Activities; Elementary School Students; Concept Formation; Scientific Concepts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Erblichkeit; Lernaktivität; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung
Abstract	Even in the foundation stage (ages 3-5), children reveal an awareness of and enthusiasm for dinosaurs and fossils, so this research includes the entire primary age range. The authors sought to discover what ideas prevail as children develop and how their understanding progresses. Reviewing relevant educational research led them to define five overlapping areas of enquiry: (1) Variation exists within and between species; even sheep, tadpoles, broad beans and oak trees show variability. (2) Fossils are introduced at year 3 (age 7-8); by year 6 (age 10-11) children are expected to appreciate their relevance to evolution. Where's the continuity? (3) Selective breeding of farm and domestic animals offers access to ideas of inherited changes over generations. (4) Evolution as in Darwin's theory of natural selection can be accessed via his "tree of life" metaphor, as well as children's fiction, such as 'one smart fish" and "Charlie and the Kiwi." (5) Representing "deep time" is a challenge. The Earth's age is estimated at roughly 4.5 billion years, with hominid life for a miniscule fraction of that time. What sense do children make of various representations of time? What links with mathematics can be explored? (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10