Celebrating Science with the Community: An Approach to Science Fairs Intended to Create Learning Celebrations

Autor/in	Pittman, Jason
Titel	Celebrating Science with the Community: An Approach to Science Fairs Intended to Create Learning Celebrations
Quelle	In: Science and Children, 54 (2016) 1, S.46-51 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8148
Schlagwörter	Science Course Improvement Projects; Science Fairs; Exhibits; Science Activities; Student Projects; School Community Relationship; Food Service; Problem Solving; Educational Practices; Teaching Methods; Gardening; Elementary School Students; California (San Jose) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulprojekt; Problemlösen; Bildungspraxis; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Gartenarbeit
Abstract	Learning celebrations are increasingly common in schools looking to put more emphasis on community and efficacy in place formulaic science fair projects. The celebration aspect is in the community's participation and interaction with the learners. Students are the main event, performing as they would in a school play or applying acquired knowledge and skill as they would in a soccer tournament. An authentic audience is essential. As often as possible, the audience should be wider than just the student's classmates. The inclusion of parents, science professionals, and consumers can dramatically elevate student articulation and reflection. Learning celebrations build important bonds not only between the students and their academic goals but with families and the community as well. In this article the author describes how he and his students designed their upcoming semester-long inquiry. Their content focus was Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes, and they spent much time developing questions and solving problems in their school gardens, including the creation of the school garden! During the discussion, students decided they would like to exhibit their learning by hosting a restaurant for one night. So, the class reached out to an organization capable of creating pop-up restaurants and co-created a science-learning celebration that included a five-course meal prepared and served by students and a gallery of exhibits that would be presented between each course. Although it took much time to prepare the students for this event, the author found it to be deeply memorable and it was the focus of their learning for the entire semester. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01