Formative Assessment Probes: Pendulums and Crooked Swings--Connecting Science and Engineering

Autor/in	Keeley, Page
Titel	Formative Assessment Probes: Pendulums and Crooked Swings--Connecting Science and Engineering
Quelle	In: Science and Children, 51 (2013) 2, S.32-35 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8148
Schlagwörter	STEM Education; Science Education; Engineering Education; Motion; Elementary School Science; Science Process Skills; Scientific Concepts; Formative Evaluation; Science Activities; Science Experiments + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? STEM; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Ingenieurausbildung; Bewegungsablauf
Abstract	The "Next Generation Science Standards" provide opportunities for students to experience the link between science and engineering. In the December 2011 issue of "Science and Children," Rodger Bybee explains: "The relationship between science and engineering practices is one of complementarity. Given the inclusion of engineering in the science standards and an understanding of the difference in aims, the practices complement one another and should be mutually reinforcing in curricula and instruction" (p. 15). This month's column explores this complementary nature of science and engineering in the elementary classroom. While engineering practices can be used effectively to help elementary students develop scientific knowledge, scientific knowledge gained through use of the scientific practices can also be used to solve engineering problems. The example used in this column primarily addresses one aspect of this duality by focusing on how formative assessment can be used to assess students' readiness to define and carry out an engineering problem using knowledge gained through use of the scientific practices. Students plan and carry out a scientific investigation of pendulums using simple materials such as string and washers, teachers should observe and listen closely for evidence that students can perform the practice of planning and carrying out an investigation. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10