Empowering Elementary Students' Ecological Thinking through Discussing the Animé Nausicaa and Constructing Super Bugs

Autor/inn/en	Stokrocki, Mary L.; Delahunt, Michael
Titel	Empowering Elementary Students' Ecological Thinking through Discussing the Animé Nausicaa and Constructing Super Bugs
Quelle	In: Journal for Learning through the Arts, 4 (2008) 1, Artikel 4 (31 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1932-7528
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Students; Grade 4; Ecology; Environmental Education; Constructivism (Learning); Models; Teaching Methods; Animation; Art Activities; Student Empowerment; Entomology; Recycling; Figurative Language; Critical Thinking; Films; Questionnaires; Concept Mapping; Environmental Interpretation; Gender Differences; Arizona + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; Ökologie; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Analogiemodell; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Künstlerische Tätigkeit; Studienberechtigung; Entomologie; Kritisches Denken; Film; Fragebogen; Concept Map; Umweltzentrum; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	Ecological teaching models and evidence of success in public schools may be lacking. We created a constructivist ecological model using the animé Nausicaa with fourth graders in a Scottsdale, Arizona school. The animé involves the epic adventure, good and evil battle to affect the future of the human race. We documented results using questionnaires, photographs, and students' written final statements. An art teacher introduced the animé, followed with students' analysis of action sequences, demonstrated how to make three-dimensional super bugs, and questioned students about ecological concerns. Our major research question was how did discussing the animé Nausicaa and making super bugs empower children to reinterpret bug powers and learn about ecology. We offer explanations of surface and deeper influences. While most responses regarding bug powers were bad--offensive and defensive, two emerging good categories related to ecology were recycling and pollinating. Students showed some empathetic understanding and constructed a few ecological connections between their inner and outer worlds. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Center for Learning in the Arts, Sciences and Sustainability. University of California Irvine, School of Biological Sciences III, Office 2656, Irvine, CA 92697. Tel: 949-824-4317; Fax: 949-824-2965; Web site: http://sites.uci.edu/class/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2018/2/05