Life under the Microscope: Children's Ideas about Microbes

Autor/inn/en	Allen, Michael; Bridle, Georgina; Briten, Elizabeth
Titel	Life under the Microscope: Children's Ideas about Microbes
Quelle	In: Primary Science, (2015) 136, S.35-38 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0269-2465
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Students; Elementary School Science; Microbiology; Scientific Literacy; Knowledge Level; Misconceptions; Pictorial Stimuli; Teaching Methods; Science Instruction; Communicable Diseases; Prevention; Disease Control; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mikrobiologie; Wissensbasis; Missverständnis; Fantasieanregung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Contagious disease; Contagious diseases; Communicable disease; Infektionskrankheit; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Ausland
Abstract	Microbes (by definition) are tiny living things that are only visible through a microscope and include bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protoctists (mainly single-celled life forms such as amoebae and algae). Although people are familiar with the effects of microbes, such as infectious disease and food spoilage, because of their lack of visibility, the appearance and behaviour of the organisms themselves are often not widely appreciated. Children especially tend to have only vague ideas about what microbes are and what they do. The Microbe Misconception picture cards described in this article are based on children's misconceptions about microbes that research studies have revealed over the past 30 years or so. The authors have found the use of picture cards to be particularly effective with children for stimulating discussion and eliciting their ideas in more detail before teaching a topic. Aside from elicitation, picture cards can also be used as a plenary exercise at the end of a lesson or topic to summarise/assess learning. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Association for Science Education. College Lane Hatfield, Herts, AL10 9AA, UK. Tel: +44-1-707-283000; Fax: +44-1-707-266532; e-mail: info@ase.org.uk; Web site: http://www.ase.org.uk
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01