Education 3601
Principles of Curriculum and
Instruction
Science
Education 3601Scientific Literacy
• Outline of January 15, 2007
– Review of Day 2
– Review of Assignments
• Web Quest
• Science Teacher Assignment
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Science Literacy
Learning Cycle Activity
Program Foundations
Web Authoring Workshop –
Marlo Steed
Education 3601-Scientific Literacy
• Outcomes:
• Students will:
– Identify issues with the Web
Quest assignment
– Identify issues with the
science teacher assignment
– Apply learning processes and
the learning cycle to a lesson
plan
– Describe the four foundations
of Scientific Literacy as
described by the PanCanadian Framework
Science Teacher Assignment
Summarize in 3 – 5 points
what you learned and be
prepared to share with
classmates
Science Literacy
“The combination of science–related attitudes,
skills, and knowledge students need to develop
inquiry, problem solving skills and decisionmaking abilities to become lifelong learners, an
to maintain a sense of wonder about the world
called scientific literacy.”
- Council of Ministers, 1997
- Roscoe, Mrazek, p. 12
“To become scientifically
literate, students need to
develop an understanding
of science concepts,
based on concrete
learning experiences,
meaningful learning
contexts, and applications
to their own world.”
- Council of Ministers, 1997
- Roscoe and Mrazek, p. 34
Education 3601 – Learning Science: Learning
Processes and the Learning Cycle
– Suppose you were a high
school science teacher
starting Unit D – Energy
Flow in Global Systems
and you proposed to your
students that their first
assignment would be to
present an issues paper
relative to climate change.
(Advanced Organizer - Learning
Cycle)
Education 3601
4. Investigate and interpret the role of environmental factors on global energy transfer and climate
change
• describe and evaluate the role of science in furthering the understanding of
climate and climate change through international programs (e.g., World
Meteorological Organization, World Weather Watch, Global Atmosphere Watch,
Surface Heat Budget of the Arctic Ocean (SHEBA) project, The Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC); the study of paleoclimates and models of future
climate scenarios)
• describe the role of technology in measuring, modelling and interpreting climate and climate
change (e.g., computer models, devices to take measurements of greenhouse gases, satellite
imaging technology)
• describe the limitations of scientific knowledge and technology in making predictions related to
climate and weather (e.g., predicting the direct and indirect impacts on Canada’s agriculture,
forestry and oceans of climate change, or from changes in energy transfer systems, such as ocean
currents and global wind patterns)
• assess, from a variety of perspectives, the risks and benefits of human activity, and its impact on
the biosphere and the climate (e.g., compare the Gaia hypothesis with traditional Aboriginal
perspectives on the natural world; identify and analyze various perspectives on reducing the
impact of human activity on the global climate)
Science 10 P of S, p.31
Education 3601 – Learning
Science: Learning Processes
and the Learning Cycle
– Small Group Activity:
Following learning
processes (pp. 34 – 38
Roscoe) and the
learning cycle, (pp.183189 Roscoe) what
would you do in the
first class on this
topic?
• (Figures 2.1, p.49; 4.8, p.
109:fig. 6.4, p. 167)
Education 3601 – Learning Science:
Learning Processes and the
Learning Cycle
• Include Reference to each of the
following individual learning processes:
– Students’ prior knowledge
– Active Learning
– Social Learning
– Language and social interaction
– Emotions
• Also Reference the Learning Cycle by
noting each phase in your lesson.
Education 3601Scientific
Literacy
“To support the development
of science literacy, school
programs must provide a
foundation of learning
experiences that address
critical aspects of science and
its application” Gr. 10, P. of S,
p.3.
Let’s have a bit of fun:
Your task, should you
choose to accept it is to
explain one of the four
foundations to the class.
The class is a group of
neophyte generalist
teachers who have never
taught science.
Education 3601-Scientific Literacy
– In presenting your Foundation,
what things must be included?
• E.g. Meaning of each
Foundation
• Example of the Foundation
• Etc.
– Your skit must be:
• Funny
• Have at least one
humorous anecdote
• Involve each person in the
dialogue
• Must include some activity
from audience members
Ed 3601 Foundation 1
• SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY
AND
SOCIETY(STS)
– Nature of Science
– Science and
Technology
– Social and
Environmental
Contexts of Science
and Technology
Ed 3601 Foundation 2
• KNOWLEDGE
– Life Science
– Physical/Chemical
Science
– Earth and Space
Science
Ed 3601 Foundation 3
• SKILLS
– Initiating and
Planning
– Performing and
Recording
– Analyzing and
Interpreting
– Communication
and Teamwork
Ed 3601 Foundation 4
• ATTITUDES
– Interest in
Science
– Mutual
Respect
– Scientific
Inquiry
– Collaboration
– Stewardship
– Safety
Ed 3601
Web Authoring
Marlo Steed
Ed 3601 – Program
Organization
• Science Focus 9 –
Textbook
– Seatwork Exercise
– Focus question:
How does the text
cover the
elements of
Program
Foundation and
Program
Organization?
• Worksheet for
partners
– Activities p. 93 and
investigation 2-A
Ed 3601
• Assignments:
– Read pp. 23 – 31 and pp. 178 – 183 in Scientific
Literacy.
– Read pp. 1 – 3 of the elementary science P. of S.
and focus on the Technology/Problem-solving
emphasis.
– Read the first 10 pages of one of the HS science
P. of S. again focussing on technology emphasis.
– Find and print General Outcome C-6 from the ICT
Program of Studies
– Be prepared to discuss the Science and
Technology emphasis.