Teaching Science: Foundation to Senior Phase
Editors: ML Botha and R Gregson Authors: ML Botha, SJ du Plooy, L Meiring, AV Mudau and N Nkopodi
Teaching Science: Foundation to Senior Phase engages students in science learning by connecting theory to practice and demonstrating practice through in-depth investigations. Part 1 of this text focuses on building knowledge of theory for teaching science to children from early childhood through to the Intermediate and Senior Phases, with an array of activities for pre-service teachers to practise. Part 2 connects the experiments to the theory. This includes several experiments, each connected to multiple learning areas. Each experiment is adjustable for older and younger learners and links back clearly to the theory in Part 1.
The book also discusses the specifi c context of teaching science in South Africa. For instance, although the book focuses on methodology, it also integrates content knowledge and how it is applied in the classroom, along with advice on how to think outside of the box, especially with regard to teaching large classes in an under-resourced environment
The book engages with the big ideas of teaching science such as: indigenous knowledge systems (IKS); the Nature of Science (NoS); science for social justice; sustainable development; environmental studies, explorations (in FP) and investigations (in IP); misconceptions; and constructivism. There are also chapters on alternative conceptions in both physics and chemistry. These big ideas are generic although some examples used may be phase specifi c.
This book is aimed at undergraduate students enrolled in Natural Sciences methodology modules for the Intermediate and Senior Phases in the B.Ed, PGCE and ACE/ADE programmes.
“This text provides the neophyte teacher with a very good foundation on which to build his or her career of life-long learning. ”
Prof Josef de Beer, North West University: Faculty of Education Sciences
Table of Contents Part 1 Linking theory to practice • Chapter 1: Becoming explorers of our world: The purpose of science education • Chapter 2: Making connections with the learners’ world • Chapter 3: What is Science? • Chapter 4: Engaging learners in science • Chapter 5: Planning for engagement curriculum • Chapter 7: Aspects of assessment
here? • Part 2 Exploring the world through experiments • Experiment 1: Sherbet Experiment 3: Electric circuits • Experiment 4: Story of a hamburger
Lecturer resources • A teaching plan with teaching suggestions and additional online resources is available on the Learning Zone.
• There are also additional experiments in PDF available to download.
learningzone.oxford.co.za
• Chapter 8: Technologies for the 21st century: Where to from • Experiment 5: Shadows
PAPERBACK NOV 2016 OUP SA
288 PAGES 9780190400453 9780190409289
• Chapter 6: Science, literacy and the integrated • Experiment 2: Crash testing •
Student resources • There are links to additional resources for students available on the Learning Zone
TEACHING METHODOLOGY: TEACHING MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCES
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