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E209 - Week 4 - Subject Knowledge & the Bigger picture Science (the…
E209 - Week 4 - Subject Knowledge & the Bigger picture
Science
small ideas link to the bigger picture
https://learn2.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=1444830§ion=2
intro -
10 Ideas OF science
Harlen (2010)
https://learn2.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=1444830§ion=2.1
4 ideas ABOUT science
no.12. 'facts' are based on current knowledge- insinuating new discoveries will change 'fact' and science is cool with that
my PDF!!
The nature of science (NOS)
European Commission Go-Lab project, summarises in their way (not saying Harlen wrong just own interpretation)
https://learn2.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=1444830§ion=2.2
figure 2
Primary school teachers across the UK report that their confidence in teaching science is lower than that for English and maths (Murphy et al., 2007).
videos- soil and growth
cross curriculum- Pets, plants, Jack/Beanstalk = English etc
hands on approach
Lizzie and Miku videos
Using practical/play elements with older children
Lizzie had seen older kids staring longingly at little ones roleplaying.
they actually focused better after the play element
the kids said enjoyed, please do again
Braund and Leigh (2013) argue that in this way, practitioners make the school science curriculum accessible and meaningful for young children
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https://learn2.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=1444830§ion=3.1
3rd strand necessary is 'inquisition'
inquiry-based learning (IBL)
https://learn2.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=1444830§ion=3.2
science is not about a set of facts but is a process.
lovely idea but not practical.
Kirshner et al reckon takes lots of planning - contradiction in terms!!
Key ideas in science will help children to make decisions such as those about their health (diet and exercise), their environment (waste, energy, pollution and transport) and future careers.
https://learn2.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=1444830§ion=3.4
Both nationally and internationally, there is a general movement to recognise early years education as a distinctive phase in children’s learning, that should be characterised by a curriculum that focuses on whole-child learning, and by teaching methods that are appropriate for young children
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(Walsh et al., 2010. p. 3)
curriculums change and vary from place 2place but there are 'common themes'
https://learn2.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=1444830§ion=4
the Provision of School Meals Act in 1906
McMillan sisters - cannot concentrate if hungry
https://learn2.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=1444830§ion=4.2
The McMillan open air nursery of 1911 was play-oriented.
used term 'nursery school"
appreciated education and care were equally important
founded on the humanistic philosophies of Rousseau, Froebel and Robert Owen.
Very similar priorities as todays EYFS !!! Feeney et al. (2010) cited in OU list them