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Classroom science with everyday life - Coggle Diagram
Classroom science with everyday life
Meaning of science
Staver (2007)
science is a way of
knowing, a method of learning about nature
Alozie (1996)
defines science as “a systematic process of obtaining knowledge through experimentation and empirical testing of speculations.
How Kids Learn Science Best (2017)
science is learning about the world through hands-on
observation, experimentation, and discovery
The disconnection problem
Learning is mediated by highly articulated tasks and
activities in the social contexts of day-to-day living.
Patterns of activity from school often do not fit the more
articulated activities
There is a disconnection between schools and
students' home communities
Schools are in communities
but often not of communities.
Scientific phenomena in the environment
enable pupils observe and explore the environment using
their senses and their hands
child is not aware that these same hings are connected to what the teacher is trying to impact them in class
Connecting classroom science with everyday life
the concept (to be learnt) to the student motivates
interes
science just not a lesson but part of daily life
Importance of science
to technology which can only take place by advancement
in science.
Science gives rise to technology and technology forms
the basis for development or under-development