cosee california communicating ocean sciences session 1: teaching ocean science
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Session 1 objectives
Learn goals, design, and requirements Discuss interdisciplinary nature of
ocean sciences Brainstorm ideas: what ocean science
concepts should be addressed in elementary school?
Experience inquiry-based, hands-on ocean science activities
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Thought Swap
Describe what it was like to do science when you were in elementary school.
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COS course goals
Introduce future scientists to importance of K-12 education and public outreach
Introduce science majors to possible careers in K-12 education
Encourage thoughtful, mutually beneficial collaborations between ocean scientists and educators
Provide significant ocean science instruction and college-age role models for under-represented K-12 students
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And…
If you become scientists, you’ll care about teaching (including your own) and public education…devote effort to K-12 outreach
You’ll be informed voters regardless of your chosen career
Some of you may even consider a career in K-12 education or informal education
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And…
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has acknowledged that Ocean Science is nearly absent from the K-12 (and undergraduate) curriculum
College students like you are important role models
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Practice what we preach Flexible model of how people learn
The model will be practiced:
• in the course content,
• in the hands-on activities you
take into the classrooms
• in the lesson you design
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Course requirements and grading See handout Also on course website:
cacosee.net/collegecourse/syllabus
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Other stuff you need to know… On-line discussion warmups need
to be submitted by 8pm on Thursday
Login is cosPassword is salmon
Directions to complete a pre-questionnaire for the course will be emailed to you by early next week.
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Hands-on activities
Activity #1: Seashore Sleuthing: Beach Buckets (grades K-1)free exploration and guided discovery
Activity #2: Oyster Beds (grade 3)process of science and what scientists do
Activity #3: Red Fish Roundup (grade 4)light, wavelengths and camouflage at depth
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Anticipatory Guide
What did you find to be most striking or notable about these activities?
How were they similar or different from how you did science in elementary school?
What was the main point or key concept of each activity?
What kind of information was presented and what was omitted?
How does the material for different grade levels compare?
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Seashore Sleuthing: Beach buckets
animal (non-human) was there plant or seaweed was there person was there
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Anticipatory Guide
1. What did you find to be most striking or notable about these activities?
2. How were they similar or different from how you did science in elementary school?
3. What kind of information was presented and what was omitted?
4. How does the material for different grade levels compare?
5. What issues do you think might arise if you were to take these activities into an elementary classroom?
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What do you think was the main point or key concept of each activity?
Do you think it was effective in teaching that concept?
Quick Write
What questions/concerns do you have about the course?
What about the course seems exciting to you?
Have your ideas changed about teaching hands-on science? Please describe.
What do you think made your ideas change?
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