Teaching

Science By Angélica

Guevara Bernal

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand

everything better.

Albert Einstein

“Los Estándares Básicos en

CIENCIAS NATURALES buscan que los estudiantes desarrollen

las Habilidades Científicas y las Actitudes requeridas

para Explorar fenómenos y para Resolver Problemas.

La búsqueda está centrada en devolverles el derecho de

preguntar para aprender”.

According to our national standards:

Scientific Skills

ObservingClassifyingOrderingInfering

IdentifyingComparingPredictingMeasuring

Interpreting DataHypothesizing

Scientific Skills

Plan an Investigation

Experiment

Use Models

Draw Conclusions

Communicate

Attitudes that develop Science Skills

CuriosityPersistance

HonestyReflectionFlexibility

CriticTeam Work

Attitudes that develop Science Skills

CuriosityPersistance

HonestyReflectionFlexibility

CriticTeam Work

How To Teach Science?

Kilpatrick, 1918

• Project Method.• Student’s Autonomy.• Interdisciplinary Topics.• Negotiation / Team Work.• Topics Contextualization.

Problem Solving

• Questions posed by students.

• Questions related to experiments.

Problem Solving

• Hypothesis being argumented.

• Hypothesis being critiziced by classmates.

Exploring Facts

Through reflection about the quality and value of the elaborated concepts, scientific impacts in their daily life.

Communication

•Analizing data•Drawing conclusions•Making the final product of the project.

What To Teach in Science Classes?

SCIENCE TOPICS

LIFE SCIENC

E

EARTH SCIENC

E

PHYSICAL

SCIENCE

Life Science

Clasiffication

Basic NeedsAnimals

and Plants

Habitats

Life Cycles

Adaptations

Cells

Earth Science

Surfaces

Natural Resources

Fossils

Water

Weather

The Solar System

Physical Science

Forms of Matter

Balanced and Unbalanced

Forces

Matter and Energy Forces and Motion

Forms of Energy

Electricity and Magnets

Gravity and Weight

Friction

WorkSimple Machines

Thanks!!!