Graphing the Past

Autor/inn/en	Clary, Renee; Wandersee, James
Titel	Graphing the Past
Quelle	In: Science Teacher, 81 (2014) 5, S.39-44 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8555
Schlagwörter	Science Instruction; Graphs; Data Analysis; Freehand Drawing; Science Process Skills; Science Laboratories; Student Projects; Geology; Paleontology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Grafische Darstellung; Auswertung; Drawing; Zeichnen; Schulprojekt; Historische Geologie; Paläontologie
Abstract	Renee Clary and James Wandersee implemented the Stratigraphy and Data Interpretation Project described in this article when they recognized that some students were having difficulties constructing appropriate graphics and interpreting their constructed graphics for an earlier mathematics-science project in their classrooms. They also previously observed that some students could not consistently identify which fossils were youngest in an outcrop: Some students thought that the fossils closest to the surface represented an organism's origin instead of its extinction. Therefore, they designed the project so that each student would receive a unique data set that he or she would have to analyze, interpret, and graph and produce a sketch showing where the data originated. Students not only performed well on this project but also enjoyed it. The authors emphasized that this project was similar to ones that scientists encounter working in a professional lab, where each individual works with unique data. Students also learned that scientists in laboratories commonly have their notebooks reviewed and witnessed by coworkers. A Project handout and individualized data sheets for students are available on the web. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10