Ornithologists by Design: Kindergarteners Design, Construct, and Evaluate Bird Feeders

Autor/inn/en	Shorter, Angela; Segers, Marcia
Titel	Ornithologists by Design: Kindergarteners Design, Construct, and Evaluate Bird Feeders
Quelle	In: Science and Children, 53 (2016) 6, S.41-47 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8148
Schlagwörter	Ornithology; Recreational Activities; Science Activities; Science Education; Science Instruction; Kindergarten; Observation; Active Learning; Student Projects; Teaching Methods; STEM Education; Art Education; Animals + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ornithologie; Freizeitgestaltung; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Beobachtung; Aktives Lernen; Schulprojekt; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; STEM; Arts; Education; Art in Education; Kunst; Bildung; Erziehung; Animal; Tier; Tiere
Abstract	How can an engineer design a bird feeder that attracts many birds? This question resulted from kindergarten students' observations of the bird feeders in their school's bird sanctuary. The challenging question is the heart of project-based learning (PBL), a teaching strategy in which students tackle real-world problems and design projects to solve them. This question drives the learning from beginning to end, giving the students a focus for the end product. The creation of a public product motivates the learner, provides a springboard for discussing learning, and is a tool for students to use to share their learning with others. It is also a very powerful assessment of student learning. Creating the bird feeders as a public product was the driving force in the STEAM/PBL project discussed in this article. The materials, lessons, and activities outlined in the article are just one step toward reaching the performance expectations listed in the included chart: Connecting to the "Next Generation Science Standards" (NGSS Lead States 2013): K-LS1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01