A Dazzling Journey to an Aquarium Ecosystem

Autor/in	Bucci, Karen
Titel	A Dazzling Journey to an Aquarium Ecosystem
Quelle	In: Science and Children, 55 (2018) 6, S.49-53 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8148
Schlagwörter	Water; Recreational Facilities; Ecology; Educational Technology; Handheld Devices; Computer Oriented Programs; Elementary School Science; Elementary School Students; Grade 4; Science Equipment; Measurement Equipment; Science Activities; Student Developed Materials; Animals; Observation; Science Process Skills; Formative Evaluation; Summative Evaluation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wasser; Freizeiteinrichtung; Ökologie; Unterrichtsmedien; Computerprogramm; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; Messinstrument; Animal; Tier; Tiere; Beobachtung
Abstract	In this article, Karen Bucci describes how she incorporated her iPad with the wireless SmartScope iGO microscope and Wi-Viewer app to teach her fourth-grade class the science module "Ecosystems" by National Science Resources Center's Science and Technology for Children (STC) (1996, 2005). A main idea in the unit is the importance of animals, plants, and nonliving elements in a habitat. Students build a model aquatic ecosystem to study and observe the relationships that exist between organisms and nonliving parts in larger ecosystems. Using her iPad, Smartscope iGO microscope, and Wi-Viewer app she was able to give her students a closer look at their aquarium animals. These technological tools heightened students' understanding of the parts of a pond snail and their functions in its environment. Using technology in this capacity demonstrates how it has become an important part of education--its use in the classroom has developed from novelty to an invaluable method to present content information (Kenney 2011). When viewing pond snails through the WiViewer app, students saw, close-up, structures necessary for their survival and function of the ecosystem. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01