Debate, Dialogue, and Democracy through Science!

Autor/inn/en	Kahn, Sami; Hartman, Sara L.
Titel	Debate, Dialogue, and Democracy through Science!
Quelle	In: Science and Children, 56 (2018) 2, S.36-44 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8148
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; Elementary School Science; Science and Society; Teaching Methods; Science Instruction; Grade 3; Grade 4; Ecology; Social Problems; Democracy; Discussion (Teaching Technique); Childrens Literature; Debate + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; Ökologie; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Demokratie; 'Children''s literature'; Kinderliteratur; Debating; Streitgespräch
Abstract	As every elementary science teacher knows, children sometimes ask questions that can not easily be answered by science. The "messiness" of these questions may stem from the fact that scientific understanding is often incomplete and ever changing, a situation that can lead students (and the public) to be confused about the information they receive. It has been found that the Socioscientific Issues (SSI) framework (Zeidler and Kahn 2014) is highly effective as it uses "messy" societal issues related to science as the context for science learning as well as preparation for informed citizenship. Incorporating SSI into an existing curriculum may be accomplished by framing the lesson or unit with a question, embedding an issue within a unit, or using SSI as a summative assessment. To illustrate how SSI can be implemented in an elementary classroom, we have provided an overview of a 5E lesson on wetland ecology that we implemented in grade 3-4 classrooms over four 40-minute class periods. This lesson built upon their prior studies of aquatic environments and food chains/webs in earlier grades. As the focus for this article is on the SSI component of the lesson, which encompasses the "Elaborate" and "Evaluate" portions of this lesson, the authors have intentionally included greater detail on those sections. However, the full lesson plan is available online (see NSTA Connection). In the concluding section of this article, the authors provide some classroom tips and resources to get teachers started with SSI in their own classroom. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01