Phenomena of a Candle -- Helping Students to Perceive, Wonder and Ask: An Updated Victorian Teaching Example

Autor/inn/en	Emden, Markus; Gerwig, Mario; Jänichen, Michael; Wildhirt, Susanne
Titel	Phenomena of a Candle -- Helping Students to Perceive, Wonder and Ask: An Updated Victorian Teaching Example
Quelle	In: School Science Review, 103 (2021) 382, S.73-78 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-6811
Schlagwörter	Science Instruction; Teaching Methods; Elementary School Science; Secondary School Science; Preadolescents; Early Adolescents; Scientific Concepts; Concept Formation; Observation; Chemistry; Educational History; Biology; Physics; Grade 3; Grade 4; Grade 5; Student Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Beobachtung; Chemie; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Biologie; Physik; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	Martin Wagenschein's ideas of prioritising phenomena in making sense of science processes have influenced the German "Lehrkunstdidaktik" (art of teaching) approach. This article sketches a "Lehrkunstdidaktik" teaching unit inspired by Michael Faraday's "Chemical History of a Candle." It shows how primary and lower secondary students (ages 10-13) understand scientific concepts through close observation. The seemingly trivial example of a burning candle teaches students to inquire into which burns -- wick or wax, how the wax gets to the flame, and what happens to it once it gets there. By the end of the unit, students will have discovered for themselves the carbon cycle in the candle. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Association for Science Education. College Lane Hatfield, Herts, AL10 9AA, UK. Tel: +44-1-707-283000; Fax: +44-1-707-266532; e-mail: info@ase.org.uk; Web site: http://www.ase.org.uk
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01