Krakatoa Erupts!: Using a Historic Cataclysm to Teach Modern Science

Autor/inn/en	Clary, Renee; Wandersee, James
Titel	Krakatoa Erupts!: Using a Historic Cataclysm to Teach Modern Science
Quelle	In: Science Teacher, 78 (2011) 9, S.42-47 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8555
Schlagwörter	Natural Disasters; Physical Geography; Geology; Sciences; Misconceptions; Science Education; Biology; Classroom Environment; Teaching Methods; Foreign Countries; Interdisciplinary Approach; Student Interests; Sensory Aids; Investigations; Student Attitudes; Indonesia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Natural disaster; Naturkatastrophe; Physische Geografie; Historische Geologie; Science; Wissenschaft; Missverständnis; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Biologie; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Ausland; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Studieninteresse; Sinnesreiz; Untersuchung; Schülerverhalten; Indonesien
Abstract	Through integration of geology, biology, chemistry, and the history of science, the historic Krakatoa eruption offers a unique portal for student inquiry in the classroom. Students are inherently fascinated by natural disasters, and modern comparisons to the Krakatoa cataclysm are as close as the day's news. This article uses the historic Krakatoa cataclysm to teach modern science. It offers background on the Krakatoa eruption and describes the authors' inquiry unit on Krakatoa in detail. This study of Krakatoa offers an opportunity to correct common student misconceptions about volcanoes. (Contains 4 figures.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10