Week 1 - Introductory

Question 1

What is Science?

Answer 1

The process of exploration and explaining how things work

Question 2

What does science aim to achieve?

Answer 2

Gets students to make predictions (hypothesis) and explore though investigations

Fosters creativity

Question 3

What is science about?

Answer 3

Making and testing ‘knowledge claims’ - claims we know about something

Question 4

4 parts to the definition of science?

Answer 4

A set of methods and standards for creating and testing knowledge claims

A body of knowledge that has been created by scientists and has succeeded in passing such testing

The domain of human knowledge that has succeeded in passing such testing

A worldview or set of values - a commitment to the methods and standards of science in their appropriate domain

Question 5

What are the fields of science?

Answer 5

Physics

Chemistry

Biology

Earth and space sciences (geology, meteorology and astronomy)

Question 6

What is the process of inquiry?

Answer 6

Posing a question

Going through an investigation

Question 7

What is a hypothesis?

Answer 7

Big question

Fuels curiously to start - the idea

Question 8

What is the scientific method?

Answer 8

Process for experiments to follow

Experimental side of science to follow

Question 9

Steps of the scientific method?

Answer 9

Ask a question

Do background research

Construct hypothesis

Test the hypothesis

Draw a conclusion

Prove/disprove hypothesis

Try again if disprove

Report results either way

Question 10

What does science education mean?

Answer 10

Discovery - becoming scientifically literate

Promoting curiosity

Understand language and processes

Question 11

What is a CDSU?

Answer 11

Current

Dominant

Scientific

Understanding

Question 12

What are the 5 E’s?

Answer 12

Engage

Explore

Explain

Elaborate

Evaluate

Question 13

What is the engage phase?

Answer 13

Create interest in the topic

Listen to their understandings and identify alternative conceptions

Question 14

What is the explore phase?

Answer 14

Create hands on learning activity - students observe and record evidence

Students use that evidence to write/justify a hypothesis about the science concept being explored in the activity

Question 15

What is the explain phase?

Answer 15

Listen to the students hypothesis about the activity based on their recorded evidence

Fill in any gaps in the students knowledge to ensure all students understand the accurate CDSU

Question 16

What is the elaborate phase?

Answer 16

Allow students to create a new activity to test the CDSU to a new situation

Students discuss how the CDSU explains their new findings

Question 17

What is the evaluate phase?

Answer 17

Students finalise their CDSU

Student document their learning journey for you to evaluate

Question 18

What is inquiry based science education?

Answer 18

Theory that underpins what is being taught

Question 19

What are alternative misconceptions (AC)?

Answer 19

Also referred to as misconceptions

Their ideas are not consistent with the current adapted scientific understanding

Must acknowledge different view points

Question 20

What is the process of inquiry based science education?

Answer 20

Practice with the 5 E’s

Theory
- science continually changes and is being revised
Goal is for students to understand the currently accepted scientific understanding (CDSU) to generate scientific literacy

Question 21

What is post humanistic science and science education?

Answer 21

Understanding our actions and how it impacts as a while

Butterfly effect - understand the impact and connections between things

Question 22

Purposes of teaching science?

Answer 22

Build students to be scientifically literate so they can see the bigger picture