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PRACTICAL SCIENCE: A PERSPECTIVE FROM
THE USA
PRACTICAL SCIENCE: A PERSPECTIVE FROM
THE USA
ALAN MCCORMACKALAN MCCORMACKNSTA PRESIDENTNSTA PRESIDENT
ALAN MCCORMACKALAN MCCORMACKNSTA PRESIDENTNSTA PRESIDENT
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LIST OF MOST IMPORTANT AIMSFOR TEACHING SCIENCE
• Understand investigative processes
• Teach Skills
• Motivate pupils
• Link practical work to theory
• Show how science works
• Provide science contexts
• Encourage Creativity
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• Encourage group work
• Provide pupil enjoyment
• Teach concepts
• Encourage Enquiry
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PRACTICAL SCIENCE =“HANDS-ON”
SCIENCEor
an “Inquiry Approach”
PRACTICAL SCIENCE =“HANDS-ON”
SCIENCEor
an “Inquiry Approach”
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SCIENCE EDUCATION RESEARCHINDICATES
THAT ALL OF THE SUGGESTED
AIMS CAN BE MET THROUGH USE OF
PRACTICAL SCIENCE
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IMAGINE AND INVENT:
CREATE A GREAT FUTURE!
IMAGINE AND INVENT:
CREATE A GREAT FUTURE!
NSTA Presidential Theme2010-11
NSTA Presidential Theme2010-11
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FLEA MARKETINVENTIONWORKSHOP
FLEA MARKETINVENTIONWORKSHOP
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Sears-Roebuck Catalogue 1888
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BREAD PRESERVEREXPOSED
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CHEESE PRESERVER
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PIE PRESERVER
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Sears-Roebuck Catalogue 1888
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ANTI-SNORING DEVICE
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UNIDENTIFIED OLD DEVICES (UOD’s) ACTIVITY
UNIDENTIFIED OLD DEVICES (UOD’s) ACTIVITY
WHAT WERE WHAT WERE THESE THESE THING-A-MA-THING-A-MA-JIGS MEANT JIGS MEANT TO DO?TO DO?
WHAT WERE WHAT WERE THESE THESE THING-A-MA-THING-A-MA-JIGS MEANT JIGS MEANT TO DO?TO DO?
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Randomly assign old-time inventions to groups
CHALLENGES 1. INFER - “What is the most likely
original intended function of the invention?”
2. BRAINSTORM - “What could the device be used for today?” (Try to think of several possibilities).
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SHARE
• SHARE IN A GROUP - “WHAT IS A PRACTICAL SCIENCE ACTIVITY YOU HAVE FOUND USEFUL (AND FUN) IN YOUR TEACHING EXPERIENCE?”