Transcript final_curriculum

THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Group 7: The Rainbows
A curriculum setup
WHAT?
Setup for a curriculum about the solar system
 We created an activity for it before (Greece)
 The solar system varies from very concrete to
pretty abstract
 Looking at the sky is fascinating
 Suitable for all ages
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OVERALL AIM AND OBJECTIVES
Progressively teach pupils from ages 6-18 about
the solar system
 From the concept of day and night to gravity on
the moon
 Use authentic science to show that science is fun
and it is all around you in everyday life
 Use ICT to improve the understanding and make
it more attractive to learn
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3 DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS
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We decided on three different age groups:
Group A: 6-8 year olds
 Group B: 9-14 year olds
 Group C: 15-18 year olds
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Teacher roles differ between groups
 Level of understanding differs between groups
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CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
Solar system
Group A
6-8 years old
Teacher: director
Topics: day/night; seasons;
sun; earth; moon; big bang
Group B
9-14 years old
Teacher: director and
mediator
Topics: planets; explaining
seasons; well-known stars;
things you can see; full moon
Group C
15-18 years old
Teacher: let students work in
groups
Topics: stars; atmosphere; big
bang explained; gravity
GROUP A: OVERVIEW
What is able for them to understand
 Day and night
 Seasons
 The sun, the earth and the moon
 Mention the big bang
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Role of teacher: director
GROUP A: ACTIVITIES
Show a big bang simulation
 Make paper-mache sun-earth-moon
 Conditions of life
 Observe day and night
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GROUP B: OVERVIEW
Planets
 Explain seasons
 Well known stars
 What you can see
 Concrete
 Full moon etc.
 Eclipse
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Teacher is a mediator; partially director,
partially student responsibility
 Students can work in groups
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GROUP B: ACTIVITIES
In groups: do research on a planet; make it in
paper-mache
 Create own solar system
 Go to planetarium or science museum
 Go look at planets with telescope
 Show eclipse videos and demonstrate
 Invite parents for presentation and observation
of planets with telescopes
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GROUP B: RESOURCES
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm
 http://www.kidsastronomy.com/fun/orbitsV3.swf
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bcz4vGvoxQA
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GROUP C: OVERVIEW
What are stars
 White dwarfs
 Nebula
 Things that you can’t see
 Gravity (prerequisite: forces, Newton laws)
 Big bang
 Atmosphere
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Students are independent and work in groups
 Teacher is guidance and applies basic rules
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GROUP C: ACTIVITIES
Use Google Earth to do their own exploration
 Make a presentation
 Explain to groups A and/or B some basics of the
solar system
 Experience multiple G
 Calculate weight on different planets
 Presence of atmosphere
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CONCLUSIONS
We created a curriculum setup built on the
keynotes from last week
 The solar system is a fascinating subject
 Ages 6-8, 9-14 and 15-18
 Teacher roles differ and change
 Pupils change
 We involved ICT, parents, group work,
essentialism, progressivism, perennialism,
authentic science and hands-on experience
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
AND THANK YOU ALL FOR THESE GREAT WEEKS!