Friday, March 27, 2009

FOUR STRANDS OF LEARNING SCIENCE



1. Know, use and interpret scientific explanations of the natural world.
2. Generate and evaluate scientific evidence and explanations.
3. Understand the nature and development of scientific knowledge.
4. Participate productively in scientific practices and discourse.

Only the first strand can be taught using text books. The other three strands require ‘active learning’ by students who should be taught to work as a team to be skeptical and to enquire into the evidence of things.

- From the Report: Taking Science to Schools by the National Academy of Sciences (U.S.A.)

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