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Achieving Scientific Literacy: A Catechism for Science Education Reform

Explore the necessity of science education reform for achieving scientific literacy, integration strategies for various sciences in one course, key objectives, and the benefits of a liberal science education. Learn how to engage students through cross-disciplinary themes and significant scientific ideas, from quantum mechanics to ecology and genetics. Discover why traditional science courses fall short and understand the importance of labs in science education.

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Achieving Scientific Literacy: A Catechism for Science Education Reform

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  1. Achieving Scientific Literacy: A Catechism for Science Education Reform Robert M. Hazen Franklin & Marshall College March 2, 2006

  2. Integrated Science • Why do we need science education reform?

  3. Integrated Science • Why do we need science education reform? • What is scientific literacy?

  4. Integrated Science • Why do we need science education reform? • What is scientific literacy? • Why can’t existing science courses achieve scientific literacy?

  5. Integrated Science • Why do we need science education reform? • What is scientific literacy? • Why can’t existing science courses achieve scientific literacy? • Why do people want to learn about science?

  6. Motivations to Learn • Expectations of parents and teachers • A sense of accomplishment and self-image • Jobs and economic well being • Personal concerns, including children • Real-world problems • Curiosity

  7. Integrated Science • Why do we need science education reform? • What is scientific literacy? • Why can’t existing science courses achieve scientific literacy? • Why do people want to learn about science? • What are the objectives of scientific literacy?

  8. Objectives of a Liberal Education • To communicate effectively • To think critically • To command basic knowledge • To work in a team

  9. Objectives of Science Literacy • To understand the scientific method • To enhance quantitative thinking • To command basic knowledge that fosters life-long learning • To recognize societal and ethical aspects of scientific knowledge

  10. Integrated Science 6. How can different sciences be integrated into one course?

  11. Integration Strategies • Cross-disciplinary themes • Ways of knowing • Current events • Historical • Unanswered questions • Great ideas

  12. Great Ideas Approach • Science as a way of knowing • The ordered universe • Energy and the 1st law of thermodynamics • Heat and the 2nd law of thermodynamics • Electricity & magnetism • Waves and the electromagnetic spectrum • Theory of relativity* • The atom • Quantum mechanics* • Chemical bonds and reactions • Properties of materials • The nucleus of the atom* • Subatomic particles and high-energy physics*

  13. Great Ideas Approach 14. Stars 15. Galaxies and cosmology 16. The Earth and other planets 17. Plate tectonics 18. Earth cycles 19. Ecology, ecosystems, and the environment 20. Strategies of life 21. Cells 22. The molecules of life 23. Classical and modern genetics 24. Genetics and modern society 25. Evolution

  14. Integrated Science 6. How can different sciences be integrated? 7. Do all integrated science courses work?

  15. Integrated Science 6.How can different sciences be integrated? 7. Do all integrated science courses work? 8. Should science majors and nonscience majors take the same course?

  16. Integrated Science 6. How can different sciences be integrated? 7. Do all integrated science courses work? 8. Should science majors and nonscience majors take the same course? 9. What is the role of a lab?

  17. Integrated Science 6. How can different sciences be integrated? 7. Do all integrated science courses work? 8. Should science majors and nonscience majors take the same course? 9. What is the role of a lab? 10. What are we (the faculty) going to get out of all this effort?

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