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Material:
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Learning Science Through Inquiry
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| Submitted by: |
Valerie Olness on Jul 28, 2006 |
| Date Last Modified: |
Jul 28, 2006 |
| Title: |
Constructivist Unit Plan and MERLOT Assignment |
| Description: |
As a follow-up to the The Impact of Technology on the 21st Century Classroom chapter in the book Teaching Science in the 21st Century, the assignment is for students in a Secondary Science Methods class to develop the paradigm, Learning With Technology, whilst developing a constructivist unit plan which is to be taught in a high school classroom. |
| Type of Task: |
Core activity,
Individual,
Student-centered
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| Time Required |
2 weeks of out of class work was alotted. More time would have |
| Course: |
Secondary Science Methods |
| Audience: |
College General Ed
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| Prerequisites Skills: |
Understanding of the constructivist epistemology and how it relates to a 5E unit plan format. |
| Learning Objectives: |
* to construct a constructivist/inquiry unit plan
• to use technology in the unit plan to engage high-school students with real-world problem-solving, conceptual development, and critical thinking |
| Technical Notes: |
Students were given the MERLOT homepage website and left to explore the categories as their framework emerged. |
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