Seed Project SC0108

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Seed Project SC0108 Effective strategies and
practices for learning and teaching science using
an interdisciplinary thematic approach
Science Education Section 19 April, 2008
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Aims of Seed Projects (Collaborative RD
Projects) as Strategies to Support Curriculum
Reform

• To generate good practices on new curriculum
  emphases that could make impact on student
  learning, supported by collection of evidence,
  for the reference of other schools
• To develop curriculum leadership and professional
  expertise in schools through collaboration of
  schools, experts and curriculum developers
• To facilitate/improve overall school-based
  curriculum development in schools through
  connecting experiences of Seed Projects to future
  development and to suit different contexts of
  schools

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Brief description

• Target Schools which would like to pilot parts
  of the Integrated Science (S4-6) curriculum
• Can be carried out in S3 class as extension
  materials.
• Learning strategies and pedagogical approaches
  interdisciplinary thematic approach.
• To develop resources and teacher network for
  early preparation for the learning teaching of
  the Integrated Science (S4-6) curriculum.

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Interfacing between junior secondary and senior
secondary
(To be implemented in Sept 2009)
Science KLA Curriculum Guide (P1-S3) Published
in 2002
Science (S1-3) Syllabus Implemented in 2000
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NSS Elective Subjects in the Science Education KLA

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Combined Science

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Integrated Science (S4-6)
for students wishing to take ONE elective subject
in the Science Education KLA
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What does we need to deal with this?

• Some scientific knowledge
• Some knowledge about science itself
• The methods of scientific inquiry
• The nature of scientific knowledge
• The relationships between science, technology and
  society
• Ability to assess risk and make informed
  decisions about science-related issues

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Curriculum Framework
Unifying Concepts
Systems, order
Form and function
Change, constancy,
evolution equilibrium
Evidence, models
organization
explanation
Nature of Science
Scientific thinking
Scientific attitude
Scientific practice
Scientific community
Key Ideas in Science
P.9
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Modules

• Compulsory Modules (24 hrs each)
• Water for Living (????)
• Balance Within Our Body (????)
• Science in a Sprint (????)
• Chemical Patterns (????????)
• Electrical Enlightenment (????)
• Balance in Nature (???????)
• Radiation and Us (????)
• From Genes to Life (?????)
• Elective Modules (2 out of 3, 32 hrs each)
• Energy, Weather and Air Quality (??????????)
• Keeping Ourselves Healthy (????)
• Chemistry for World Needs (????)

P. 14
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C1 Water for Living ????

• Physical environment
• Water Cycle
• Climatic effect
• Greenhouse effect

• Sustaining life
• Medium for biological reactions
• Reactant in biological systems
• Temperature regulation
• Support
• Life below icy surfaces
• Life begins in water

• Uses
• Solvent
• Cleaning
• Cooling agent

Physical properties Chemical properties
Water

• Water distribution and civilisation
• Agriculture
• Economic development

P.19
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Teaching sequences
Sequence A
Sequence B
Geog
Bio
Chem Phy
STSE
Bio
Bio
Chem Phy
Geog
STSE
Bio
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C3 Science in a Sprint ????
Analysis of motion
P.29
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3.2 Analysing a sprint
3.1 forces and a sprint
3.6 enhancing performance
3.3 impact and protection
3.1 Forces and sprinting
3.2 Analysing a sprint
3.3 impact and protection
3.4 efficient movement in sprinting
3.6 enhancing performance
3.5 energy production for sprinting

• Interdisciplinary approach
• PE (Sprinting, training) Physics (Forces
  Motion)
• ITC (Motion video analysis) Biology
  (Physiological changes)
• Chemistry (Materials in sports wear, using
  drugs)

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E1 Energy, Weather and Air Quality ??????????
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Physics Solar energy ? temp, pressure, humidity
Chemistry Air pollutants from the use of energy
Earth science Rotation of the Earth, orientation
of the Earth in space
STSE Air quality objectives, human induced
environmental change
Biology Impacts of air pollutants on health
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Why integration?

• Engages a greater diversity of students
• Reflects the unifying concepts and principles of
  science
• Reflects the reality of the natural world
• Better prepare students to think comprehensively
  about an increasingly complex world.

Making Sense of Integrated Science A Guide for
High Schools by The Biological Sciences
Curriculum Study (www.bscs.org)
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Focus of Curriculum Reform

• Develop in students
• Broad knowledge base generic skills
• Positive values and attitudes
• Strengthen
• Cross-curricular learning
• Catering for learner diversity
• Implement
• Assessment for learning
• Life-wide learning
• Four key tasks (organic integration)

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Conditions for Knowledge Building Aligning
Curriculum, Pedagogy Assessment
Curriculum
what is worth learning
Alignment for student learning
how to know students have learned
how students learn teachers teach
Pedagogy
Assessment
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Application

• Appendix III of EDB CM No. 41/2008 (in duplicate)
  
• Deadline 5 May 2008 (Monday)
• Proposal state
• objectives,
• relationship with the curriculum,
• needs of school,
• availability of resources,
• action plan with schedule,
• expected deliverables and
• evaluation methods, etc.

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Secondment of Teachers

• Role of each ST expected outcomes
• Planning curriculum and developing necessary
  resources
• Collecting evidence to inform practice
• Consolidating school experiences for dissemination

Duration of secondment negotiable
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Q A
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Thank you !

• science_at_edb.gov.hk
• http//www.edb.gov.hk/cd/sc