What if, together with the content, the intent of the task was to develop students who think, work and process like scientists and….
…are driven by their curiosity to pose scientific questions, in order to make sense of their observations
…are driven by their curiosity to pose scientific questions, in order to make sense of their observations
In designing your task a technique you might try:
Provide an intriguing phenomena, object or perplexing video and ask, “What questions do you have?”
Provide an intriguing phenomena, object or perplexing video and ask, “What questions do you have?”
Through providing perplexing science phenomena we stimulate curiosity and support our students to be open to new ideas. Students make connections between what they notice and make meaning to what they already know. They are learning how to pose questions that can be investigated using scientific inquiry.
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Rapid Bay Primary School in South Australia. The students talking about the Starfish Hill Wind Farm next to their school.
http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4256702.htm
Rapid Bay Primary School in South Australia. The students talking about the Starfish Hill Wind Farm next to their school.
http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s4256702.htm
Today is Global Wind Day: a worldwide event that occurs annually on 15 June. It is a day for discovering wind, its power and the possibilities it holds to reshape our energy systems, decarbonise our economies and boost jobs and growth.
#globalwindday
#globalwindday
Wind Tunnel Testing: "Demonstration of Typical Free Flight Tests" 1946 NACA Langley Research Centre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGmigdhxMRw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGmigdhxMRw
What happens when you put a hummingbird in a wind tunnel?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyqY64ovjfY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyqY64ovjfY
You need to get your proportions right. A thousand wind turbines for every typical power station.
ReplyDeleteQuite probably more than that.
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