Lower Secondary Workshop on ICBL and 21st Century Skills in Science Stanley and Waterman NIE 2012 1

Times / Monday May 28, 2012 / Singapore MOE Lower Secondary Curriculum Objectives / Resources
9-10:30Strategies used: Brainstorming Case Study, Questioning, Cooperative learning / Case: Choices
Do know and need to know
Questions
Introductions / For the “Choices” sessions
Theme: Science and Technology
Knowledge
  • Awareness that science is not confined to the laboratory but is manifested in all aspects of the world
  • Awareness of the limitations of science and technology in solving societal problems.
Skills and Processes:
  • Use scientific inquiry skills such as posing questions, designing investigations, evaluating results and communicating learning
  • communicate ideas on benefits and limitations of science and technology
Ethics and Attitudes:
  • Value individual effort and working in a team
  • Appreciate that scientific inquiry requires certain attitudes
  • Appreciate of the moral and social issues in the applications of science
Theme: Models and Systems
  • Students should appreciate that models are simplified representations of phenomena
Theme: Energy
Knowledge:
  • Forms, conversion, conservation.
  • Discuss the importance of reducing electrical energy wastage
Ethics and Attitudes: the need for Singapore to conserve energy
Theme: Interactions
Ethics and Values: Appreciate the importance of understating and maintaining the connections among living things.
Appreciate Man’s responsibility to have care and concern for living things and the environment / Workshop site:

Case AnalysisKnow/Need to Know Sheet
Responses to Case Analysis
break
10:45 – 11:30
Strategies Used: Investigation, Questioning, Problem Solving, IT, National Education / Tool: Singapore carbon footprint calculator
Experimental Design and Data collection
State hypothesis
Collect data / SEC carbon calculator for household
Experimental Design and Miniposter Directions handout
11:30-12
Strategies used: Cooperative learning / Make Miniposters
  • Description of simulation
  • Evidence for conclusions
  • Inferences/ Conclusion
  • Benefits/Limitations of science and technology
  • Social issues in the application of science to Carbon foot printing
/ Mini Poster
Poster paper and marking pens
Lunch
1-1:45
Strategies Used: role play (scientific poster session) / Miniposter Presentation
Tour de posters
Discuss assessment / Mini poster peer assessment form
Poster rubric
Monday May 28, 2012
Time / Singapore MOE Lower Secondary Syllabus Objectives / Resources
1:45-2:30 / Cyberlearning and and 21st Century Competencies
Tools Featured:
Worldmapper
Gapminder
Wordle
One map Singapore / The ideas and tools presented in this PowerPoint may be used for data visualization, for developing investigations, for using IT and for considering Singapore’s National Education and place in the world.
MOE Themes that might be addressed with these resources: Measurement, Science and Technology, Interactions, Energy among others / 21st Century Competencies
Visualization
  • Gapminder sheet
  • Worldmapper sheet
  • Wordle sheet
Questions we can ask with Visualization Tools (Responses)
Additional links to 21st Century Competencies
Nurturing Our Young
21st Century Skills – Annex
Contact (10 August Issue)
2:30-3:00
Strategies Used: Investigation, Skill learning (a type of interactive demonstration), IT, Problem Solving / Using Image J: Gathering data from images / Theme:Measurement
Knowledge: show an understanding that different instruments are used to measure different physical quantities accurately
Skills and Processes: Make estimation and/or measurements of length
Ethics and Attitudes: Show an appreciation of scientific attitudes such as precision and accuracy
Theme:Science and Technology.
Knowledge
  • Awareness that science is not confined to the laboratory but is manifested in all aspects of the world
  • Awareness of the limitations of science and technology in solving societal problems.
Skills and Processes:
  • Use scientific inquiry skills such as using equipment (IT tool)
Ethics and Attitudes:
  • Value individual effort and working in a team
  • Appreciate of the moral and social issues in the applications of science
/ Using Image J: Gathering Data from Images
  • How to save images and capture screen shots
  • Setting scale and measuring
Images:
SingaporeHarbor
HongKongHarbor
Coins
Singapore Objectives Lower Secondary Science
21st Century Competencies
3:00 Break
Monday May 28, 2012
Time / MOE Objectives / Resources
3:15-3:45
Strategies Used: Brainstorm, cooperative learning, IT, Investigation, Problem Solving / Find your own image to measure
Using screen captures
Please email your data and image to mailto: / Continuation of MOE objectives from previous session. / Map websites
  • Google Earth
  • Google maps
  • One map Singapore
Online images websites
  • Google images
  • Flickr

3:45-4 / Assignment:
  • Read about the elements of components of a case module for tomorrow’s case writing session.
  • Review the “Choices” case and activities. Identify each component.
  • Explore some of the sample rubrics
/ Components of a Case Module
Collaboration rubric
Case Based learning rubric
Case Lab Rubric
Assessing the Case
What can you assess? (Responses)
Times / Tuesday May 29, 2012 / MOE Lower Secondary Syllabus Objectives / Resources
9-10:15
Strategies Used: Case study, Brainstorming, Questioning, Cooperative Learning, Investigation / Case: Go Green!
Exploring plant pigments / Theme: Science and Technology
Knowledge
  • Awareness that science is not confined to the laboratory but is manifested in all aspects of the world
  • Awareness of the limitations of science and technology in solving societal problems.
Skills and Processes:
  • Use scientific inquiry skills such as posing questions, designing investigations, evaluating results and communicating learning
  • communicate ideas on benefits and limitations of science and technology
Ethics and Attitudes:
  • Value individual effort and working in a team
  • Appreciate that scientific inquiry requires certain attitudes
  • Appreciate of the moral and social issues in the applications of science
Theme:Measurement
Knowledge: show an understanding that different instruments are used to measure different physical quantities accurately
Skills and Processes: Make estimation and/or measurements of length, volume
Ethics and Attitudes: Show an appreciation of scientific attitudes such as precision and accuracy
Theme: Diversity
Knowledge: Elements, compounds and Mixtures, Awareness of basic principles in separation techniques and roles of constituent properties, Awareness of application of these techniques in every day life
Skills: use separation techniques such as paper chromatography
Ethics and Attitudes: Appreciate need for systematic investigation / Case Analysis Sheet
Know/Need to Know chart
Responses to Go Green Case Analysis
Lab supplies
Instructions for Leaf Pigment and Chromatogram Preparation methodology sheet
or
EZ Chromatography methods
Chromatography:
Simulation
Video
Time lapse separation of pigments by paper chromatography
Videos on grass stain removal
Fabric Institute of Science
Alcohol and Eucalyptus Oil
Acid and Cream of Tartar
Text
Kim and Aggies stain removal guide
Print Ad
Singapore spot lifter
10:15-10:30 / How does the case Go Green support 21st century skills?/ / Align Case with 21st Century Competencies Sheet
10:30 / break
10:45 – 12
Strategies Used: IT, Brainstorming / Simulations (PhET and others)
Explore and be thinking of possible candidates about which to write a case / Theme: Models and Systems
  • Students should appreciate that models are simplified representations of phenomena
Other themes will depend on your interests. Models include biology, chemistry, physics, earth science / PhET Simulations
PhET Simulation Evaluation Sheet
Table: Evaluation of PhET Simulations
Links to other interactive animations
IGCSE Biology Simulations
Virtual Ecology
ProjectChem Collective
Physics Simulation Library
Lunch / Discuss case ideas with group
1- 2:30
Strategies Used: Brainstorming, Cooperative Learning, IT / Each of you will write a case scenario that will lead to a meaningful use of that simulation tool
  • Choose one of the group’s case scenarios
  • Develop plans for the reset of the case module with your group
/ Case Writing guidelines
Components of a Case Module
Inquiry Checklist
Computers for searching for resources
Singapore ICBL cases
  • Upper Primary workshop
  • Junior College workshop

2:30 Break
2:45-3:30 / Group Presentations – Oral only / Your group should email a word document to
Please include the following:
  • Idea for the case: setting characters, etc.
  • Two possible investigations
  • Simulation or tool and one additional resource
  • Two possible student products
  • One example rubric
  • Which 21st century competencies are addressed

3:30-4 / Wrap up and evaluation / Evaluation form

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