Thursday, 18 August 2011

What is my content area?

1. Select a content area
- Science (Grade 7)

2.  Why do you think we teach this content?  What is the value of it for students and in general?
- for students to learn why/how things happen
- create a deeper understanding of the world around us (actions/reactions)

3.  What are the major knowledge outcomes and what are the major processes/skills?
- students learn the scientific process (how to make a hypothesis, conduct an experiment and analyze the results) and are expected to plan and conduct their own experiment
- creates models to explain scientific concepts and hypotheses
- in terms of content, the students are learning about ecosystems (Life Sciences), Chemistry (Physical Sciences) and Earth's Crust (Earth and Space Science)

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