A lot of times, even as I've been doing research, I think about integrating science as bringing science into other subjects. However, I read an article that changed my mind a little bit. The article focused on bringing science out of the classroom. The article was called "Bringing Science to Life Through Community-Based Watershed Education." by Timothy Donahue.
The article was about a group of high school students who decided to research the cause of a hepatitis outbreak that occurred in their school. The students began to do research out side of the classroom to try and solve the mystery. The students went out and actually performed experiments outside of the classroom. Science was not something stagnat that they were taught sitting in the classroom. The students were being taught to integrate science into their lives and the world around them. This idea was something that I did not necessarily think about before reading about this situation that the high school students researched.
I think this article made a really good point about making science something real that students are experiencing, not just studying. Students should be taught how to live science, not just read about it.
I agree that students should be taught how to live science, and not just read about it. Science is an everyday part of our lives. This reflects a key idea of the nature of science. In real life, scientists don't always study in labs rather often their studies take place in the environment around them.
ReplyDeleteToo often students are turned off to science because it seems boring. By bringing science out of the classroom along with linking topics that effect the students we can open up a whole new world of opportunities and realevance to students.
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