ERIC Number: EJ1447073
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 11
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Example of a Socio-Scientific Issue: Nuclear Energy
Journal of Inquiry Based Activities, v14 n2 p24-34 2024
The purpose of this study is to develop a lesson plan that will facilitate the instruction of socioscientific issues and the acquisition of twenty-first century skills. To this end, a lesson plan comprising four hours of instruction was devised and presented in comprehensive detail. Three distinct activities were devised and executed as part of the lesson plan. The initial activity is the Nuclear Energy Panel Event, which serves to elucidate the nature of nuclear energy. The second activity is the 6 Thinking Hats Technique and Different Perspectives on Nuclear Energy Activity, which permits the consideration of the nuclear energy issue from a multitude of perspectives. The third activity is the Let's Create Dilemma Cards Activity with Canva, in which a nuclear energy poster was designed to facilitate comprehension of the positive and negative aspects of nuclear energy. Aspects that were liked, disliked, and wanted to be changed in the implemented activities were determined by the activity evaluation form applied to the students. According to the findings obtained from the activity evaluation form, students expressed positive opinions about the activities implemented. It is thought that the designed and implemented lesson plan will serve as an exemplary socioscientific lesson plan for teachers and teacher candidates.
Descriptors: Lesson Plans, Science and Society, 21st Century Skills, Nuclear Energy, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, Learning Activities, Student Attitudes, Instructional Effectiveness, Grade 8, Foreign Countries
Journal of Inquiry Based Activities. 61st Street, No: 14/8, Mentese, Mugla, 48000 Turkey. e-mail: editor.ated@gmail.com; Web site: https://www.ated.info.tr/index.php/ated
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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