ERIC Number: EJ1252118
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Sep
Pages: 3
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ISSN: ISSN-0269-2465
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'Watt' Can Be Done to Build Science Capital in Primary Education?
Poole, Amanda
Primary Science, n154 p9-11 Sep 2018
In this article, Amanda Poole looks at how the science capital teaching approach can be used to build science capital when teaching electricity in primary schools. The science capital teaching approach is a reflective framework that builds upon good practice in the classroom. The teaching approach builds upon a foundation of "broadening what counts," whereby teachers create learning environments in which all children feel able to offer contributions from their own experiences, interests, and identities. It then develops into a three-pillared approach through which teachers: (1) personalise and localise the learning; (2) elicit, value, and link the learning; and (3) build the science capital dimensions. This article describes what the framework would look like if applied in a primary setting.
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Teaching Methods, Energy, Relevance (Education), Social Justice, Value Judgment, Social Attitudes, Social Capital, STEM Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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