Title of Initiative / Project
How to motivate students through engaging science activities
Name of Organiser
Centro de Formación del Profesorado. Generalitat Valenciana
Start and ending date of the Initiative
2014
Was the initiative carried out in the framework of a funded project?
No
Type of deliverables
Teaching Methodology, Didactical resource
Thematic area
Chemistry, Maths, Physics, Biology, Technology, Science
Language of the deliverable
Spanish
Description of the initiative
Aims
Disseminate methodological principles underpinning the improvement of scientific competence.
Provide strategies and resources for working scientific competence.
Sensitize and motivate teachers within their team.
Encourage participation and creativity of teachers in designing attractive, fun and motivating activities in the area of science education
Provide resources and methodological tools to encourage curiosity and interest of students in science subjects
Share experiences and examples of teaching and learning of science in other European contexts (UK, Germany and France)
Using the analysis and interpretation of scientific texts as tools for improving student motivation
Connect the projects proposed by the participants of the school curricula.
Contents
Development and application of thought scientific to interpret information that is received and to predict and make decisions.
Knowledge of the influence of scientific and technological areas in personal life, society and the natural world.
Differentiation and assessment of scientific knowledge over other forms of knowledge.
Using values and ethical standards associated with science and technological development.
Experiments on large projects science education
Widgets to reflect on Science
Disseminate Science with toys
Living Science: interactive elements
The laboratory: where Nature responds to our questions
Major projects of learning of Science: PSSC, BSSC, Parcour, SC 5/13, SALTER.
The teaching of science in France (Lycée Français)
Teaching of Science in Germany (Deutsche Schule)
How are designs and a pilot project for teaching Science.
More Information
The initiative aims to provide science teachers a collection of educational resources to motivate students to study science.
Students are not actively involved in the initiative, but benefits from teacher training.
Most resources are only provided to teachers that participate in the initiative, however there are some resources available on the following website:
http://www.cac.es/didactica/didactica.jsp?seccion=descargas&sseccion=didactico
Teachers’ Opinion
The resources provided are very interesting, they consist of a series of experiences, activities, educational games ... that enable make science more attractive to students, so that encourage student interest in the study of science.
Students’ Opinion
The classes are more fun, we do more experiences in classes and we better understand the concepts that are explained.
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