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There are many definitions for “Science”, Taking
science to school: Learning and teaching science in Grades K-8 “What is
science?” (2007) states that, “Science is both a body of knowledge that represents
current understanding of natural systems and the process whereby that body of
knowledge has been established and is being continually extended, refined, and
revised”. This
explanation briefly tells us that science is both knowledge and process.
Millar,
Leach and Osborne (2000) view science as a practical subject, therefore its
must be taught to students so that they can acquire the relevant practical
skills needed to work in a scientific manner. According to them, science is a
practical subject.
The
American Physical Society (1999) explained “Science
is the systematic enterprise of gathering knowledge about the universe and
organizing and condensing that knowledge into testable laws and theories”. This has relevance to the Sri Lankan
classrooms, what is expected is to create a constructive environment for the
student to build up theories by gathering information. This constructive idea
results in independent thinking of students which plays a very important role
in the science teaching - learning process.
Harlen
(1998) points out that Science is essentially about understanding things
through interacting with them, finding out by enquiring of the things
themselves. This definition seems to be vague, and the term ‘things’ has not
been properly defined.
Karunaratne
(2011) Explained, which throughout history terminology of science has been
varied and considered as a way of solving problems. “Science” likes any other
term, art or creativity is a term that most people assume that they understand.
“What is science?” is a difficult question to answer and it is even more
difficult to answer, “What should we teach as science in our classroom?” In the
teaching learning process it is important to see how the students are
progressing and how teachers help the students in their development under
Science Education.
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2 comments:
i am pleased to see this blog focused on the science teaching at primary educational level. at a time when we are looking forward to increasing the computer literacy of school children this type of work (blog) serves as an attraction for students to use the online resources for learning. this blog is a good example for dedicated work of a teacher. development of such blog requires lot of time and energy backed by a vision. i think it is good to introduce a sinhala translation too.
This is a very good blog on science as a subject for school children,make it easy and very interesting.Most students face difficulties on remembering the core matters on the subject but using visuals of practicals make them easy to keep in mind.Since most of the student nowadays use online sources as aids for their education I think this is an interesting move to have educational blogs like this.Not only children, teachers are also benefited since they can use the blog as an additional resource on the subject.
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