A global dimension to science education in schools: Difference between revisions

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| '''Subject'''||Science education in schools

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| '''Resource Number'''|| TE_0017

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| '''Title'''||A global dimension to science education in schools

| '''Content/Ideas'''||Learning outcomes<br />1. Introduction<br />1 1 The global dimension in science – why?<br />1.1 1 Why include a global dimension in science education?<br />1.2 Outside the ‘Western World’<br />1.2.1 Science throughout history: a case of attribution?<br />1.3 In the classroom<br />1.3.1 Teaching global science<br />1.3.2 Exploring other activities<br />1.4 Global approaches<br />1.4.1 Global science in the classroom<br />1.4.2 And finally<br />Next steps<br />References<br />Acknowledgements

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| '''Format/Structure'''||11 PDF and 2 mp3 files

| '''Pedagogical Rationale'''||This unit is aimed at those teachers who would like to give a more global feeling to their teaching.<br />You will learn how to source scientific articles with a greater emphasis on science and technology<br />beyond the Western world and experience how such articles can be incorporated into teaching <br />within the National Curriculum.

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| '''Useful information'''|| Part of the Teach and Learn series from the Open University

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| '''Files available to download||http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=2478