A global dimension to science education in schools

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Subject Science education in schools
Resource Number TE_0017
Title A global dimension to science education in schools
Content/Ideas Learning outcomes
1. Introduction
1 1 The global dimension in science – why?
1.1 1 Why include a global dimension in science education?
1.2 Outside the ‘Western World’
1.2.1 Science throughout history: a case of attribution?
1.3 In the classroom
1.3.1 Teaching global science
1.3.2 Exploring other activities
1.4 Global approaches
1.4.1 Global science in the classroom
1.4.2 And finally
Next steps
References
Acknowledgements
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.
You will learn how to source scientific articles with a greater emphasis on science and technology
beyond the Western world and experience how such articles can be incorporated into teaching
within the National Curriculum.
Useful information Part of the Teach and Learn series from the Open University
Related ORBIT Resources
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http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=2478