A global dimension to science education in schools

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• A global dimension to science education in schools
• Changes in Science education
• Creativity and ICT
• Geography in Education
• Using visualisation in maths teaching
  

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About. 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

Pedagogical content. This study unit is aimed at teachers who would like to give a more global feeling to their teaching. It shows how to source articles with an emphasis on science and technology beyond the Western world and how to incorporate them into teaching the curriculum.

Resource details
Title	A global dimension to science education in schools
Topic	[[Topics/Global education|Global education]]
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Format / structure	11 PDF and 2 mp3 files
Subject	[[Resources/Science|Science]],  [[Resources/Cross-curricular|Cross-curricular]]
Age of students / grade	[[Resources/Secondary|Secondary]],  [[Resources/Primary|Primary]],  [[Resources/Higher|Higher]]
Useful information	Part of the Teach and Learn series from the Open University.
Files and resources to view and download	http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=2478