TEACH211-23X (NET)

NZ Curriculum in Action: Science

15 Points

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Division of Education
School of Education

Staff

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Convenor(s)

Linda Clark

Linda Clark
7840
TL.4.03
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linda.clark@waikato.ac.nz

Lecturer(s)

Linda Clark

Linda Clark
7840
TL.4.03
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linda.clark@waikato.ac.nz

Maren Tahata

Maren Tahata
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maren.tahata@waikato.ac.nz

Simon Taylor

Simon Taylor
3549
TCBD.4.03
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simon.taylor@waikato.ac.nz

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: trish.watson@waikato.ac.nz

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: alistair.lamb@waikato.ac.nz
: melanie.chivers@waikato.ac.nz
: yilan.chen@waikato.ac.nz

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What this paper is about

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Science education is a compulsory requirement of the New Zealand Curriculum at primary level. Primary students benefit from science education which can help them explore their current understandings of the physical and natural world, and construct scientific understandings and capabilities that can facilitate their thinking and acting in their future work and everyday lives. This paper prepares new teachers to engage in science education with their students.

This paper builds teacher knowledge and pedagogical practice to support primary students to explore their views of the world through science, to construct and communicate scientific understandings and to develop science capabilities that will help them contribute to the wellbeing of society and the environment.

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How this paper will be taught

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This paper is taught through Moodle. Coursework is in the form of readings, discussions, and associated activities will be provided weekly in your Moodle paper.

There are on-campus sessions that introduce the paper. All students are expected to attend.

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Required Readings

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Ministry of Education. (2007). The New Zealand Curriculum. Learning Media.

Selected chapters from the followings books:

Dawson, & Venville, G. (2021). The Art of Teaching Primary School Science. (2nd ed.). Taylor & Francis Group.

Harlen, W (2018) The Teaching of Primary Science (7th edition). David Fulton.

Skamp. K. (2012). Teaching Primary Science Constructively (4th edition). Cengage Learning

There will also be readings published in the Reading List which will be available on the Moodle site.

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Learning Outcomes

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Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:

  • Acknowledge that students are diverse in their learning needs and the world-views they bring to science, and have pedagogical strategies to support them in developing their science ideas and capabilities
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  • Describe the general aims of science education in the science learning area of the New Zealand Curriculum (NZC) (Ministry of Education, 2007)
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  • Enhance their personal knowledge base and capabilities in science alongside developing their understandings of aspects of the nature of science
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  • Experience and design constructivist and sociocultural teaching and learning strategies for establising and developing children's science ideas in the classroom
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  • Identify and implement the key components of effective lesson and unit planning in science
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  • Plan, deliver and evaluate teaching and learning sequences in science inquiry lessons
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  • Use a range of assessment methods to promote and measure learning in science
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Assessments

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How you will be assessed

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In order to be eligible for a pass in this course, students are required to complete all three pieces of assessment.
General assessment criteria are included below. However, assessment rubrics specific to each assessment task will be available on Moodle.
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The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam. The final exam makes up 0% of the overall mark.

The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0 or 0:0, whichever is more favourable for the student. The final exam makes up either 0% or 0% of the overall mark.

Component DescriptionDue Date TimePercentage of overall markSubmission MethodCompulsory
1. Teaching and Learning Science
3 Aug 2023
11:30 PM
30
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
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2. Children's views of science
31 Aug 2023
11:30 PM
30
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
✔
3. Planning for science teaching
15 Oct 2023
11:30 PM
40
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
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Assessment Total:     100    
Failing to complete a compulsory assessment component of a paper will result in an IC grade
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