{"id":37,"date":"2013-01-21T17:15:09","date_gmt":"2013-01-21T17:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/sarmstrong\/?p=37"},"modified":"2013-01-21T19:40:17","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T19:40:17","slug":"exploring-problem-based-learning-in-a-grade-10-science-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cohort21.com\/sarmstrong\/2013\/01\/21\/exploring-problem-based-learning-in-a-grade-10-science-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Problem Based Learning in a Grade 10 Science Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"

Science lends itself well to inquiry based learning. For my action plan, I will be exploring problem based learning and will embed this method into my next Grade 10 Science Unit on Climate Change. Students will be given a problem, then asked in small groups to identify what they know, what they need to learn and how they are going to find information, learn and work towards a solutions to their problem. I hope to move more students from knowing to understanding about climate change and its many challenges. So far I have found great resources on David Suzuki\u2019s site<\/a> \u00a0and a thoughtful tool from Calgary\u2019s Science School<\/a> will help me structure the inquiry project and its initial question.<\/p>\n

Finding a group of climate change questions is my next challenge. I have decided to use a theme around our Canadian North as my focus.<\/p>\n

My wish is for students to understand the current issues, the up-to-date science around this issue, and what is known about how climate change works; then to move towards thinking about solutions and how to continue learning as more information is added to society\u2019s awareness of climate change, even after this project is done.<\/p>\n

So far, I have found practical help to organise these projects from:
\n1. Andrew Millar in his Edutopia article Reframing and Refining the Worksheet <\/a>(http:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/blog\/reframing-and-refining-the-worksheet-andrew-miller)<\/p>\n

2. Tim Holt’s Why Problem-Based Learning is Better<\/a>. (http:\/\/plpnetwork.com\/2013\/01\/10\/problem-vs-project-based-learning\/)<\/p>\n

Your tips, and resource suggestions for resources in Science inquiry or problem based projects are welcome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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