HR: 0800h
AN: ED51B-0418    [Abstracts]
TI: Data Analysis as a Component of Inquiry-Based Science Instruction for Elementary- Undergraduate Students
AU: * Keyantash, J
EM: jkeyantash@csudh.edu
AF: Dept. Of Earth Sciences California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1000 E. Victoria St., Carson, CA 90747, United States
AB: Recent efforts from the NSF-funded SCALE (System-wide Change for All Learners and Educators) project have led to the enrichment of science inquiry-based instruction in elementary, secondary, and university classrooms. The SCALE initiative seeks to enhance the quality of K-20 science education through the two-pronged approach of 1) Creating science inquiry-based curricula (termed Immersion Units), and 2) Facilitating the professional development of science educators (elementary and secondary teachers, and university faculty) to teach science using a student-centered, evidence-based pedagogy. Evidence which students must analyze in this inquiry- based approach are frequently published, scientific data sets. This presentation will discuss the pedagogy and materials for several such inquiry-based, data-rich assignments that have been developed for elementary and university science classrooms. These include the analyses of National Weather Service meteorological data for precipitation and severe weather, and NOAA Paleoclimatology ice core records.
DE: 0805 Elementary and secondary education
DE: 0810 Post-secondary education
DE: 0820 Curriculum and laboratory design
DE: 0825 Teaching methods
DE: 0830 Teacher training
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting