lightupscienceajourneywithscienceandlanguage

1、light up sciencelight up sciencea journey with science and language bob kibbleeditor-in-chiefwho is bob kibble?19532013dalian, 2015this presentationopportunities and challenges stimulating talking and thinking in science.learning a language through sciencewhy am i excited about light up science?meas

2、ure observe compare predict investigate fair testlearning the language of science active learning: students are engaged in drawing, talking, thinking and experimenting.science is not given to students the students create their own science. is hands-on and brains on. inquiry (finding out) is at the h

3、eart of science learning.explore experiment investigate open, sensory, play, structured, guided, creative, scientific, observing, sensing measuring, recording, planning, discoveringwhat happens when we heat water? lets find out.at what temperature does water boil? lets find outwhich cup keeps out te

4、a warmest. a paper cup or a plastic cup?lets find out. builds understanding through learners voices and shared ideas.i wonder what will happen?lets test this one. develops responsibility and citizenship through science.we want students to care about each other, living things and their place in the w

5、orld. .includes creative challenges and skill development in technology. assessment and review opportunities are built in to every unit. uses songs, chants and rhymes to ignite students interest in science. student books and a teacher package: a teacher book with cd-rom (includes student book pages,

6、 answers and audio files) a question to ask is.equipment you will need you could start this lesson bya common misconception isa challenge for teacherswhen children in china are learning and thinking about science in what language do they think?for bob insert children picture here thought bubbles我想知道

7、这个物体在水中是浮还是沉？i wonder does this float or does this sink?learning science concepts, ideas, thinking我想知道这个物体在水中是浮还是沉？如果物体浮在水中，那么是否意味着它们也浮在油中？- a marriage of two different pedagogies.we must speak only english.we must speak only english.prof. wolfgang butzkamm?the mother tongue is the learners best fri

8、end and therefore should be used systematically.a foreign language friendly atmosphere is best achieved through selective use of the mother tongue.learners need to associate the old with the new. to exclude the mother tongue would be to deprive students of the richest source of building cross-lingui

9、stic networks.how can we be sure that the science that students learn in english is also available as useful knowledge in the mother tongue?we need help.learn some sciencelearn some sciencelearn some sciencehow should students learn science within light up science?use english and chineseuse english

10、and chineselearn key english words and phrases. learn science concepts in chinese and englishuse english and chinesewith this model our students will learn much more science. the mother tongue will help students to learn english and science with deeper understanding. the mother tongue is the greates

11、t asset that students bring into your classroom.using english and chinese a sandwich approachwhat did you find out from your experiment?你从试验中发现了什么？what did you find out from your experimentwhat measurements shall we make?我们应该测量什么呢？what measurements shall we make?我想知道这个物体在水中是浮还是沉？如果物体浮在水中，那么是否意味着它们也浮

12、在油中？this is our measurementso, this ends the first part of my presentation.light up science is a course in science with englishteachers should encourage talking and thinking and finding out.encourage the mother tongue to be used where it is helpful.now lets move to part 2.looking at learners, lookin

13、g at learning.how to stimulate talking and thinking in science.part 2.using a puppet to stimulate learning.using a concept cartoon to stimulate discussionusing sensory stimulus to encourage talking, thinking and learning.this is an ice ball.it was made from an ice balloon.fill a balloon with water. tie it and put it in the freezer for two days.a sensory stimulus, a concept cartoon, a puppet.we can see how these three strategies can help learners to think, share and talk about ideas in science.learners work in groups, they speak freely