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The materials contained in the Power Box will be selected and utilized in hands-on exploratory science learning strategies to facilitate demonstration experiences that illustrate, clarify and enhance understanding of the nature of energy, how it is generated, how it is used and other issues including sustainability.
RATIONALE
1. Teachers will participate in
experiences to develop and strengthen their skills to create learning environments and instruction that will engage and facilitate their students' understanding of how the world operates, increase their ability to collect and analyze data, apply and test their ideas, and improve overall attitudes toward science learning.
(Trundle, 2009).
3. Engineering based demonstrations will
allow teachers to participate in demonstrations with materials that facilitate an understanding of engineering as the application of science and math and to physically represent abstract concepts in ways that show how this learning impacts everyday life (Swift & Watkins, 2004).
2. Teachers will engage in hands-on
experiential science explorations to expand their understanding and improve their capacity to promote positive and affective responses to science learning in their students which is critical to improved academic performance in science (Butler, 2008). Author: Marta Collier
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