Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Physics, Astronomy, and Space: Teaching Secondary Science
Royal Observatory Greenwich
This online course explored the factors affecting science learning including perceptions, maths and literacy skills and the concept of science capital. It also covered space physics topics taught at secondary science level like, seasons, gravity, light and stellar evolution, along with misconceptions arising when teaching them. Methods of exposing students to real science were also introduced and ideas of how to teach virtual lessons in a safe, engaging and interactive manner were reviewed.
3 weeks, 3 hours per week
Dhara Patel
Senior Manager: Astronomy Education
Royal Observatory Greenwich
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Explain scientific phenomena that often come up when teaching secondary level space science and astronomy in an accurate and comprehensible way for your students, considering their prior knowledge and common misconceptions.
- Discuss student and teacher perceptions of science and use this to inform your teaching practise.
- Explore a range of resources that could be used when teaching physics and astronomy and how they could be used to cover multiple disciplines of science along with important skills through working scientifically.
- Reflect on how science is taught in classrooms and explore different ways of approaching it.
- Identify what science capital is, the dimensions used to measure it and why it is an important consideration when teaching science.
Syllabus
- Perceptions of science from both teachers and students.
- Science capital: the factors that affect a student’s (any person’s) engagement/association with science.
- Methods of teaching science using astronomy as a context.
- Facts and explanations of astronomy concepts covered in the secondary science curriculum to help teachers build their knowledge.
- Ways to extend and encourage further learning outside a class.
- Tips and tricks of teaching space science and astronomy online / virtually.
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Issued on 24th November 2023
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