Geoscience education : indoor and outdoor /
This book presents research in Geoscience Education focusing on indoor and outdoor environments in which teaching geoscience gains particular relevance, significance and contextualization. The research areas that are presented throughout the thirteen chapters cover a wide variety of subjects ranging...
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Springer,
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Publisher Address: | Cham : |
Publication Dates: | [2016] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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This book presents research in Geoscience Education focusing on indoor and outdoor environments in which teaching geoscience gains particular relevance, significance and contextualization. The research areas that are presented throughout the thirteen chapters cover a wide variety of subjects ranging from educational resources and fieldwork to science models. Chapters discuss specific geoscience topics such as earthquakes, rocks, fossils and minerals. Other chapters present a more interdisciplinary approach addressing topics that aren't usually examined, such as geomedicine and geoethics, with a specific focus on sustainable development and their alignment with the school curricula. Throughout the book readers can find research-based arguments illustrated with practical examples, which will help them to innovate in their curriculum development area, classroom practices and pre and in-service teachers' education. The book challenges readers to improve Geoscience Education by changing the ways of teaching, by enabling students to exploit their natural curiosity, and by spurring a learning process that should not be confined to the classroom but rather maintained throughout life. . |
Carrier Form: | xi, 236 pages : illustrations, forms ; 24 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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9783319433189 (hardback) : 3319433180 (hardback) |
Index Number: | Q181 |
CLC: | P-4 |
Call Number: | P-4/G352 |
Contents: | Fostering deep understanding through the use of geoscience investigations, models and thought experiments : the Earth Science Education Unit and Earthlearningidea experiences / Chris King -- Models in geoscience classes : how can teachers use them? / Joana Torres and Clara Vasoncelos -- Simulating an earthquake and its effects on soils and buildings : a practical activity to disseminate geosciences and its evaluation / Sara Moutinho, Rui Moura, and Clara Vasconcelos -- Earth systems education and the development of environmental insight / Nir Orion -- Field classes for geosciences education : teachers' concepts and practices / Celeste R. Gomes, Armando F. Rocha, Joaquim A. Ferreira, and Ana Rola -- The importance of geology as a contribution to the awareness of the cultural heritage as an educational resource / Ana Moutinho and Ângela Almeida -- Exploring rocks and minerals : an experience of integrated educational approach / Ana V. Rodrigues, Patrícia João, and Isabel P. Martins -- Fossils, smartphones, geodiversity, internet, and outdoor activities : a technological geoeducational bundle / Carlos Marques da Silva -- An interdisciplinary approach to teach geoscience / Arlino Camargo Livério Jr., Eduardo M. Santos, Adriana P.B. Tufaile, Alberto Tufaile, Carlos Molina Mendes, and Rosely Aparacida Liguori Imbernon -- Textbooks : a tool to support geosciences learning / David Brusi, Amelia Calonge, and Edson Souza -- Promoting science-technology-society/critical thinking orientation in basic education / Rui Marques Vieira, L.F. Moreira, and Celina Tenreiro-Vieira -- Geomedicine and history of science : a contribution to scientific culture / Isilda Rodrigues, Joana Torres, and Paulo Favas -- Education and geoethics : three fictional life stories / Clara Vasconcelos, Maria Luísa Vasconcelos, and Joana Torres. |