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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463390203321

Titolo

Performing science : teaching chemistry, physics and biology through drama / / edited by Ian Abrahams and Martin Braund ; contributor, Ian Abrahams [and eight others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2012

©2012

ISBN

1-4411-8452-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 p.)

Disciplina

507.1241

Soggetti

Science - Study and teaching (Secondary) - Activity programs - Great Britain

Drama in education - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgements; Introduction; The purpose of this book ; Background; Structure; 1 The value of using drama to teach science; General introduction to using drama in science teaching; Focusing games ; Tableaux/Freeze frame; Animated diagrams; Role play; General tips; 2 Biology:session plans for 11-14; Adaptation and survival  Martin Braund; Microbes - the fight against disease  Martin Braund; Human reproduction - fertilization  Martin Braund; Muscles and movement - features (adaptations) of animals without backbones  Martin Braund; Human digestive system  Martin Braund

Circulatory and respiratory systems  Sandra CampbellInsect pollination  Sandra Campbell; 3 Biology: session plans for 14-16; Food chains - energy transfer  Martin Braund; Kidney transplants - homeostasis  Martin Braund; Evolution  Martin Braund; Protein synthesis  Sandra Campbell; Germ theory  Sandra Campbell; Photosynthesis and the carbon cycle  Sandra Campbell; Cells  Sandra Campbell; Reed warblers and cuckoos  Sandra Campbell; 4 Chemistry: session plans for 11-14; Particle arrangements in solids, liquids and gases - going further  Ruth Amos

Physical processes - soluble or insoluble/making a solution  Ruth Amos



Evaporation and condensation  Ruth Amos ; Physical and chemical processes - burning a candle  Ruth Amos ; The rock cycle  Chris Otter ; Distillation  Chris Otter ; pH scale  Chris Otter ; Elements, mixtures and compounds  Chris Otter ; 5 Chemistry: session plans for 14-16; Balancing equations - the Haber process  Ruth Amos; Environmental chemistry - carbon dioxide in the dock  Ruth Amos ; Sustainable development - the World Games 2040  Ruth Amos ; Electrolysis  Chris Otter

Acid/alkali neutralization  Chris Otter Addition polymerization  Chris Otter ; Exothermic and endothermic reactions  Chris Otter ; 6 Physics: session plans for 11-14; Electricity - conservation of charge  Ian Abrahams ; Heat - conduction  Ian Abrahams ; Reflection  Ian Abrahams ; Drag  Erdem Erem and Murat Sag ̆lam; Electric circuits  Erdem Erem and Murat Sag ̆lam; Sound - its transmission through solids, liquids and gases  Erdem Erem and Murat Sag ̆lam; Magnetic fields  Rachael Sharpe; The solar system  Rachael Sharpe; 7 Physics: session plans for 14-16

Braking distance  Ian Abrahams P-waves and S-waves  Ian Abrahams ; Static electricity  Ian Abrahams ; Radioactivity - half-life  Ian Abrahams and Rachael Sharpe; Force and acceleration  Murat Sag ̆lam and Erdem Erem; Energy  Murat Sa ̆glam and Rachael Sharpe; Alpha, beta and gamma absorption  Rachael Sharpe; 8 Conclusions; Two cultures or one way of learning?; How drama can help in the teaching and learning of science; Appendix 1: Warm-up exercises; Fruit salad; Hand circle ; Keepy uppy; Psst!; Touch three things; Two truths and one lie; Appendix 2: optional student activities

Microbes - the fight against disease

Sommario/riassunto

How to increase students' interest and engagement in science is a challenge shared by teachers around the world. Designing effective science lesson plans using drama and role play requires expertise across two very different subject areas and, as a consequence, many science teachers find it difficult to incorporate this technique into their teaching.   This book provides busy teachers with ready-made lesson plans for teaching many abstract scientific principles in a fun and novel way that really engages students. Drawing on and combining the knowledge of biology, chemistry and physics educatio