Developing an eagle eye
In this recorded webinar, Andrea Soanes and Lyn Rogers look at the importance of observation as a fundamental aspect of the nature of science and explore relevant activities on the Science Learning Hub.
The webinar was designed to inspire teachers to actively look for opportunities to build students’ observation skills. The focus is on how to use observation to engage students in science and to build their understandings of the nature of science whilst developing science capabilities.
Developing an eagle eye
Video recording of the 'Developing an eagle eye' webinar.
Watching the recorded webinar creates an opportunity for participants to engage with some simple observation activities and ideas, and it discusses how these can be used to foster students’ curiosity about their world.
Thank you so much! These webinars are a brilliant way of learning/sharing info!
The slideshow and recorded webinar provide ideas and information that will support teachers of any year level to:
actively look for opportunities to build students’ observation skills
explicitly engage students in science
build on students’ understandings of the nature of science
help develop students’ science capabilities
explore relevant activities on the Science Learning Hub.
PD – gets the brain churning and excited.
Watch the video (above) of this professional development session (you may want to download it) and also see below the index and the slideshow presentation.
Index
| Introducing the Science Learning Hub (SLH) and presenters | 3 | 00:00 |
|---|---|---|
Webinar purpose | 4–5 | 00:31 |
Observation activity | 6–7 | 02:17 |
Finding observation resources on the SLH | 10–11 | 05:31 |
Mystery box activity | 12 | 07:22 |
What is observation? | 13–14 | 12:12 |
Why is it important and where does it fit in the New Zealand Curriculum? | 15–18 | 14:40 |
What opportunities do we offer our students to observe their world? | 19–20 | 17:50 |
Rally table activity | 21 | 19:27 |
Practical tools and adding value to existing activities | 22–24 | 26:12 |
Social media links, thanks and comments | 25–26 | 31:05 |
Developing an eagle eye – slideshow
This slideshow, from the webinar Developing an eagle eye, provides additional support for the video tutorial.
Use the Slideshow menu for further options, including view full screen, and go here for the download option.
Activity ideas
These activities are covered in the webinar:
Observation: learning to see (this includes the video: Observation in science)
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