TEACHING SCIENCE WITH SIMULATIONS

INTENDED AUDIENCE SECONDARY SCIENCE TEACHERS

PURPOSE OF ETPD SESSION  AWARENESS OF SIMULATIONS  HOW TO INTEGRATE INTO CURRICULUM

WHAT ARE SIMULATIONS? Computational models of real or hypothesized situations or natural phenomena that allow users to explore the implications of manipulating or modifying parameters within them ( Clark et al., 2009)

WHY TEACH WITH SIMULATIONS? ( deeper understanding)  Real-world situations for problem solving  Investigate phenomena inaccessible in the classroom  Differentiate Instruction  Implement ISTE standard-1cISTE

HOW TO TEACH WITH SIMULATIONS 1. INSTRUCTOR PREPARATION– prepare lesson plans incorporating curriculum objectives, procedures, and analysis questions 2. ACTIVE STUDENT PARTICIPATION--- engage in problem solving 3. POST-SIMULATION DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS- student reflect on the simulation results

Resource - phETphET

SUMMARY ENGAGE STUDENTS DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE CONCEPTS phET Simulations

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE USE phET in classroom JOIN SHARED COMMUNITY Classroom 2.0 Classroom Group Livingston Parish Secondary Science Teachers COLLABORATE Share ideas and discuss the use of simulations in the classroom Provide other website resources for simulations