Science and Society Group 6 Prometheans

Rationale  Promoting critical thinking and arguing skills  Very interesting for children  Suitable for most ages, with differentiation  Discovery learning and constructivism

Expectations of the workshop  Critical thinking  Cooperation and communication  Discussion and Debate  Role Playing  Scientific literacy  Awareness of environmental issues  Localisation and Globalisation  Democracy

Basic Topic - Methods  Jigsaw Method  Debate  Role Playing

Activities  Introduction of the procedure  Inform about the problem  Research of the literature  Discuss in Role  Role Playing – Debating - Research of the literature  Mind Map

Teaching Materials  Video about the villages’ problem  Scenario on paper  A model of the village  Role Cards  Additional Facts for further discussion  Computers  Multimedia (internet, books, articles…)

Teacher Competencies  Knowledgeable about the subject  Be very organized  Prepare the children to work independently  Motivate the children to participate actively and not to always rely on the teacher for information and help.  Teach the children research skills

Reflection  Very good approach to encourage independent thinking and research skills.  Interesting for children, promotes critical thinking.  But very time consuming, children need to be very independent and to work alone.  Teacher needs to be very organized and knowledgeable about the subject.