1. COSIA 2010 Communicating Ocean Sciences to Informal Audiences Week 2: Nature & Practices of Science

2. COSIA 2010 Quick Write Would you say that Feynman was doing science or did it just appear scientific? What specifically about his results make you think that? Why do you think that we chose to assign the Feynman reading, both for the overall course and specifically for this session on the nature and practices of sciences?

3. COSIA 2010 Outsmarted by Ants What do you think about Feynman’s science experiments with ants now? How do these ideas fit into your schema of what is science?

4. COSIA 2010 http://www.yetiarts.com/aaron/comics/images/fiske/scientist.jpg What is Science? http://www.synergizedsolutions.com/simpsons/pictures.shtml

5. COSIA 2010 Think-Pair-Share What is science? How does science work?

6. COSIA 2010 Mystery Tubes Activity Work in two’s or three’s to explore the mystery tube and share ideas. Your goal is to determine what the interior construction of the tube looks like and to draw a diagram to model your hypothesis. You cannot open the tube to look inside.

7. COSIA 2010 Mystery Tubes Activity 1.Share your model with another group. 2.What would you say if you were going to publish your findings right now? 3.Make sure to comment and ask questions about each other’s models.

8. COSIA 2010 Ponder This Were you doing science? What were you doing that is similar to what scientists do?

9. COSIA 2010 How science works flowcharts What was the first thing you did in the activity? Where does it fit on the flow chart? Put a #1 in that section of the flow chart. Place numbers on the flow chart in the appropriate places.

10. COSIA 2010 How Science Works Flowcharts What do you notice about your pathway through the flowchart? How does this differ from how you were taught about the science process in school? Which part(s) did we not address? Which part(s) do you think are most often addressed in informal institutions? Why do you think that is?

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12. Activity: Sorting Statements Discuss each statement about science and determine if it is an: “Accurate” statement about science and scientific practices; or an “Inaccurate” statement about science and scientific practices. Place them into piles… The exact “right” answers are not the point of the activity. The purpose is to create an opportunity to discuss and think about what science is & what it is not.

13. COSIA 2010 University of California Museum of Paleontology http://undsci.berkeley.edu/teaching/misconceptions.php

14. COSIA 2010 Key Ideas from the Literature Think-Pair-Share 1.Read Key Ideas from the Literature about Science. 2.Discuss your ideas in a few minutes with a partner. - What are the implications of these key ideas? - Do you agree or disagree with these ideas? - How are these ideas about science relevant to you as an educator? 3.Share your discussion with the whole group.

15. COSIA 2010 Six Americas What are the varying views about climate change? Do you think a better understanding of the process of science changes people's views about climate change?

16. COSIA 2010 Self Reflection What did you find most interesting, thought-provoking, or applicable to you from today’s session about the nature and practices of science?

17. COSIA 2010 Homework Reading. –Hohenstein, J. M., & King, H. (2007). Learning in and outside of school. –Crowley, K., & Jacobs, M. (2002). Building islands of expertise in everyday family activity. –Choose at least one of the biome chapters from the textbook (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16) to read in full. –Peruse the Understanding Science website: http://undsci.berkeley.edu/http://undsci.berkeley.edu/ On-line discussion. –Ask two people “Do you think that global warming is happening and is caused mostly by human activities?” “Why or why not?” Record their ideas and a bit about the tenor and content of the discussion you had with them. –What is the value of teaching the general public to think scientifically and how might they apply scientific thinking in their everyday lives? Activity Development. –Refine your Ocean Concepts List to include aspects of the nature and process of science that you would like to address in your activity. –Look through Ocean Literacy Principles, class textbook, watch Discovery channel, Blue Planet to help refine your ideas. –Upload your list on bspace