Liberty Science Center 11th
Grade:
Grade Level:
11
Learning Standards:
Science Standard 14,16
Time Requirements:
Approx. 1-hour prep time and 3 hours class time
Topics covered
by this lesson:
Students examine
stereotypes regarding scientists. Concepts of preservation of fish will
be discussed.
Pre-Visit:
Purpose:
To learn the importance of conservation of our water. To see how students stereotype scientists.
Objectives: Draw a picture of a scientist; discuss
trends among classmates’ drawings and why such trends in thinking about
the world of science occur. To
learn some ways we can help conserve our water.
Materials Required: Paper, pens/pencils, markers, crayons,
or colored pencils, student journals, encyclopedias, internet(optional)
Student Learning
Prerequisite:
Students will research
some of the ways we can help to make the sea cleaner and safer for animals
and people.
Vocabulary:
predators, conservationists, liberated, migrate, depleted, skewed, unfathomable,
archipelago, regenerated
Visit:
Students will have
notebooks and pencils. They will have decided in the previous
class who they want to move around the museum with. They will ask questions and take notes from the tour coordinator.
They will draw, write, and take
pictures of things of interest to them.
Post-Visit:
Students will compare
their work on stereotypes. They will report on their information on conservation. They will compare their research with the information given
to them at the Liberty science Center.
Assessment:
Students will be evaluated based upon participation in class discussions and
their research information.
Extensions/Homework: What are some of the stereotypes of scientists,
and how are these stereotypes active and inactive? How does funding for research effect the
work of scientist?
Possible questions
that may be brought up:
What is science?
What kinds of work do scientists do? How does science apply to our everyday lives?
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