Han Tran, Mahbobah Mahbobah, Heleen Otten, UNAWE, presented Teaching with space - Universe in the classroom - at the Scientix course "STEM in primary school classrooms" at the Future Classroom Lab 25-29 June 2018.

1. Teaching with Space:
Universe in the Classroom
Workshop - Developing educational activities
Han Tran, Mahbobah Ahmadi, Heleen Otten, @unawe

2. Grouping
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3. Why teaching
Space?
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5. Universiteit
Leiden
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6. Universe in a Box
The Sun - Our Home Star
Our Solar System
The World of Constellations
Topics:
Our Fascinating Moon
The Earth - Our Home Planet
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unawe.org/resources/universebox/

7. Developing an activity
Backwards Design

8. Backwards design
1. Decide on overall learning goals
2. Decide on specific learning objectives (i.e. evidence of
learning)
3. Design the activity - what teachers and students will do
4. Evaluate if goals and objectives achieved (e.g. rubric)
5. Revise (if needed)
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9. Step 1-2: Defining goals & objectives
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Define targets
Required
background
concepts
• Part of activity:
Remind or
Introduce the
concepts
Targets’
science
knowledge
Learning goals
Learning
objectives

10. Scientific content
What do you want students to
know and understand?
Scientific practices
➢Asking questions
➢Developing and using
models
➢Using mathematics
➢Constructing explanations
➢Communicating information
Scientific attitudes
➢Inspired to study science further
➢More curious and interested in
observing the world around
them
➢Empowered to ask why
➢Empowered to figure things out
for themselves
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Step 1: Defining goals
Overall goals - What students know/ do/ feel through the activity?

11. ✓ Observable
List/ Define/ Match
Explain/ Recognize/ Identify
Solve/ Apply
Compare / Question
Construct/ Design
X Non-observable
Understand
Know
Comprehend
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Step 2: Defining objectives
Intertwined with evaluation methods
Statements of how learning will be observed or measured
Words that describe what students do to show understanding

12. Step 3-4: Designing activity & evaluation
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● Inquiry-based learning:
Scientific content
AND Scientific reasoning
● Investigate a question
● Teachers – guidance role
● Students – active learning

13. Step 3-4: Designing activity & evaluation
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Inquiry-based activity: 5E model
Question
Answer
Method

14. Levels of Inquiry
Level of
Inquiry
Nature of Inquiry
Question
(Engagement)
Method
(Exploration)
Answer
(Explanation)
0 Confirmation Teacher
Teacher
Student
Teacher
Student
1 Structured Teacher
Teacher
Student
Student
2 Guided Teacher Student Student
3 Open-ended Student Student Student
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Adapted from Teaching enquiry with mysteries incorporated

15. “
Presentation
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AstroEDU
for Peer-
reviewed
Educational
Activities
Fill out submission form: astroedu.iau.org
Worksheets, Spreadsheets, PowerPoint in
editable form
Activity structure:
● Age range
● Educational level
● Time
● Cost
● Materials
● Objectives
Email to: astroedu@strw.leidenuniv.nl
● Evaluation
● Background
information
● Activity description,
etc.

17. Summary
• Backwards design
o Learning goals
o Learning objectives
o Designing activity
• 5E model of inquiry activity
• Testing activity
• Activity revision
• Submission - AstroEdu platform
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Thanks!
Any questions?
You can find me at tran@strw.leidenuniv.nl