Ross Pumplun

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Title: How can we create a science classroom where students learn through real world problems and issues?

Master's Project - 2020 Presentation:   Link to the virtual presentation room Links to an external site.

     Time:  Session 1,  2:10 pm (Central Standard Time)

     Group: Modifying our viewpoint

     Audio only access via: 1-571-392-7650,  PIN: 584 072 0050

Abstract: 

How many of you have ever asked, or been asked the question, "when am I ever going to need to know this?" For centuries, science has been taught in large part through textbooks and made up scenarios. Many students learn science from limited perspectives, and struggle to apply this knowledge to things that they might see in the real world. I wanted to break this mold, and create a science classroom where students are shown problems from around the world and taught these same science concepts in order to better understand these issues, giving these concepts a purpose for the students, who now have experienced first hand how to apply these concepts to real world problems.

 

Contact:  Ross Pumplun,  pumplun@wisc.edu

MS, Curriculum and Instruction, Secondary Science