Nature Of Science

$Math and More$

Nature of Science Through the Woods At the Seashore Overview Features and Benefits Developer's Corner Professional Development System Requirements Screen Images Downloads Overview of Nature of Science Young children are natural scientists, always asking questions to gain a better understanding of their environment. Through full-motion video, photographs, animation and sound, the Nature of Science provides the means to introduce science education to young students in grades K – 3 and capture their enthusiasm and excitement to build positive attitudes towards science. With Through the Woods, your K and 1^st grade students take a ‘field trip’ and walk the paths of the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee while your 2^nd and 3^rd grade students use At the Seashore to explore the beaches, the shallows and the reefs of St. Johns National Park in the Virgin Islands. Developed jointly by IBM and the Children’s Television Workshop, The Nature of Science emphasizes the constructivist approach of “doing science” through hands-on inquiry, investigation, and communication. While teaching science processes and content, the Nature of Science reinforces students’ reading, writing and mathematics skills. Features and Benefits		Addresses science education in the early, formative years which instills positive attitudes toward science
	Employs a ‘constructivistc instructional model with explore, develop, and apply phases where students ‘do science’
	Builds on children’s natural curiosity
	Utilizes a multi-sensory approach
	Emphasizes ‘hands-on, minds-on’ activity oriented involvement of students
	Enhances teacher effectiveness in elementary science
	Compliments and integrates well with other TLC (Teaching and Learning with Computers) offerings
	Earned Technology and Learning Software Award of Excellence

Developer’s Corner

The Nature of Science curriculum is organized around the TLC (Teaching and Learning with Computers) approach to classroom instruction where computers, hands-on lab materials and print media are all components of activity centers that offer opportunities for students to explore a concept in a variety of modalities and interpret their understanding from multiple experiences.

The Nature of Science supports the following centers:

- Visit Center
- Guide Center
- Science corner
- Lab Corner
- Library Corner

These centers offer teachers flexibility to include a wide range of materials while allowing students to explore concepts in a variety of modalities. The Nature of Science Teacher’s Guide provides support through lesson plans as well as reproducible masters for a ‘Student Science Sourcebook’. The Teacher’s Guide also includes integration ideas to build language arts, math, social science and art skills as well as ideas for classroom management, assessment, and home/school connections.

Professional Development

Participants will:

Understand the concepts and practices of the Nature of Science curriculum

Understand the Nature of Science Visit software and Guide software from both the teacher view and the student view

Understand the teacher and student steps necessary to begin using the software

Understand the layout of the Teacher's Guide and the materials provided for integration

Understand how the TLC Concept supports the software and center activities provided in the Teacher's Guide

The Nature of Science training is a two day training for each product.

System Requirements

* This product is compatible with Optional Management Systems such as TLC SchoolConnect, Visual CASEL, Novell ZenWorks, and Microsoft's Roaming Profiles.

Product	Supported OS	Workstation	NOS	Disk Space
Nature of Science – Through the Woods	W95 osr2, W98 SE, W2K Pro SP1, XP Pro	P133 800x600 16 bit 32 MB (Audio)	Novell 3,4,5,6 w/ Minimum patch list, WINNT SP4, W2K Server SP2	1.2 GB for Program 200 KB per user
Nature of Science – At the Seashore	W95 osr2, W98 SE, W2K Pro SP1, XP Pro	P133 800x600 16 bit 32 MB (Audio)	Novell 3,4,5,6 w/ Minimum patch list, WINNT SP4, W2K Server SP2	1.2 GB for Program 200 KB per user