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Nature of Science
Through the Woods
At the Seashore
Developer's Corner
Professional Development
System Requirements
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 1st grade
students take a ‘field trip’ and walk the paths of the Great Smoky Mountains
of North Carolina and Tennessee while your 2nd and 3rd
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.
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Addresses science education in the early, formative years which instills
positive attitudes toward science
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Employs a ‘constructivistc instructional
model with explore, develop,
and apply phases where students ‘do science’
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Builds on children’s natural curiosity
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Utilizes a multi-sensory approach
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Emphasizes ‘hands-on, minds-on’ activity oriented involvement of
students
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Enhances teacher effectiveness in elementary science
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Compliments and integrates well with other TLC (Teaching and Learning with Computers) offerings
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Earned Technology and Learning Software Award of Excellence
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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.
Participants
will:
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Understand the concepts and practices of the
Nature of Science curriculum |
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Understand the Nature of Science Visit
software and Guide software from both the teacher view and the student view |
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Understand the teacher and student steps
necessary to begin using the software |
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Understand the layout of the Teacher's Guide
and the materials provided for integration |
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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.
* This product is compatible with Optional Management Systems
such as TLC SchoolConnect, Visual CASEL, Novell ZenWorks, and Microsoft's
Roaming Profiles.
Product
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Supported
OS
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Workstation
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NOS
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Disk
Space
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Nature
of Science –
Through
the Woods
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W95
osr2,
W98 SE,
W2K Pro SP1, XP Pro
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P133
800x600
16
bit 32 MB
(Audio)
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Novell
3,4,5,6 w/ Minimum patch list, WINNT SP4, W2K Server
SP2
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1.2
GB for Program
200
KB per user
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Nature
of Science –
At the Seashore
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W95
osr2,
W98 SE,
W2K Pro SP1, XP Pro
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P133
800x600
16
bit 32 MB
(Audio)
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Novell
3,4,5,6 w/ Minimum patch list, WINNT SP4, W2K Server
SP2
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1.2
GB for Program
200
KB per user
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Through
the Woods
At
The Seashore
Nature
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f Science - Through the Woods Installation Guide in .pdf
Nature
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f Science - At the Seashore Installation Guide in .pdf
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Last modified: May 10, 2008
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