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A. Seville Agenda—November 6,2003 |
- Project Overview and Goals
- Books—Science Process Skills and Every Child a Scientist
- Inquiry, Investigation, and Design Technology—Practice and
Theory
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- Pre-K-Grade 3 learning Centers
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1.)
Observing Seashells
2.) Classifying Buttons
3.) Matching Sound Canisters |
- Science Process Skills and Inquiry
- Parents and
Babies—Smell activity and use of senses
- Magnetism modeling
inquiry, investigation, and design technology
- Assessment
options
- Kangaroo—Content and processes
- Mystery Boxes
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1.)
Use of simple materials
2.) Focus on inferences
3.) Cooperative learning |
- Rocks and Microscopes
- Mealworms—investigation and inquiry
- Rainbow Activities with Light and Color
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- Distinctions between processes, inquiry, investigation, and
design technology
- Review of instructional strategies including
questioning
- Science resource acquisition and web site
utilization
- Leadership opportunities within MAIS schools
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B. Seville 2003 K-3 Inquiry Project
Participants
The following
teacher/administrator leaders were participants in the MAIS K-3
Science Inquiry, Investigation, and Design Technology project
Pre-Conference held in Seville, Spain on November 6, 2003: |
| Name |
School |
| Carla Beltramini |
International School of Trieste, Italy |
| Jennifer Level |
Ambrit International School, Rome, Italy |
| Marisa Baeli |
American School of Valencia, Spain |
| Rachel Baydo |
Casablanca American School, Morocco |
| Sarah Zarzo |
The American School of Las Palmas, Gran Canarias, Spain |
| Flavia Burton |
Benjamin Franklin International School, Barcelona, Spain |
| Mary Jessie Rose |
International School of Florence, Italy |
| Diane Lutz |
International School of Florence, Italy |
| Jeff Wait |
International School of Florence, Italy |
| Jenny O’Fee |
International School of Florence, Italy |
| Sally Cameron |
Marymount International School, Rome, Italy |
| Shelley Young |
American Overseas School of Rome, Italy |
| Sybil Hall |
American Overseas School of Rome, Italy |
| Tara Rosso |
American Overseas School of Rome, Italy |
| Mary Etta Brown |
American International School in Egypt, Masaken Nasr
City, Egypt |
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C. Seville 2003 Participants in Action
At the MAIS Conference in Seville, Spain on November 5, 2003, a
Pre-Conference program entitled MAIS Inquiry, Investigation, and
Design Technology for Teachers of Pre-K to Grade 3 was presented
as a full day session. Fifteen (15) teachers and administrators
from ten (10) MAIS schools participated. The program was
received with high interest and enthusiasm. After an initial
project overview, model activities woven together with science
content, processes, inquiry, and instructional strategies were
presented. Activities included Parents and Babies Make Scents,
Magnets, Kangaroos, Mystery Boxes, Microscopes, Rocks,
Mealworms, Rainbow Colors, plus learning centers with seashells,
buttons, and sound makers. Instructional strategies modeled and
highlighted throughout the activities included constructivism,
inquiry, questioning strategies, and assessment. Distinctions
were made among process skills, inquiry, investigation, and
design technology. As take-homes, teachers received two books,
Science Process Skills and Every Child a Scientist,
plus the science resources used during the program, e.g.
magnets, microscopes, bug boxes, laser specs, kangaroo puppets,
mealworms, and others. Additionally, teachers were urged to
provide leadership for science in their schools—sharing ideas
with colleagues and administrators, leading science in-service
sessions, and assisting other teachers with science.
Following are photos of the participants in action. |
Dr. Ken Mechling, project director, presents and overview
description of the project to MAIS participants. |
Inquiry project participants prepare nametags and decorate them
with scientific logos. |
In this activity, "Parents and Babies," Dr. Mechling distributes
to "parents" film canisters containing cotton balls with
different scents. "Parents" will imprint the scent and will be
able to recognize it when they smell it again. |
The "babies" who received the scent canisters at random stand
still while the "parents" move down the line smelling each
canister until they recognize the scent of their "baby." |
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