SCE3260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Scientific Literacy, Dependent And Independent Variables
10 Jun 2018
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SCE1260(-(Science(Education(in(Primary(Schools!
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WEEK(4(-(LECTURE!
Learning!Outcomes:!
Explain!what!is!meant!by!the!literacy!of!science,!and!how!this!is!different!to!the!concept!of!
scientific!literacy,!Construct!a!suitable!data!table!to!represent!results!of!a!fair!test!
investigation,!construct!a!suitable!graph!to!summarise!the!results!of!a!fair!test!investigation,!
use!appropriate!literacies!of!science!and!science!concepts!of!force,!and!energy(to!explain!
the!results!of!a!fair!test!investigation.!!
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Literacies(of(Science:(“The!particular!language'practices,'processes'and'products'that!
students!learn!about!and!use!to!represent!and!communicate!their!understanding!of!science!
concepts!and!processes.”!(graphs,!data!tables!etc…)!
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Scientific(Literacy:(general!broad!knowledge,!!
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Nutrition!panes!convey!information!about!the!energy!biomolecules!(proteins!fats!and!
carbohydrates)!and!minerals!within!a!food.!
Pictograms!are!used!to!display!lists!of!objects,!frequency!tables!an!tally!charts.!!
Column!graphs!are!used!to!graph!results!with!a!discrete!independent!variable!
Line!graphs!are!used!for!graphing!a!continuous!independent!variable!
Pie!or!circle!charts!are!used!when!the!total!amount!of!data!(which!is!represented!by!the!
circle)!has!meaning.!Used!for!proportions!or!percentages!of!a!whole.!!
Scatter!graphs!are!used!when!any!given!value!of!an!independent!variable!can!result!in!
several!different!values!of!dependent!variable!!
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WEEK(4(-(TUTORIAL!
Law!of!conservation!of!energy!(energy!cannot!be!created!or!destroyed)!
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Forces:!a!force!is!defined!as!a!push!or!pull!that!affects!an!object’s!motion!or!shape!
! -!contact!forces:!must!touch!an!object!to!affect!it!(kicking!a!ball)!
! -!non!contact!forces:!affect!an!object!without!needing!to!touch!it!directly!(magnets)!!
Forces!are!pair!and!act!in!opposing!directions.!!
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Friction:!a!force!that!occurs!when!any!objects!move!against!each!other.!The!amount!of!
friction!depends!on!the!roughness!of!the!surfaces!(smooth!surface!=!less!friction)!!
Describe!the!energy!transformations!and!transfers!that!occurs!from!when!you!inflate!the!
balloon!to!when!the!rocket!stops!moving.!
Draw!a!force-pair!diagram!for!the!balloon!rocket!scenario!(why!does!the!rocket!move?!
when!is!it!stationary?)!
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Document Summary
Literacies of science: the particular language practices, processes and products that students learn about and use to represent and communicate their understanding of science concepts and processes. (graphs, data tables etc ) Nutrition panes convey information about the energy biomolecules (proteins fats and carbohydrates) and minerals within a food. Pictograms are used to display lists of objects, frequency tables an tally charts. Column graphs are used to graph results with a discrete independent variable. Line graphs are used for graphing a continuous independent variable. Pie or circle charts are used when the total amount of data (which is represented by the circle) has meaning. Used for proportions or percentages of a whole. Scatter graphs are used when any given value of an independent variable can result in several different values of dependent variable. Law of conservation of energy (energy cannot be created or destroyed)
