Week 3 - Reflections on Design Process

Teaching Science in Primary Classrooms

There are 3 core principles for the science that takes place in the primary classroom, they are:

1. It is real science: this method is new, creative and original to the students and has real value (NACCCE, 1999) it is also science that help build the students natural curiosity, inventiveness and wonder (Rose, 2008: 8).
2. It is rooted in investigative work: the best science that is presented in the primary classroom is hands-on and investigative work. Schools should ensure that the students are engaged in the scientific enquiry, including practical work (Ofsted, 2011: 8), as students need time to purse their own ideas in science (Harlen and Qualter, 2009: 48).
3. It develops models and criticality: students must be given the opportunity to challenge their existing ideas (SCORE, 2013: 7)

Design Challenge using Coggle

Coggle is a great idea to explain to the students of what is going to happen in the challenge that is set. It also breaks down each area to show what goes with what do get the end result. The students can use this tool to express their feelings, emotions and create their own challenges that are set in the classroom. 

The main design goal of coggle is to be really simple, in which it is once you have the hang of things, and it being the effective means of communicating information in the 21st century.

At start this meant that coggle was very restrictive about what could go into it, but as soon worked out that breaking everything down into short-single lines was the right way to go.