TECHNOLOGY IN ELEMENTARY SCIENCE

EDUCATION
CHAPTER 11
  Why is it a good idea to use technology
in elementary science classrooms?
 What are some recent technology
advances and tools that teachers can
apply in the science classroom?
 What are some tutoring, interactive,
PREVIEW and experimenting uses of computer in
elementary science, and how do they
QUESTIONS help students do science?
 What are some ways the internet, video,
television, and photography can be used
in elementary science?
 How to evaluate websites?
WHY USE ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY IN ELEMENTARY SCIENCE
EDUCATION?

WIDESPEAD USE OF FAMILIARITY WITH ADVANCE

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY
 Nearly every business today, from banks and  Children are accustomed to using technology;
brokerage firms to warehouses and fast-food computer, smartphone, other devices at home. In
restaurants, requires some knowledge of addition, children are expose to television, videos
computer. online, computer games, etc.
 Manufacturing facilities uses computer-based
 Prensky (2005/2006) uses the term Digital Natives
technology and about three fourth of Americans in
2007 are using computers. referring to people who are “Native Speakers of
technology” fluent in the digital language of
 90 % of Americans are online with high-speed computers, videogames, and the internet.
internet with worldwide users are around 4.66
billion.
WHY USE ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY IN ELEMENTARY SCIENCE
EDUCATION?

TECHNOLOGICAL ACCESS TO COMPUTER SUPPORT IN INQUIRY

INFORMATION INVESTIGATIONS
 In elementary science, technology can be used to  Technology is elementary science provides speed, accuracy,
and convenience in inquiry investigation.
gain access to amounts and types of information
previously unavailable to children.  Children are able to spend less time and achieve greater
accuracy in data collection and mathematical manipulation,
 Students can access experiments that are to thus providing more time for processing and interpreting
experimental data.
dangerous and expensive for the classroom.
 Software such as spreadsheets can be programmed to do
 They can see photographs and action scene and mathematical calculating on raw data.
hear explanations and presentations on about  Graphing software can be used to generate instant graphic
anything from volcanoes to nuclear reactors. portrayal of data collection by children; outdoor
temperature reading, plant growth, and others.
WHY USE ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY IN ELEMENTARY SCIENCE
EDUCATION?

SUPPORT OF LEARNING USE OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY BY

DIFFERENCES THROUGH SCIENTISTS
TECHNOLOGY  Scientist uses computer in their daily task,
 Advance technology can be used to provide experiments, and data analysis.
learning experiences suitable for individual needs  Just as computers plays a central role in
of children. developing and applying scientific knowledge, they
 There are videos in the form of web-based videos can also facilitate the learning of science.
(YouTube) and other can be utilized as tools to
assist students with special needs.
 Technology has been proven and shown to
provide stimulus to foster the internal locus of
control.
 A TECHNOLOGY INQUIRY CONTINUUM
Tutorial Programs Word Processing Microcomputer based

Experimenting
Interactive
Tutoring

Animation Programs Desktop Publishing laboratories

Topic-Based YouTube Spreadsheet Digital Microscopes
Channel Graphing programs Photography
Presentation Software Camcorder videos
Graphing organizers
Simulation
Games
 What are some tutoring, interactive, and experimenting
uses of computer in elementary science, and how do they
help students do science?
 Tutoring Programs
 Tutoring programs are used to dispense information and test children’s
mastery of that information.
 Tutoring programs can be use as part of an advance organizer or
TUTORING USES OF introduction to a lesson or unit of study.

COMPUTER  Animation Programs

 Animation programs stimulate processes such acceleration, cell division,
mountain formation, and wave motion.
 The program enable children to see models of phenomena that otherwise
cannot be seen.
 Other resources
 Other downloadable platform can be used to isolate desired facts and other
information through search-and-sort mechanisms.
 It can be use as storage for huge file containing sounds, interactive features,
videos, and more. Example; encyclopedia, dictionaries, etc.
 What are some tutoring, interactive, and experimenting
uses of computer in elementary science, and how do they
help students do science?
 Word processing and desktop publishing applications
 Word processing programs are commonly use for written reports,
essays, description, and many more.
 Latest features of this application enable users/students spell-check and
INTERACTIVE USES grammar analysis to assist in the writing process.
OF COMPUTER  Spreadsheet and graphing application
 Spreadsheet programs are used to record quantitative data and provide
rapid, accurate calculation by using mathematical formulas to process
data.
 Graphing programs can construct a variety of graphs from data entered
by children.
 Presentation Application
 Presentation software such as PowerPoint/Canva/Pear Deck is used for
creating presentations and can include headline, slides, pictures,
photograph, video, graphs, quizzes, and sounds in addition to text.
 What are some tutoring, interactive, and experimenting
uses of computer in elementary science, and how do they
help students do science?

 Simulation and Games

 Simulation programs enable the child to input a series of inquiries and
action for realistic or hypothetical problem and receive graphic
INTERACTIVE USES information about the effect of the actions.
OF COMPUTER  Simulation programs are used to train pilots and astronauts and pose
clinical problems for medical students.
 Games are interactive programs that offer both competition and the
opportunity to learn. Students may compete with other players or with
the computer.
 However, it is important to games as a supplement to the curriculum and
instructions as science should not become a virtual subject.
EXPERIMENTING USES OF COMPUTER

Microcomputer- Probe and Probe and Probe and

based Sensors: Sensors: Light Sensor: Motion
laboratories Temperature Sensor detectors
Computer-operated software It is used to record outdoor A photoelectric cell used to Motion detectors allow users to
with probes designed to collect temperature, monitor aquarium detect and record light intensity. gather data on the motion of
data beyond the range normally temperature, and record objects such as speed,
available in the classroom. conversation of light energy into acceleration, and momentum.
heat energy.

Resources:
https://narst.org/research-matters/microcomputer-based-
laboratories-in-science-classroom
USING THE INTERNET IN THE ELEMENTARY
SCIENCE CLASSROOM

Internet Tools, Activities, and Applications

 School and Class Website
 Notion for everyone (Capture notes quickly and organize
them however you want, no matter where you are)
 Web Application (google docs and spreadsheets(xls)
 Podcast(tinkercast) and Vodcast(short 2–10-minute videos)
 Glogs (glogs are digital posters and Glogster is a website
where you can make them)
 Zoom/Teams/Google classroom
 Prezi (Presentation, videos, design)
HOW TO EVALUATE WEBSITE FOR ELEMENTARY SCIENCE
EDUCATION?
Evaluating Websites Netiquette
 Is the science content correct? Is the author or the
organization that developed and maintain the site an
authority on the topic of the site?
 Is it free of error?
 Is the site age-appropriate for the children in your class?
 Is the site up to date? (When was the most recent update
posted? ).
 Is it user-friendly? Attractive? Easy to read? Easy to navigate?
 Does it have link to a wide variety of excellent sites devoted
to the same topic?
 Does it include accommodation for students with disabilities