One of my publications is:
Taber, K. S. (2004) Exploring the Curriculum Model for Teaching about the Nature of Science, in Teaching Ideas and Evidence in Science at Key Stage 3, Science Enhancement Programme (CDROM).
Teaching Ideas and Evidence in Science at Key Stage 3 was published as a CDROM.
Contents:
What do we mean by a curriculum model?
The road towards a curriculum model of scientific enquiry
Models of models?
An example: scientific and curriculum models of the ionic bond
Modelling science
Scientific explanations
Students’ explanations in science
KS3 pupils’ understanding of scientific explanations
Activities to develop understanding of scientific explanations
Suggesting explanations
What explanations do pupils want?
Sequencing explanations
Evaluating explanations
Pupils’ notions of key terms in science
Pupil perceptions of why accepted ideas change
So can pupils appreciate the nature of science?
Applying the ideas in the classroom
Curriculum models and teaching approaches
Access "Teaching Ideas and Evidence" on line at https://14730.stem.org.uk/home.html.
Download the manuscript version here.
