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Integrating historical cases in middle school science curriculum: Copernican revolution and the solar system

Published:2023-09-14 Issue:3 Volume:19 Page:e2314
ISSN:2633-6537
Container-title:Interdisciplinary Journal of Environmental and Science Education
language:
Short-container-title:INTERDISCIP J ENV SCI ED

Author:

Lawal Adekunle¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Teaching, Leadership and Professional Practice, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA

Abstract

Research shows that middle school science teachers in the United States rarely integrate history of science or historical cases in their lessons (Hottecke & Allchin, 2020). History of science plays a great role in building robust foundational knowledge in science disciplines, especially in the hearts of middle school students. This article describes a step-by-step teaching technique on how to integrate historical cases in middle school science lessons. In this paper, the author used a historical case of Copernican revolution and the solar system as an illustration to demonstrate how middle school science teachers could effectively explain scientific concepts to their students through historical perspectives.

Publisher

Modestum Ltd

Subject

General Engineering,General Environmental Science,Education

Link

https://www.ijese.com/download/integrating-historical-cases-in-middle-school-science-curriculum-copernican-revolution-and-the-solar-13688.pdf

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