Child Development and Pedagogy · Pedagogy
In a Science classroom, the teacher wants students to appreciate that scientific knowledge evolves over time. She discusses historical models of the atom, such as Thomson’s plum pudding model and Rutherford’s nuclear model, emphasizing how each model had limitations and was later refined with new evidence. Which classroom episode best illustrates the tentative nature of science?
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- 1A teacher asking open-ended questions to probe students’ alternative conceptions about matter
- 2A teacher drawing a diagram of the atom and explaining its static features
- 3A teacher holding a discussion on the limitations and refinement of historical atomic models✓
- 4A teacher asking students to share experiences with different materials from daily life
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A teacher holding a discussion on the limitations and refinement of historical atomic models
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