Hosted by OSOS , contributed by lotemeliyahu on 17 March 2019
Development of a unique Hub to support inquiry based learning of 6th and 9th grade students. The core of the project is the support mechanism for the students and teachers which includes opening the school to a wide range of experts and teachers from the academic and the informal education community.
The inquiry process begins with a series of engaging meetings aimed at rise curiosity and introduce to the students the inquiry based learning process. School labs and other facilities, including relevant school staff, are open for students after school hours. The process comes to its peak with the regional science fair.
To read more about this project - CLICK HERE.
AVAILABLE PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:
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Local citizens with expertise in the subjects of the students' projects: a marine biologist, a public relations person etc. |
Content support |
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The local zoo - http://www.haifazoo.co.il/
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Support the inquiry based learning in the field of zoology |
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Bird watching center - http://www.birds.org.il/en/bird/center-page.aspx?centerId=120
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Support the inquiry based learning in the field of birds |
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Botanical garden - http://www.oranim.ac.il/sites/heb/community/botanic/pages/default.aspx
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Support the inquiry based learning in the field of botanic |
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Ecological Greenhouse in Kibbutz Ein-Shemer - http://www.greenhouse.org.il/Profile.html |
Support the inquiry based learning in the field of agriculture |
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Excellence project in STEM - http://www.alberto.org.il/Main/
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Support the inquiry based learning in STEM education |
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Policy makers from the Ministry of Education and local government and leading teachers from the school |
pedagogical support |
Responsible Research and Innovation
One of the key aspects of OSOS is the inclusion of RRI - Responsible Research and Innovation principles (more information at RRI-Tools.eu). This is how the NanoChannels Accelerator fits into the RRI model:
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Governance |
students will seek to create a participatory governance, in which, together with the stakeholders, they can develop the activity and nourish each other's knowledge and experience.
I.e.: This Accelerator raises the support of several stakeholders who are experts in the subject that you want to raise (according to the interests and needs of the School). Students will be responsible, together with them, for setting the objectives of the activity, establishing a communication that, in addition to being transparent and reflective, is useful for improving the results. |
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Public engagement |
Students will use science in this project in an interdisciplinary way and to involve stakeholders in different parts of the project, in order to share responsibility among all.
I.e.: students will be in contact with stakeholders, with whom they will share responsibility and make decisions collaboratively. The objective will be to improve the activity and the results obtained as it is carried out. |
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Gender equality |
Students will establish research groups with gender equality, and will work to break the gender stereotypes that may be found in the issues raised in the project.
I.e.: students will create equal work groups in terms of gender, fostering a work environment without discrimination and in which they share the opinions of all. |
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Science Education |
Students will encourage the participation of different agents of the environment in the activity, including them in the decisions to be taken within the project, in different phases.
I.e.: this Accelerator proposes to use the inquiry based learning methodology to learn, through a practical and innovative model, different questions related to the scientific field. |
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Ethics |
Students will align the research with the social needs that arise in the topic chosen in this Accelerator.
I.e.: students will investigate the social needs of the environment in which the project is carried out, asking the stakeholders involved and proposing possible solutions to these challenges. |
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Open Access |
Students will create an event in which they will teach, in a transparent and responsible way, the milestones achieved during the project, and will share materials with full reuse rights so that they can be used by others.
Ie: students will organize an event in which they will teach stakeholders about the progress made during the activity. For this event, students will create a series of materials that they will also share online, through a specific website with content reuse licenses. |
RESOURCES NEEDED:
Leading teachers from the school and some local experts require payment. A fully equipped school lab. Budget for buses to visit the educational centers. Help in preparing and operating the regional science fair.
The materials needed depend on the specific projects that will be done by the students
Feel
המיינה היא ציפור רועשת ולא נעימה בקרב לסביבתה. יש לה קול חזק ורועש, והיא לא מאפשרת למתגוררים בקרבתה לישון, ולנהל אתח חייהם בשקט. לכן החלטנו לבדוק את שאלת המחקר מה ההשפעה של נוכחות עורבים על התנהגות שיחור המזון של המיינה במדשאה של בית העם בקריית חיים. אנחנו אישית גרות ליד בית העם והציפור מאוד מפריעה לנו.המורה הציגה בפנינו את הציפור בכיתה והסיבה לבדיקת שאלה זו היא לבדוק האם צריך להשקיע כסף על דחלילי עורבים שיגרשו את המיינות מגינות ומשטחים מסוימים במקום להשתמש בקופסת נעלים שהיא בהרבה יותר זולה
Imagine
על מנת לבדוק את השערת החקר תכננו תצפית השוואתית ובה הנחנו קופסה שדומה בגודלה ובצבעיה לעורב אפור על המדשאה בבית העם. התצפיות חולקו כך שאחת מדדה עם שעון עצר, כל 2 דקות שעוברות, האחרת ספרה את כמות הניקורים של המיינות, כמדד להתנהגות שיחור מזון, בתוכנה שנקראת things counter של החברה karuma. התוצאות נרשמו בדף תצפית. בוצעו שמונה תצפיות בקרה ללא הקופסה ושמונה תצפיות התערבות עם הקופסה.
מקום התצפית הוא פארק שנמצא בקרבת בית הספר
Create
לפי התוצאות שקיבלנו נוכחות עורבים משפיעה על התנהגות שיחור המזון של המינות, והמינות מנקרות פחות בנוכחות עורבים.התצפיות חולקו כך שאחת מדדה עם שעון עצר, כל 2 דקות שעוברות, האחרת ספרה את כמות הניקורים של המיינות, כמדד להתנהגות שיחור מזון, בתוכנה שנקראת things counter של החברה karuma. התוצאות נרשמו בדף תצפית. בוצעו שמונה תצפיות בקרה ללא הקופסה ושמונה תצפיות התערבות עם הקופסה.