(Activity 2)
ELEPHANT OBSERVATIONS
Long
time ago in a distant land, six blind men lived together. All of them had heard of elephants, but they
had never “seen” one. When they heard
that an elephant and his trainer would be visiting their village, they all
wanted an encounter with this beast.
They made their way to the site where the elephant was being kept. Each blind man touched the elephant and made
his observations. The observations are
listed below.
One man touched the elephant’s side and
said.
“ An elephant is like a wall.”
Another man touched the trunk and said,
“An elephant is like a snake.”
Another man touched a tusk and said,
“An elephant is like a spear.”
Another man touched a leg and said,
“An elephant is like a fan.”
The last man touched the tail and said,
“An elephant is like a rope.”
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Did
the blind men make appropriate inferences?
Explain.
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How
might the blind men improve their inferences?
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·
One
of the characteristics of science is that scientists communicate their ideas,
observation, results, and inferences with each other. Why is this a good idea?
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In the space below, write a sentence or two
explaining what you have learned.
Qualitative Observations
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Quantitative Observations
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Did the activities above help you to make better
observations? Explain.
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How does telling stories can make teaching more fun to
primary students?
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Mastery of Knowledge
At the end of these activities, answer the following questions:
1.
What
have you learnt from these
activities? (5 marks)
2.
Which part of
the primary science curriculum teaches this particular topic?
(5
marks)
3.
Discuss how you can use these activities in your
teaching and learning?
(5
marks)
4.
Creativity
is an important element of Thinking and Working Scientifically.
What are the creative characteristics in
the process skill of observing? (5 marks)
5.
In
developing children’s ability to think and work scientifically, there are
a
number of techniques a teacher could do to encourage the development of
creativity. Discuss some of these things you can do? (5 marks)
number of techniques a teacher could do to encourage the development of
creativity. Discuss some of these things you can do? (5 marks)
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