From words to action: an activity on ecosystems framed in the school garden

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María José Sáez Bondía
Universidad de Zaragoza
Spain
Pedro Lucha López
Universidad de Zaragoza
Spain
Ana María Claver Giménez
CEIP El Parque
Spain
Ángel Arasanz Broto
CEIP El Parque
Spain
Rafael Iráizoz Esteban
CEIP El Parque Universidad de Zaragoza
Spain
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2017), Innovation in science education, pages 47-57
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17979/arec.2017.1.2.3085
Submitted: Oct 5, 2017 Accepted: Dec 11, 2017 Published: Dec 29, 2017
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This paper narrates the development of a learning sequence about ecosystems, from its planning till it was carried out. The sequence uses the school garden as a resource, it’s focused on the development of system thinking among 6th grade students and it is the result of collaboration between researchers from the University and school teachers. Teaching sequences including some extent of students’ research lead to dilemmas among teachers about how to continue with the programmed plan. Decisions taken to solve them condition the final sequence carried out, constitute new learning opportunities for students, allow teachers to reflect on the decisions taken and should have implications on teachers’ programming. Finally, the effects of the implemented sequence on the students’ system-thinking and on the acquisition of the ideas about ecosystems are discussed.

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ecosystems, system thinking, school garden, primary education

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