SHOW ME GEOLOGY
| From its modest beginnings in 1993 when it was initiated by students in SDSU's Department of Geological Sciences, Show Me Geology has grown into a major, innovative science-education program reaching thousands of K-8 students. With funding from the National Science Foundation, it has evolved into a partnership between the Geological Sciences and the pre-service teacher education program at the University. Show Me Geology has been presented in local school classrooms and at science fairs, but the main emphasis is on bringing children to campus for a series of workshops during half-day visits where they receive hands-on, inquiry-based learning experiences on such topics as earthquakes, volcanoes, rocks and minerals, plate tectonics and San Diego county geology. |
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 9951393. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. |
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Show Me Geology is a flexible alliance between the SDSU pre-service teacher education program and K-8 in-service teachers and students from local districts. It provides earth science instruction for children, allows for "real-time" iterative development of new curricula based on student and in-service teacher assessments, provides a training ground for pre-service teachers, allows for evaluation of teacher capabilities in presenting new material, and provides new curricula for incorporation into the SDSU teacher training program. New pathways for curriculum development such as this are especially necessary in light of the strong reform movement for standards-based curricula which calls for significantly enhanced science content at the K-12 level. |
| From the National Academy Press Website: "Science can--and should be--be about so much more than rote recitation of complicated facts. It can be about understanding the nature of things. It can satisfy the natural curiosity that we're all born with. It can ultimately illuminate the world and nurture our sense of wonder. The challenge that confronts anyone who wants to improve education and motivate children to learn is to create a system in which the teaching of science achieves these goals." |
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