Inviting narrative back into the science classroom: Telling the stories of the elements with graphic novels

• Autores: Eric Fishman
• Localización: School Science Review, ISSN 0036-6811, Vol. 102, Nº. 378, 2020 (Ejemplar dedicado a: The role and relevance of science in addressing global concerns), págs. 78-82
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article presents a way to integrate storytelling with the teaching of science. By making graphic novels. It describes how gifted 9- and 10-years-old students at the author’s school researched the elements found in the human body and then created illustrated poems tracing the entire “history” of individual atoms. The article explores the way in which writing stories cam support meaningful scientific communication, facilitate connection with the natural world and build sound understanding of complex topics, particularly those involving microscopic and massively macroscopic processes in secondary school curricula. The possible origins of the scientific community’s disregard for stories are also addressed.

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