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Scientific Literacy Evaluation

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“Scientific literacy is knowing science as a way of thinking, finding, organising and utilising information to make decisions” (Rennie, 2005).

Evaluation
I have planned and chosen the curriculum links aligned with the activity and the outcome. I have carefully planned the resources/ materials required for the experiment, including plain flour, soft icing mixture and corn flour, water and food colouring. I believe that children would be engaged and motivated in the experiment, as they observe my demonstration and the curiosity to find out the mysterious mixture. Next time, I would ask students to bring a list of items from their kitchen pantry, and to use one of them as an additional mixture, as they will be interested in trying out a mixture of their choic, such as whole meal (wheat, flour), and rice flour. Next time, I would ensure that the lesion is timed well.

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It instantly triggered her enthusiasm and she was set ready to answer educator’s questions. The activity was mainly focussed upon chemical science. She had the basic knowledge about the state of matter, as she could clearly identify the difference between solid and liquid (Transcript line). However, she was unsure about the state of flour. According to Vygotsky, children can carry out difficult things when they collaborate with adults, when compared to their own effort (McDevitt, p.222). To clarify the child’s doubt about the state of flour, educator has crafted the fourth question, aligning with the zone of proximal development proposed by Vygotsky, presenting maximum cognitive growth (p.223). Once she gained the confidence of making a mixture with plain flour, she could not wait longer, as she proceeded in making the other mixtures. As she answered educator’s questions, she experimented with the mixture, observing and exploring the

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