Presentation. 7th grade. Science as a school subject

Have you ever wondered why you need to learn science in elementary school?

Many students wonder why they need to learn it

so early in life.

Others just fail to understand the importance of including it in the school years.

Science offers the answers to various questions we ask out of curiosity, in our early years.

For instance, how does it rain? How does our body function, and many more questions like this.

Science is just as important as learning other subjects like mathematics and history and you can learn

in the regular courses in school or take online science courses as well.

Because the subject is so vast, learning the basics right from your early learning days will enable you to decide whether you want to pursue a higher education in the subject.

Here we discuss some important aspects in our lives that are covered when you understand the importance of learning science in school.

Science as a School Subject

Science as school subject should be far more than description and history.

Science is a way of thinking and acting,

in school and out.

As a school subject it should embody this quality. Science will no produce its full impact on human life until it permeates thought and action.

To produce this impact, school science should provide experience far beyond the recapitulation of facts and principles. The science teacher should teacher set, as his goal, the development of scientific behavior in young people.

This behavior is characterized by exploration resulting from lively curiosity and by careful, critical investigation of problems.

Such explorations and investigation are in themselves as truly “Science” as the printed material in the textbooks.

Why is science education important in our schools?

We are surrounded by technology and the products of science every day. Public policy decisions that affect every aspect of our lives are based in scientific evidence.

And, of course, the immensely complex natural world that surrounds us illustrates infinite scientific concepts.

As children grow up in an increasingly technologically and scientifically advanced world, they need to be scientifically literate to succeed.

Ideally, teaching the scientific method to students

is teaching them how to think, learn, solve problems

and make informed decisions.

These skills are integral to every aspect of a student’s education and life, from school to career.

With a graduate degree in science education such

as the  University of Texas at Arlington’s online Master

of Education in Curriculum and Instruction in Science Education , teachers can use what they learn about science instruction techniques and curriculum design

to advance science education and student learning

as a whole.

The Importance of Learning Science

in School

Develops problem-solving skills

With the knowledge of science, you learn

to think logically and solve a problem.

It is this problem-solving skill, which is

learnt in the early years that have enables

a person to solve problems.

Communications, medicine, transportation,

and almost everything you see around you are mainly present because individuals have used their knowledge of science to create real life applications.

Knowledge in this subject also enables you to  understand many other subjects  better.  

Awareness about technology 

Learning the basics of how certain devices work can help you develop ideas of your own and invent new technology.

Even the knowledge of how to use telescopes, microscopes, and other devices in a laboratory can help you

in examining objects and determining differences between them.

Fixing minor problems in electronic objects in your own home is possible when you have the basic knowledge about technology.  

Teaches You How to conserve Natural Resources 

All aspects of the environment have a deep impact on our lives.

As a student, science helps you to learn about how the earth functions, and how to make use of natural resources. It also teaches you how the lack of these resources affects living things, and how you can conserve these resources.

When you learn about wildlife in science, you will learn about the many species that are already extinct, because of shortage or absence of certain resources and environmental changes.

Awareness about such aspects can help you contribute towards preserving wildlife.

Science also teaches you to recycle and reuse products and promote a greener environment.

This knowledge is very essential to help save our planet for the future.  

  Instills Survival Skills 

Science helps you learn about the various weather conditions, and helps you distinguish between normal weather and dangerous weather.

With this knowledge, you can stay alert about natural disasters or survive the disaster.

Because you learn about the characteristics

of different objects that you use in your

day-to-day life, you will be able to distinguish between things that are

safe to eat and those that you should not.

Almost everything that a person does requires a basic knowledge of science,

and logical reasoning that is based

on this subject.

So, it is undoubtedly important to learn science from the early days of school.

Helps Develop Literacy

and Language

As you do science experiments, you  practice your writing skills and expand your vocabulary  

at the same time.

Learning science helps young learners incorporate these skills and more into their writing.

Helps Separate Fact from Fiction

and Creates Ability to Make Informed Decisions

When kids learn science in school,

they understand why not to take information for granted and just agree with it because somebody says so.

They learn to separate fact from fiction and examine multiple sources for the information they need.

This is a skill that will serve them well throughout their lives and teach them

how to think constructively for themselves.

Then, as citizens,

they can contribute more to the society

in a positive and thoughtful way.

These are just some

of the many reasons that stress learning the importance of learning science in school.

How Is Science Involved in Students’

Everyday Lives?

Science is everywhere. A student rides to school

on a bus, and in that instance alone, there are many examples of technology based on the scientific method. The school bus is a product

of many areas of science and technology,

including mechanical engineering and innovation.

The systems of roads, lights, sidewalks and other infrastructure are carefully designed by civil engineers and planners.

The smartphone in the student’s hand is a miracle

of modern computer engineering.

Outside the window, trees turn sunlight into stored energy and create the oxygen we need to survive. Whether “natural” or human-derived, every aspect

of a student’s life is filled with science — from their own internal biology to the flat-screen TV in the living room.

Scientific Inquiry and Scientific Method

Perhaps even more important than specific examples of science in our lives are the ways we use scientific thought, method and inquiry to come to our decisions. This is not necessarily a conscious thing.

The human need to solve problems can arise from curiosity or from necessity. The process of inquiry

is how we find answers and substantiate those answers.

In the fields of hard science, the process of inquiry is more direct and finite: Take a question; use evidence to form an explanation; connect that explanation to existing knowledge; and communicate that evidence-based explanation. Experimentation based on the scientific method follows a similar course:

Combine a scientific question with research

to construct a hypothesis; conduct experiments

to test that hypothesis; evaluate the results to draw conclusions; and communicate those conclusions.

Critical Thinking

Although inquiry and the scientific method are integral

to science education and practice, every decision we make

is based on these processes. Natural human curiosity and necessity lead to asking questions (What is the problem?), constructing a hypothesis (How do I solve it?), testing it with evidence and evaluating the result (Did the solution work?), and making future decisions based on that result.

This is problem-solving: using critical thinking and evidence to create solutions and make decisions. Problem-solving

and critical thinking are two of the most important skills students learn in school.

They are essential to making good decisions that lead

to achievement and success during and after school.

Yet, although they are nearly synonymous, scientific inquiry

in schools is not always explicitly tied to problem-solving and critical thinking. The process students learn when creating, executing, evaluating and communicating the results of an experiment can be applied to any challenge they face

in school, from proving a point in a persuasive essay

to developing a photo in the darkroom.

In this way, science is one of the most important subjects students study, because it gives them the critical thinking skills they need in every subject.

The Importance of Science in Early Education

Governmental guidelines and tests often focus on middle

and high school-level STEM (science, technology, engineering

and math) education.

Yet, many educators believe science education should begin much earlier.

Not only does science education teach young learners problem-solving skills that will help them throughout their schooling,

it also engages them in science from the start.

Kids usually form a basic opinion about the sciences shortly after beginning school. If this is a negative opinion, it can be hard to engage those students

in science as they grow older. Engaging young students with exciting material and experiences motivates them to learn

and pursue the sciences throughout school.

Science education is one of the most important subjects in school due to its relevance to students’ lives and the universally applicable problem-solving and critical thinking skills it uses

and develops. These are lifelong skills that allow students

to generate ideas, weigh decisions intelligently and even understand the evidence behind public policy-making.

Teaching technological literacy, critical thinking and problem-solving through science education gives students the skills

and knowledge they need to succeed in school and beyond.

Importance of Science as a School Subject

Importance of science as a school subject is necessary for each member of a society.

In order to make effective decisions in personal,

civic and national affaires, the citizen must have some knowledge of the process and product by which he is fed and clothed, entertained and inspired and defended from the enemies (foreign of domestic).

The momentum of technological development

is itself a source of pressure the teaching science.

At first thought, one might consider school science

as a series of subject or courses. Each science subject consists of a body of facts, principles and descriptions of our surroundings, conventional demonstration and laboratory operation. The content of science as we sometime think of it, that which is on the printed page

is primarily a record of man’s accomplishment.

It is descriptive. It is a kind of history of what man has achieved. It is a major value lies in that we can use

it to improve man’s thought and action in the future.