Introduction Reading the science assignment‚ I feel it asks me to 1. “challenge the theories (I) have about the teaching of science” 2. “consider … the possible learning outcomes of an ‘enquiry’ approach to teaching science compared to ‘direct’ teaching” 3. include reference to underlying theory 4. refer to specific teaching situations 5. engage in critical reflective thinking My theory In order to challenge my theory of teaching I first need very briefly to define it.
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Ptolemy introduces Geography. He assigned coordinates to all the places and geographic features he knew‚ in a grid that spanned the globe. Latitude was measured from the equator. (1406) John Wycliffe was an English Scholastic philosopher‚ and translator. His English version of the bible was published in 1408. The Bible he created‚ the first literal translation of the Latin Vulgate Bible into English‚ was more a work of his followers than him but tradition still tends to attribute it to Wycliffe
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Although through the trial and hardships‚ from 1492 to 1877 the core of the american identity‚ the frontier had a constant presence through the years‚ but through the founding of Jamestown and Plymouth‚ the American Revolution‚ Declaration of Independence‚ Benjamin Franklins virtues‚ letters‚ Abolitionist‚ such as William Garrison‚ Fredrick Douglas‚ and the civil war‚ the definition of american identity as the frontier grew and developed into something that defines what it means to be an american
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Renaissance. Additionally‚ the period of European history referred to as the Renaissance was a time of great social and cultural change in Europe. Lastly‚ in 1492‚ Christopher Columbus and his crew reach the Americas on October 12. Eventually‚ he made four voyages to the Americas‚ the first voyage begins in 1492‚ which led to the discovery of America. In conclusion‚ many Native American societies developed across Mesoamerica and South America.
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Chapter 1: Ancient America Before 1492 ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY Archaeologists focus on physical objects such as bones‚ spears‚ pots‚ baskets‚ jewelry‚ clothing and buildings. Historians direct attention to writings‚ letters‚ and diary entries. North Americans in 1492 possessed many forms of symbolic representation‚ but not writing. People who lived during the millennia invented hundreds of spoken languages‚ learned to survive in every natural environment and they learned and taught from
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Up until 1492‚ the people of North America had created unique cultures that were isolated from other parts of the world. In 1492 is when Columbus arrived and began to explore the world‚ which made Europeans want to compete against him. Because of this North America was greatly affected by European influence with the start of the Columbian Exchange. A need for slave labor arose because the North Americans farm industry evolved. In the beginning‚ Native Americans were used for the labor‚ but didn’t
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Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 at Genoa. Genoa was a seaport that was on the Ligurian sea. His name was Cristoforo Colombo and that was translated into English as Christopher Columbus. Christopher Columbus had two brothers‚ which he was older than both. Christopher Columbus had little schooling just like most of the people during that age. Genoa was a busy seaport and Christopher Columbus learned much from the sailors. Christopher Columbus’s father was a poor weaver. Christopher Columbus worked
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Great geographical discoveries - a popular term geographical discoveries made at the turn of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries‚ in particular: circumnavigation Cape of Good Hope by Diaz (1488)‚ the discovery of America by Columbus (1492)‚ and then the conquest‚ trip [[Vasco da Gama | to India (1498) and the first trip around the world‚ Magellan (1519-1522). These events triggered a further voyages of discovery and contributed to a significant widening of the geographical horizon of Europeans
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A question has existed since the nation was established: Who can legally become a citizen of the United States? The answer has been changing over time. In the period from 1790s to 1920s‚ the United States used race as a fundamental tool to determine who can legally become a citizen by implementing the Naturalization Act of 1790‚ the Fourteenth Amendment and several Supreme Court cases. In addition to race‚ non-racial requirements‚ such as moral fitness and language proficiency‚ also played a critical
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The Columbian Exchange was a time when global diffusion of plants/crops‚ animals‚ human populations‚ and disease took place after voyages of exploration by European mariners. The Columbian Exchange effected both Europe and America from 1492-1750 in a similar way because they gained new resources and gave resources to each other; however‚ they differ in that Europe was affected in a greater quality‚ and America was affected in a more unfavorable way. The plants/crops that Europe received from America
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