Thinking like a scientist in a multidisciplinary arena: The case of Renoir's painting

• Autores: Berry Billingsley, Mark Windsor
• Localización: School Science Review, ISSN 0036-6811, Vol. 101, Nº. 376, 2020 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Science and engineering and big questions / coord. por Geoff Auty, Berry Billingsley), págs. 19-24
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Entrenched compartmentalisation of subjects in secondary school means that students lack opportunities for learning how disciplines relate to each other and how knowledge can be applied in real-world contexts.

    This article examines what it means to ‘think like a scientist in a multidisciplinary arena’ and why this is (and should be) an integral part of secondary school science education. To this end, the article outlines a workshop, ‘Renoir’s painting’, for key stages 3 and 4 (ages 11–16), which aims to develop students’ understanding of the power and limitations of science and how science relates to other disciplines.