In the 1960s, an Australian TV program featured Professor Julius Sumner-Miller teaching physics by the enquiry method. He would describe a phenomenon and ask the students "Why is this so?" He would guide them to the answer by many focused questions.
There is a wonderful book by Andrew Charman on Botany that takes readers through an examination of trees and plants.
Click on the report below to see a sample of the fabulous colour illustrations. This book should be in multiple copies in Papua New Guinea school libraries. Students could gain valuable understanding by sketching the illustrations as part of the lesson.
Amazon.com: I Wonder Why Trees Have Leaves: And Other ...
About the Author. Andrew Charman is a contributor for Kingfisher titles including: '
I Wonder Why Trees Have Leaves','I Wonder Why the Dodo Is Dead' ...
I Wonder Why Trees Have Leaves','I Wonder Why the Dodo Is Dead' ...
Readers are stimulated by questions that they may be able to partly answer. This is perfect for a curriculum in Mastery Learning in Botany.
What is a plant?
What is a plant?
Where do plants grow?
Are plants really alive?
Why do trees lose leaves?
Why do some trees lose leaves in autumn?
Why do leaves lose colour?
Why do roots grow so long?
Why are stems so straight?
Which plants grow in water?
Which are the smallest plants?
Which forests grow in the sea?
Why are fruits so juicy and sweet?
Which seeds sail away?
When does a seed begin to grow?
Do all plants grow from seeds?
Which plant grows the fastest?
Are fungi plants?
Which are the oldest plants?
Which plants strangle and squeeze?
Can plants grow in the desert?
Why do carrot plants grow carrots?
Which are the tastiest plants?
Do people eat grass?
What are old plants good for?
What are plants good for today?
If I were taking a grade of students in these questions, I would work through the questions with the students first. Students would answer selected questions in their own words. Then they would write the answers in clear English.
After the students had mastered the questions, they would discuss in groups. Then selected questions and a few more based on the questions would be set for a mastery test.
Mastery Learning can be a slow process in PNG schools and will involve students being taken through mastery sequences several times.
It is like throwing mud on a wall. A little more sticks each time. But the PNG Schools of Excellence should help the students to rise much higher.
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