{"id":2823,"date":"2020-04-07T16:49:35","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T20:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/?p=2823"},"modified":"2020-04-07T16:49:35","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T20:49:35","slug":"revealing-and-dealing-with-misconceptions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/exemplary-science-teaching\/2020\/04\/revealing-and-dealing-with-misconceptions\/","title":{"rendered":"Revealing and Dealing with Misconceptions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2020\/04\/fakefact.jpeg?resize=304%2C202&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2824\" width=\"304\" height=\"202\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Teachers (especially ones who teach High School) often have to teach students who have pre-instructural knowledge about a topic. <\/li><li> This pre-instructural knowledge is not always correct <\/li><li>These incorrect understandings are called <strong>alternative conceptions<\/strong> or <strong>misconceptions <\/strong><\/li><li><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Inevitable misconceptions in science | Jonathan Burslem | TEDxYouth@BeijingBISSInternationalSchool\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IQv9lKKOes0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>This video addresses many misconceptions that are inevitable in science and why people think these misconceptions are true.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:25px\">How to Deal with these Misconceptions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are going to deal with the misconception that &#8220;Things float if they are light and sink if they are heavy.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.miamioh.edu\/edt431-531\/files\/2020\/04\/sink-or-float.png?resize=208%2C172&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2826\" width=\"208\" height=\"172\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Identify the Misconceptions <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before misconceptions can be corrected, they must be identified. A way to do this is to develop a pre-assessment to understand the misconceptions your students may have. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For this misconception, the teacher can bring in objects that will either float or sink. They can hold up each object, one at a time and have students write down whether they think the object will sink or float. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Ask Yourself Why Students May have the Misconceptions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is important to understand why the students think they way they do and possibly where they may have gotten their information from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this case, students could possibly have the past experience of throwing rocks into a pond. Rocks typically sink when put into water and are heavy. Students may have assumed that this is the case for all objects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Explain or Show Why the Misconceptions are Wrong<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Present competing theories to students and give them the opportunity to reject or accept the new theories presented<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is a video of a possible demonstration to do on why certain cans of pop sink and why others float.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Float or Sink - Cool Science Experiment\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MzsORE0ae10?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Provide Tasks to Students to Show that They Understand the New Theory <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doing this will allow you as a teacher to know if your students understand the new theory and that the students are able to recognize why the past misconception was incorrect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Something to have students do is work together as a group to theorize and understand why cruise ships that weigh 20,000-60,000 tons float.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Misconceptions are normal for students to have! In fact, all teachers should expect to have to deal with them. It&#39;s all about HOW you handle\/debunk the misconceptions in order for students to grow as learners! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EDT432?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EDT432<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/scienceteaching?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#scienceteaching<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Miss Franczak (@FranczakShelby) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FranczakShelby\/status\/1247627379415158785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Teachers (especially ones who teach High School) often have to teach students who have pre-instructural knowledge about a topic. 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