Instructional materials can serve as learning materials for both teachers and students. It serves as a primary source of science content, nature of newly introduced scientific practices and how a particular scientific knowledge is acquired and developed. Through the development and progress of the educational curriculum, the instructional materials used in teaching needs to adapt to the changes it undergoes through utilizing the technology. An ICT based instructional materials is a need to suffice the students’ capability to learn. Additionally, the instructional materials used in K-12 science classes provide the basis for what students can learn and what teachers should teach. The materials that align with science education standards and that take into account about the teaching and learning of science.
One specific subject in science is the Earth and Space. To be more specific, in Grade 8 Earth and Space Science contain sort of topics that are related to the occurrence of natural phenomena such as earthquakes, typhoons and the happenings of some celestial bodies above. By that, teaching this subject in the classroom or in the laboratory requires a massive and specialized tools and equipments in order to introduce the topics to the students. As teachers, it is important to bear in mind that utilizing ICT as tool in learning this subject making it more tangible and possible to happen so that the learners might understand better the topics.
The illustration below shows the different ICT tools that serve as the instructional material being used in order to introduce the several topics in Earth and Space science. It also contains the means of creating, making and delivering the activities that are needs to comply related with the said subject.
ICT Tools for Grade 8-Earth and Space
The following are ICT tools useful for teaching and learning Grade-8 Science (Earth and Space) second quarter:
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