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How the world's largest museum is encouraging kids to come up with their own COVID-19 action plan
Jun 4, 2020
Smithsonian teams up with the World Health Organization to educate on COVID-19. Working through seven tasks helps young people learn about coronavirus and investigate ways to stay safe. Plan centers on critical reasoning, investigating and questioning. Analytical thinking and creativity are in-demand skills, according to the Forum’s Future of Jobs Report.
Talking to your children about the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic might feel fraught with risk.
Now the world’s largest group of museums, Smithsonian, has teamed up with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the InterAcademy Partnership to help.
The Smithsonian Science Education Center, which aims to bring science into classrooms, has helped devise projects for 8- to 17-year-olds that line up with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. COVID-19! How Can I Protect Myself and Others? comprises seven tasks that help youngsters learn about coronavirus, define their response to it and investigate ways to stay safe.
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It's based on a learning progression that focuses on questioning and investigation, ultimately encouraging children to take action in their own communities. Centering on critical reasoning, it helps students to apply the facts they have learned and examine their own values and perspectives on the issue.
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