Graces from the Sea: Strengthening Science Curriculum Through a Marine Museum

Fernan Peniero Tupas; Toshihiko Matsuura; Sunny Gabinete; Marigrace Astronomia; Rosario Noderama; Violeta V Guillergan; Alni Grace D Espinosa; Aries B Cabahit; Richelle Sanchez; Shella D Delgado

doi:10.17485/IJST/v16i45.118

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Graces from the Sea: Strengthening Science Curriculum Through a Marine Museum

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Indian Journal of Science and Technology

DOI: 10.17485/IJST/v16i45.118

Year: 2023, Volume: 16, Issue: 45, Pages: 4200-4210

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Graces from the Sea: Strengthening Science Curriculum Through a Marine Museum

Fernan Peniero Tupas^1,2*, Toshihiko Matsuura³, Sunny Gabinete⁴, Marigrace Astronomia⁴, Rosario Noderama⁴, Violeta V Guillergan⁴, Alni Grace D Espinosa⁵, Aries B Cabahit⁶, Richelle Sanchez⁶, Shella D Delgado⁶

¹Professor, Northern Iloilo State University, Iloilo, Philippines
²Postdoctoral Fellow (Standard), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science at Hokkaido University of Education, Hakodate, Japan
³Professor, Hokkaido University of Education, Hakodate, Japan
⁴Associate Professor, Iloilo State University of Fisheries. Science and Technology, Iloilo, Philippines
⁵Faculty, Northern Iloilo State University, Iloilo, Philippines
⁶Faculty, University of Antique, Antique, Philippines

*Corresponding Author
Email: [email protected]

Received Date:16 January 2023, Accepted Date:05 May 2023, Published Date:06 December 2023

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Abstract

Objective: In many countries, the museum is always part of science education. The primary purpose of this study was to create a marine museum as instructional material in the science curriculum in Japan and the Philippines. Methods: This study used documentary and developmental research to create a marine museum as instructional materials in the science curriculum in Japan and the Philippines. Information Education and Communications (IEC) materials, such as posters, brochures, flyers, and papercraft, were collected from fisheries agencies in Japan and the Philippines. Science teachers and students evaluated the proposed projects. Funding: Japanese and Filipino science teachers are both innovative and creative due to the lack of materials provided by the national government. The museum is one strategy for science learning, but the results showed using ICT is lacking in the proposed innovations. Integrating arts and other concepts is crucial in this time of pandemics and the rapid rise of technology. Thus, the use of ICT needs to improve. A collaboration between computer experts is necessary. Teaching marine education in elementary and secondary becomes interesting and exciting. The innovative approach and strategy would also answer the call of the United Nations – Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) "Life below Water." Novelty: The uniqueness of the results showed that the proposed innovations have the potential to increase awareness of the significance of marine biodiversity to other living things. Also, with the pandemic, science courses are one of the subjects greatly affected due to no contact with learners, and laboratory activities were on hold.

Keywords: Marine Education, Museum, Instructional Materials, Local Resources, Museum, Visual Aids

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