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Peer reviewedSelee, Kenneth Kay – Science and Children, 1992
Describes the implementation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration SEEDS Project in a sixth-grade class in Turlock, California. Describes student activities and media coverage surrounding the project. (MDH)
Descriptors: Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Plant Growth, Plants (Botany)
Peer reviewedSmith, Walter S.; Burrichter, Cindy – Science and Children, 1993
Describes the use of cross-age tutoring in which sixth-grade students are used to teach first-grade students about plants. Provides a list of praise words used by the sixth graders and discusses the mutual benefits received by the students. (MDH)
Descriptors: Biology, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Nebraska Univ., Lincoln. Inst. of Agriculture and Natural Resources. – 1989
Through the 4-H Wheat Science project, students learn the importance of wheat from the complete process of growing wheat to the final product of bread. The curriculum is designed to include hands-on experiences in science, consumer education, nutrition, production economics, vocabulary, and applied mathematics. Teachers can select those units out…
Descriptors: Biology, Consumer Education, Curriculum Guides, Educational Games
