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Graham, Lori; West, Courtney; Jones, Lindsay – Science and Children, 2013
Just as students never stop learning, neither do librarians and teachers. Learning is a process that is facilitated by interest and applicability. Therefore, it is imperative to develop instructional activities that students deem important and relevant. "Why is Pluto no longer a planet?" is a question whose answer many people, young and…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Astronomy, Research Projects
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Betteley, Pat – Science and Children, 2009
How do you inspire students to keep records like scientists? Share the primary research of real scientists and explicitly teach students how to keep records--that's how! Therefore, a group of third-grade students and their teacher studied the work of famous primatologist Jane Goodall and her modern-day counterpart Ian Gilby. After learning about…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Parks, Foreign Countries, Scientists