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Buber, Ayse; Unal Coban, Gul – Science Activities: Projects and Curriculum Ideas in STEM Classrooms, 2020
The purpose of this paper is to present an activity based on the integration of modeling and STEM to answer a real-life question related to volcanism which is a continuously unobservable but important phenomenon for many countries. For this purpose, firstly an activity was developed about volcanic eruptions to model the characteristics of volcanic…
Descriptors: Models, STEM Education, Predictor Variables, Physical Geography
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Kleinert, Katrin – Science and Children, 2009
How could a rock formed by volcanic activity get to this shoreline, surrounded by sedimentary rocks? That was the question a group of third-grade students asked--and answered--during an inquiry-based summer camp. Over a two week timeframe, the students practiced basic inquiry skills such as observing; measuring; describing and drawing; sharing…
Descriptors: Physical Geography, Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Inquiry