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Direct linkSimpson, Patricia – Science and Children, 2010
Having taught K-12 students and preservice teachers for almost 20 years, the author knows the problems that arise when students are asked to generate an investigation of their own design. Therefore, she developed some lessons that significantly increased the diversity and quality of the investigations students generated. This article describes…
Descriptors: Investigations, Preservice Teacher Education, Teaching Methods, Active Learning
Wu, Xiaoying; Anderson, Richard C.; Nguyen-Jahiel, Kim; Miller, Brian – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
Fourth- and fifth-grade students' motivation and engagement during classroom discussions were investigated in 2 studies. Study 1 examined students' moment-by-moment engagement during collaborative peer-managed small-group discussions in comparison to conventional teacher-managed whole-class discussions. Study 2 evaluated the long term effects of…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Grade 5, Student Motivation, Learner Engagement
Martin-Hansen, Lisa M. – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2005
The author, an elementary school teacher, describes a way of incorporating an inquiry approach to teaching by refining a crayfish unit originally found in an ESS (Elementary Science Study) module. She used a "coupled-inquiry" approach, a combination of guided-inquiry and open-inquiry, with an application used for assessment purposes. In five or…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Inquiry, Science Activities
Capobianco, Brenda; Thiel, Elizabeth Andrew – Science and Children, 2006
Students may be slathered with SPF 30 sunscreen all summer at the beach or pool, but what do they know about ultraviolet (UV) light radiation and absorption? The authors of this article found the perfect opportunity to help students find out the science behind this important health precaution, when they developed a series of practical strategies…
Descriptors: Investigations, Elementary School Science, Science Activities, Science Process Skills
