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Koman, Greg; Curran, Mary Carla; Ramsey, Andrée L.; Bower, Amy S.; Furey, Heather H. – Science Activities: Projects and Curriculum Ideas in STEM Classrooms, 2023
Ocean currents play an important role in regulating the Earth's climate by redistributing ocean heat around the planet. One important climate phenomenon that includes several large ocean currents is the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, which is the process of warm surface currents in the North Atlantic Ocean moving to the Arctic to…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
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Smith, Beth A.; Tuduri, Eddie; Mostovoy, Emily; Pannell, Denise; Landon, Chris – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2019
The Rhythmic Arts Project (TRAP) curriculum integrates visual, tactile, auditory and speech experiences through rhythmic drumming actions to address life skills. We evaluated life skills before and after participation in TRAP in a school-based setting in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Participants were 23 children in grades 6-12 in…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Music Activities, Special Education
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Takeuchi, Mika S.; Miyaoka, Hitoshi; Tomoda, Atsuko; Suzuki, Masao; Liu, Qingbo; Kitamura, Toshinori – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2010
Interpersonal touch has been little studied empirically as an indicator of parent- and peer-child intimacy. Undergraduate students (n = 390) were studied using a questionnaire survey regarding the frequencies of interpersonal touch by father, mother, same-sex peers, and opposite-sex peers during preschool ages, grades 1-3, grades 4-6, and grades…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Intimacy, Attachment Behavior, Adolescents
Williams, Judy – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Reading is a basic life skill. Unfortunately, in 2007, only 29% of all eighth graders were able to comprehend at or above a proficient reading comprehension level. Sensory learning styles (kinesthetic, tactile, auditory, and visual) affect the way that students prefer to learn and the areas in which they will have difficulty learning. This study…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Daily Living Skills, Reading Comprehension, Visual Learning