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Katchmark, Laura; McCabe, Elisabeth; Matthews, Kristen; Koomen, Michele – Science and Children, 2020
What better way to engage fifth-grade students in science and engineering practices than to use paper airplanes to encourage them to question, explore, create, and test designs! This multi-day unit draws from a fourth-grade curriculum (Pearson 2012) aligned with the "Next Generation Science Standards" (NGSS Lead States 2013) used in…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Grade 5, Elementary School Science, Engineering Education
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Hollander, Cara; de Andrade, Victor Manuel – Urban Education, 2014
Schools located near to airports are exposed to high levels of noise which can cause cognitive, health, and hearing problems. Therefore, this study sought to explore whether this noise may cause auditory language processing (ALP) problems in primary school learners. Sixty-one children attending schools exposed to high levels of noise were matched…
Descriptors: Geographic Location, Urban Schools, Elementary School Students, Air Transportation
Fox, Florence C. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1926
The reorganization of the curriculum and the necessary assembling of proper materials of instruction attendant thereto are probably receiving more of the attention of educational leaders at the present moment than any other school problem. The Bureau of Education is endeavoring to be of assistance to those attempting a solution of this important…
Descriptors: Educational History, Instructional Materials, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Curriculum