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Direct linkSmith, Brian K.; Reiser, Brian J. – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2005
Conducting observational investigations of behaviors and processes is an important method for generating scientific knowledge. This article describes a methodology for assisting students in the processes of observational inquiry and theory articulation and its instantiation in a set of digital video tools. We describe a high school biology…
Descriptors: Investigations, Animal Behavior, Biology
Peer reviewedMiller, Dorothy – Science Activities, 1993
Presents an activity in which students in grades 5-8 learn about snail reproduction by observing and charting the activities of land snails, freshwater snails, and slugs. Instructions to implement and extend the activity are provided. (MDH)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Aquariums, Biology, Intermediate Grades
