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Cisterna, Dante; Ingram, Erin; Bhattacharya, Devarati; Roy, Ranu; Forbes, Cory – Science and Children, 2020
A set of core ideas in the life sciences revolve around genetics, variation, and inheritance. While the "Next Generation Science Standards" (NGSS; NGSS Lead States 2013) emphasize teaching and learning about these concepts across K-12 grades, it is critical for early learners to begin to develop understanding of them. By the end of fifth…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Plants (Botany), Genetics, Elementary School Science
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Baumfalk, Ben; Bhattacharya, Devarati; Vo, Tina; Forbes, Cory; Zangori, Laura; Schwarz, Christina – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2019
Developing scientific literacy about water systems is critical for K-12 students. However, even with opportunities to build knowledge about the hydrosphere in elementary classrooms, early learners may struggle to understand the water cycle (Forbes et al., [Forbes, C. T., 2015]; Gunckel et al., [Gunckel, K. L., 2012]; Zangori et al., [Forbes, C.…
Descriptors: Models, Science Curriculum, Science Instruction, Elementary School Science
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Cheng, Maurice M. W.; Danielsson, Kristina; Lin, Angel M. Y. – Learning: Research and Practice, 2020
This paper examines the roles of multimodality and thematic patterns in the teaching of the particle model of matter. Although the particle model is a fundamental topic in science education, there is no consensus on (1) whether or not the model should be introduced in early grades and (2) how to introduce the model to students for the very first…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Learning Modalities, Grade 3
Megan Alyse Humburg – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The goal of this dissertation project is to use embodied learning--an emerging approach to supporting student engagement--as a focal point to demonstrate how a multidimensional engagement framework can help us understand, evaluate, and design for new ways of learning. The project is situated in the context of third-grade students learning about…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Models, Grade 3, Science Education
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Fried, Daniel B.; Tinio, Pablo P. L.; Gubi, Aaron; Gaffney, Jean P. – European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2019
The scientists of the future will need to begin studying science to great depth, much earlier in life, in order to keep up with the accelerating pace of discovery and technological innovation. For this to be possible, engaging and child-friendly pedagogical approaches need to be developed that leverage the natural enthusiasm of young science…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Science Instruction, Organic Chemistry, Models
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Curran, F. Chris; Kitchin, James – AERA Open, 2019
Recent evidence points to the early elementary grades as a pivotal point for the development of science learning trajectories and achievement gaps. Using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, this study estimates the degree to which time spent on science and the breadth of science topics/skills covered predict science achievement in…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Science Achievement, Children
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Cardace, Amy; Wilson, Mark; Metz, Kathleen E. – Education Sciences, 2021
This paper gives an example of how to address the challenge of designing a learning progression that describes student thinking, with the necessary specificity to align instructional opportunities and assessment tools. We describe the Conceptual Underpinnings of Evolution project and the iterative process of developing a novel learning progression…
Descriptors: Evolution, Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Students
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Zangori, Laura; Foulk, Jaimie; Sadler, Troy D.; Peel, Amanda – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2018
Engaging learners in modeling practices can promote substantial science learning, and anchoring science teaching in societal issues can promote student motivation to learn and make learning experiences more meaningful. However, elementary teachers have had few prior experiences with either modeling or socioscientific issues (SSI) and so are…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Faculty Development, Communities of Practice
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Jongluecha, Pattama; Worapun, Wittaya – Journal of Educational Issues, 2022
The purposes of the studies were: (1) to study the effects of the 6E learning model on grade 3 students' learning achievement in science with the determining criteria of 70; (2) to compare students' scientific creativity before and after implementing the 6E learning model; and (3) to evaluate grade 3 students' creative abilities after implementing…
Descriptors: Art Education, STEM Education, Science Achievement, Creativity
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Romance, Nancy; Vitale, Michael – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2017
Reported are the results of a multiyear study in which reading comprehension and writing were integrated within an in-depth science instructional model (Science IDEAS) in daily 1.5 to 2 h daily lessons on a schoolwide basis in grades 3-4-5. Multilevel (HLM7) achievement findings showed the experimental intervention resulted in significant and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Science, Models, Scientific Literacy, Science Achievement
Ellingson, Charlene L. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Background/Context: Science is in the midst of reform, shifting away from teaching science and mathematics in isolation from one another, toward a model that prioritizes integration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning environments. Since teachers are the most important factor in determining the success and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, STEM Education, Educational Environment, Educational Change
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Dickes, Amanda Catherine; Sengupta, Pratim; Farris, Amy Voss; Satabdi, Basu – Science Education, 2016
In this paper, we present a third-grade ecology learning environment that integrates two forms of modeling--embodied modeling and agent-based modeling (ABMs)--through the generation of mathematical representations that are common to both forms of modeling. The term "agent" in the context of ABMs indicates individual computational objects…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Science Education, Grade 3, Science Process Skills
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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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Forbes, Cory T.; Cisterna, Dante; Bhattacharya, Devarati; Roy, Ranu – American Biology Teacher, 2019
Learning about heredity is important across the K-12 continuum. However, these ideas may be challenging for students. We examined third-grade students' ideas about heredity in the context of a new, six-week, model-based science unit that uses corn as a model organism to support students' ideas about heredity. We analyzed data collected during…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Science Instruction, Units of Study
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Vo, Tina; Forbes, Cory T.; Zangori, Laura; Schwarz, Christina V. – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
Elementary teachers play a crucial role in supporting and scaffolding students' model-based reasoning about natural phenomena, particularly complex systems such as the water cycle. However, little research exists to inform efforts in supporting elementary teachers' learning to foster model-centered, science learning environments. To address this…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Grade 3
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