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Benbow, Ann E.; Camphire, Geoff – Science Teacher, 2006
During Earth Science Week (October 8-14, 2006), millions of citizen scientists worldwide will be sampling groundwater, monitoring weather, touring quarries, exploring caves, preparing competition projects, and visiting museums and science centers to learn about Earth science. The American Geological Institute organizes this annual event to…
Descriptors: Sciences, Investigations, Scientific Literacy, Museums
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Balter, Nancy; Martinez, Arturo – Science Scope, 2003
In teaching middle school students about diseases and microbes, it is surprising to discover how little they know about transmission. Misconceptions range from the idea that "giving a disease to someone" actually means "giving it away so you didn't have it anymore yourself" to a lack of understanding that tiny living things,…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Epidemiology, Misconceptions, Science Activities
Williams, Paul H. – 1997
The Collaborative Ukrainian Experiment (CUE) was a joint mission between the United States and the Ukraine (Russia) whose projects were designed to address specific questions about prior plant science microgravity experiments. The education project that grew out of this, Teachers and Students Investigating Plants in Space (TSIPS), involved…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries