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Melek Merve Yilmaz; Asli Bekirler; Ayperi Dikici Sigirtmac – ECNU Review of Education, 2024
Purpose: The aim of this research is to determine the impact of hands-on science activities on preschool children's motivation for science. Design/Approach/Methods: The study group of the research, in which the quasi-experimental design with pretest-posttest control group was used, consists of 25 children aged 60-72 months who are continuing their…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Activities, Hands on Science, Preschool Education
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Baysal, Emine Akkas; Yörük, Ali Osman; Ocak, Ijlal – Journal of Science Learning, 2022
This research aims to develop students' scientific process and innovative thinking skills using digital activities in distance and face-to-face education. A total of 12 sixth-grade students in a primary school participated in the study. The research was action research. The analysis was carried out in the "Transmission of Electricity"…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Science Instruction, Science Process Skills, Thinking Skills
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Urbancic, Matej; Glazar, Sasa A. – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2012
The purpose of this study was to establish what impact experimental work has on the understanding of scientific concepts, what pupils remember about the experiments they carried out and how they are able to formulate and understand the experiment plan. A sample of 386 pupils aged 13+ participated in the research, of which 162 in the experimental…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Student Attitudes, Control Groups, Experimental Groups
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Madihally, Sundararajan V.; Maase, Eric L. – Chemical Engineering Education, 2006
REACH (Reaching Engineering and Architectural Career Heights) is a weeklong summer academy outreach program for high school students interested in engineering, architecture, or technology. Through module-­based instruction, students are introduced to various engineering fields. This report describes one of the modules focused on introducing…
Descriptors: High School Students, Biomedicine, Chemical Engineering, Science Programs
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Ayyavoo, Gabriel – Science Teacher, 2004
The Don River watershed is located within Canada's most highly urbanized area--metropolitan Toronto. Many residential and commercial uses, including alterations to the river's course with bridges, have had a significant impact on the Don's fauna and flora. Pollutants have degraded the river's water quality, a situation exacerbated by the…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Library Research, Community Programs