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Hike, Nina; Beck-Winchatz, Bernhard – Science Teacher, 2015
Many students probably know something about space from playing computer games or watching movies and TV shows. Teachers can expose them to the real thing by launching their experiments into near space on a weather balloon. This article describes how to use high-altitude ballooning (HAB) as a culminating project to a chemistry unit on experimental…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Research Design, Space Sciences, Space Exploration
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Lormier, Anne – Teachers College Record, 2007
Background/Context: In the United States, the percentage of schoolchildren planning to become high-status professionals is grossly disproportionate to the percentage of such jobs comprising our division of labor. As in a game of musical chairs, it is not structurally possible for everyone to remain a contender. Focus of Study: Various adults who…
Descriptors: Research Design, Museums, Adults, Ethnography
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Przychodzin-Havis, Angela M.; Marchand-Martella, Nancy E.; Martella, Ronald C.; Miller, Darcy A.; Warner, Lisa; Leonard, Bethany; Chapman, Susan – Journal of Direct Instruction, 2005
This paper provides an analysis of "Corrective Reading" research. A research review of 28 published studies was completed. Twenty-three studies examined the effectiveness of "Corrective Reading" as delivered by teachers in general education (n = 4), special education (n = 12), and alternative education (n = 7) settings. Five…
Descriptors: General Education, Reading Research, Reading Programs, Research Design