ERIC Number: EJ758444
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 3
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0887-2376
EISSN: N/A
Kinesthetic Writing, of Sorts
Bittel, Kirstin; Hernandez, Darrek
Science Scope, v29 n7 p37-39 Apr-May 2006
The ability to clearly communicate what was learned as the result of an experiment is a key component of science in general, not just science in the middle school classroom. Here, the authors state that in their eighth-grade classrooms, they have focused on their students' ability to write quality conclusions at the end of every laboratory investigation. The activity involving the use of flipbooks presented in this article has proved very successful not only with their mainstream students, but also with their English Language Learners (ELLs) and special education (SPED) students as well. In fact, their ELLs and SPED students are writing significantly better using this tool than previously, bringing up their scores on the six-traits of writing rubrics by one to two rubric points in both the Ideas and Content and Organization categories. (Contains 2 figures and 2 online resources.)
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Expository Writing, Writing Skills, Class Activities, Demonstrations (Educational), Science Instruction, Kinesthetic Methods, Summative Evaluation, Grade 8
National Science Teachers Association. 1840 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201-3000. Tel: 800-722-6782; Fax: 703-243-3924; e-mail: membership@nsta.org; Web site: http://www.nsta.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Grade 8; Middle Schools
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A