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Fischer, Laura M.; Cummins, R. Glenn; Gilliam, Kyle C.; Baker, Matt; Burris, Scott; Irlbeck, Erica – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2018
Discussions on how to conserve and provide enough water has become one of the most highly debated issues in modern society. Although many Extension efforts have engaged the public in understanding behavior and attitudes toward water conservation, limited research has focused on understanding how agriculturalists respond to water conservation…
Descriptors: Water, Conservation (Concept), Conservation Education, Psychophysiology
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King, Andrew C.; Hidrovo, Carlos H. – Advances in Engineering Education, 2015
Laboratory-based instruction is a powerful educational tool that engages students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines beyond textbook theory. This is true in mechanical engineering education and is often used to provide collegiate-level students a hands-on alternative to course theory. Module-based laboratory…
Descriptors: Engineering, Engineering Education, Mechanics (Physics), Laboratory Experiments
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Amy Kamarainen; Shari Metcalf; Tina Grotzer; Craig Brimhall; Chris Dede – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2016
We describe a mobile augmented reality (AR) experience called Atom Tracker designed to help middle school students better understand the cycling of matter in ecosystems with a focus on the concept of conservation of matter and the processes of photosynthesis and respiration. Location-based AR allows students to locate virtual "hotspots,"…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Secondary School Science, Conservation (Concept), Scientific Concepts
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Koger, Susan M.; Scott, Britain A. – Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2016
The behavioral sciences can make vital contributions to environmental sustainability efforts, as relevant basic and applied psychological research has grown considerably over the past dozen years. Recently, conservation biologists, environmental policy makers, and other experts have recognized the importance of engaging with experts on human…
Descriptors: Psychology, Sustainability, Teaching Methods, Relevance (Education)
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Dega, Bekele Gashe; Govender, Nadaraj – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2016
This study compares the scientific and alternative conceptions of energy and momentum of university first-year science students in Ethiopia and the US. Written data were collected using the Energy and Momentum Conceptual Survey developed by Singh and Rosengrant. The Concentration Analysis statistical method was used for analysing the Ethiopian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Energy, Motion
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Cross, Rod – Physics Teacher, 2012
The first recorded experiments describing the phenomena made popular by Newton's cradle appear to be those conducted by Edme Mariotte around 1670. He was quoted in Newton's "Principia," along with Wren, Wallis, and Huygens, as having conducted pioneering experiments on the collisions of pendulum balls. Each of these authors concluded that momentum…
Descriptors: Physics, Motion, Science Experiments, Conservation (Concept)
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Funny, Rindu Alriavindra – Indonesian Mathematical Society Journal on Mathematics Education, 2014
The first idea that must be understood by the students to learn the concept of concept of conservation of area is recomposing shape. In recomposing shape, the students will see the fact that the shape can be transformed into a different form without adding or losing the part of the shape. So the students could conclude that the area of the shape…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Conservation (Concept), Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Skills
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Elsayed, Tarek A. – Physics Teacher, 2012
The phenomenon of recoil is usually explained to students in the context of Newton's third law. Typically, when a projectile is fired, the recoil of the launch mechanism is interpreted as a reaction to the ejection of the smaller projectile. The same phenomenon is also interpreted in the context of the conservation of linear momentum, which is…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Physics, Scientific Concepts, Conservation (Concept)
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Baucal, Aleksandar; Arcidiacono, Francesco; Budjevac, Nevena – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2013
The aim of this paper is to highlight and discuss advantages and constraints of different methods applied within the field of children's thinking studies, through the test of the repeated question hypothesis validity, using the conservation of liquid task. In our perspective, the Piagetian interview is an ecologically valid context for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Questioning Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Validity
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Froehle, Peter; Miller, Charles H. – Physics Teacher, 2012
An interesting, quick, and inexpensive lab that we do with our students is to tape one end of a string just less than halfway around the back side of a uniform solid cylinder m[subscript 1] and attach the other end of the string to a mass m[subscript 2] that is below a pulley (Fig. 1). Data can be collected using either an Ultra Pulley (Fig. 2) or…
Descriptors: Energy, Misconceptions, Conservation (Concept), Laboratory Experiments
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Schizas, Dimitrios; Katrana, Evagelia; Stamou, George – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2013
In the present study we used the technique of word association tests to assess students' cognitive structures during the learning period. In particular, we tried to investigate what students living near a protected area in Greece (Dadia forest) knew about the phenomenon of decomposition. Decomposition was chosen as a stimulus word because it…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Network Analysis, Science Education, Cognitive Structures
Reichert, Collin; Cervato, Cinzia; Niederhauser, Dale; Larsen, Michael D. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2015
In this paper we describe student use of a series of connected online problem-solving activities to remediate atmospheric carbon budget misconceptions held by undergraduate university students. In particular, activities were designed to address a common misconception about conservation of mass when students assume a simplistic, direct relationship…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Conservation (Concept), Science Education, Introductory Courses
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Wallington, Timothy J.; Anderson, James E.; Siegel, Donald J.; Tamor, Michael A.; Mueller, Sherry A.; Winkler, Sandra L.; Nielsen, Ole J. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2013
Providing sustainable mobility is a major challenge that will require new vehicle and fuel technologies. Alternative and future fuels are the subject of considerable research and public interest. A simple approach is presented that can be used in science education lectures at the high school or undergraduate level to provide students with an…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, College Science, Undergraduate Study, Scientific Principles
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McKeown, Rosalyn – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2013
Leaders and citizens of the next generation will have to do more with less. There will be fewer natural resources (e.g., less timber and less biodiversity), and the world's population will be greater. As a result, education must equip the students of today with the skills they need to cope with change, uncertainty, and complexity. This type…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Environmental Education, Conservation (Concept), Critical Thinking
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Dauer, Jenny M.; Doherty, Jennifer H.; Freed, Allison L.; Anderson, Charles W. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2014
We investigate how students connect explanations and arguments from evidence about plant growth and metabolism--two key practices described by the "Next Generation Science Standards". This study reports analyses of interviews with 22 middle and high school students postinstruction, focusing on how their sense-making strategies led them…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, High School Students, Evidence, Science Instruction
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