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The NASA SCI Files[TM]: The Case of the Powerful Pulleys. A Lesson Guide with Activities in Mathematics, Science, and Technology.
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Ricles, Shannon – 2002
This teacher's guide, with accompanying videotape, presents an episode of the NASA SCI Files. In this episode, one of the tree house detectives has had an accident and cannot get into the tree house. Using problem-based learning, the rest of the gang investigates the world of simple machines and physical science and "pull" together to…
Descriptors: Earth Science, Elementary Education, Geography, Interdisciplinary Approach
The NASA "Why?" Files: The Case of the Mysterious Red Light. A Lesson Guide with Activities in Mathematics, Science, and Technology.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC. – 2001
The NASA "Why?" Files is a free annual instructional distance learning program that integrates science, mathematics, and technology. The program targets 3rd through 5th grade students and uses a problem-based teaching approach. This lesson guide includes four segments, each with objectives, vocabulary, video component resources, career ideas, and…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Distance Education, Earth Science, Educational Technology
The NASA SCI Files[TM]: The Case of the Shaky Quake. A Lesson Guide with Activities in Mathematics, Science, and Technology.
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Ricles, Shannon – 2002
The NASA SCI Files is a series of instructional programs consisting of broadcast, print, and online elements emphasizing standards-based instruction, problem-based learning, and science as inquiry. The series seeks to motivate students in grades 3-5 to become critical thinkers and active problem solvers. In this program, the tree house detectives…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Design, Distance Education, Earth Science