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Peer reviewedPalmer, Dennis L.; Olsen, Richard W. – American Biology Teacher, 1977
Described is how to build a solar furnace model. A detailed list of materials and methods are included along with diagrams. This particular activity is part of an audiotutorial unit concerned with the energy crisis and energy alternatives. (MA)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Energy, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedTeachworth, Martin D. – Science Teacher, 1987
Discusses the approach taken in a science project program at a math/science/computer magnet school. Explains the procedures, student requirements, and scheduling needs of the program. Contains a checklist of 17 steps for completion of the project. (ML)
Descriptors: Models, Science Education, Science Fairs, Science Instruction
Peer reviewedAltshuler, Ken – Science Teacher, 1995
Describes a project where students build a motorized car that can perform well in two distinctly different competitions: traveling 20 meters in the shortest time and pulling a 500-gram mass the farthest distance in 20 seconds. Enables students to apply physics principles to a real problem and to discover the importance of teamwork on large…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Engineering, Hands on Science, Interdisciplinary Approach
Peer reviewedJester, Linda L. – Science and Children, 1992
Describes a science project in which students make models of polymers using polyvinyl alcohol solution. Students make T-shirts using polymer paint to remind them of their activities. (MDH)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Concept Formation, Elementary School Science, Intermediate Grades
Peer reviewedKirkwood, James J. – Science and Children, 1994
Students explore the workings of the lever, wheel and axle, and the inclined plane as they build simple toys--a bulldozer and a road grader. The project takes four weeks. Diagrams and procedures are included. (PR)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Learning Activities, Models
Peer reviewedGiese, Ronald N.; And Others – Science Teacher, 1992
Provides a model that maps out five stages of relating library and scientific research: (1) establish an interest; (2) narrow a topic; (3) clarify the variables; (4) refine the procedures; and (5) interpret the unexpected. Provides a student questionnaire for selecting a topic and a format for general note taking. (MDH)
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Library Research, Library Skills, Models
Download full textHarlen, Wynne; Osborne, Roger – 1983
The Learning in Science Project (Primary)--LISP(P)--was designed to examine problems and difficulties in primary science and to explore ways of overcoming these problems. Early research led to a proposal that children's questions and explanations could form the basis of an alternative teaching approach. However, several issues were raised which…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
Bowling Green State Univ., OH. – 1987
This document contains materials used in a model industrial technology program that introduced technology into the curricula of elementary, middle, and high schools in three sites in Ohio: the Central site (coordinated through Ohio State University); the Northeast site (coordinated through Kent State University); and the Northwest site…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Communications, Construction (Process), Curriculum Development
