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Kennon, James Tillman; Fong, Bryant; Grippo, Anne – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2016
Sunscreens have different levels of protection, measured most commonly with the sun protection factor (SPF). Students initially believed higher SPF factors mean greater sun protection and learned through this activity that higher SPF does not mean greater protection. Students analyzed the amount of ultraviolet radiation (UVR) protection and…
Descriptors: High School Students, College Students, Secondary School Science, College Science
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Bowen, G. M. – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2008
For curriculum content-related reasons, inquiry activities can be difficult in classrooms unless the activities are approached in a manner that makes variations among student group findings understandable in the context of the study. Studies of individual animals and plant reactions to stimuli, such as insect exploratory behavior, allow the…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Science Instruction, Learning Activities, Animals