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Black, David V. – Science Teacher, 2014
The stars closest to Earth are not particularly remarkable or exciting. They are average stars typical of the spiral arms of our Milky Way galaxy. In fact, until recently, most astronomy and Earth science textbooks ignored all but the largest of them to focus on distant, more exotic objects like red supergiants or black holes. The recent discovery…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Space Sciences, Space Exploration, Learning Activities
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Sterling, Donna – Science Scope, 1996
Presents an activity that introduces the historical developments in science that led to the discovery of the periodic table and lets students experience scientific discovery firsthand. Enables students to learn about patterns among the elements and experience how scientists analyze data to discover patterns and build models. (JRH)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Classification, Data Analysis, Discovery Processes
Meeker, Michael W. – 1983
Adapting strategies of invention from the new process-oriented rhetoric, the literature teacher can help students understand what they read through prereading exercises. Presenting students with an abstract model of a text's metaphoric structure, the teacher can spark students' immediate and imaginative response to the model, involving them…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Diagrams, Discovery Processes, English Instruction
Rubin, Rochelle L.; Norman, John T. – 1989
Previous research has shown a relationship between formal reasoning ability and science process skill attainment. It has been hypothesized that an increased emphasis on teaching process skills might enhance the formal thinking abilities of students. A variety of strategies have been proposed to better accomplish this task, most notable, the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Discovery Learning, Discovery Processes, Junior High Schools
McDiarmid, G. Williamson; Kleinfeld, Judith, Ed. – 1992
Teaching cases have been utilized in professional training and can offer dramatic accounts of problems teachers may confront in the classroom. This case study examines a fact-based story of a third-grade teacher's confrontation with the mother of an African-American child who disagrees with the innovative approach utilized in her child's…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Constructivism (Learning), Culture Conflict, Discovery Learning
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education. – 1990
This document presents eight models of the exploratory vocational wheel for the middle/junior high school and a collection of career development activities designed for infusion in various curriculum areas. The wheel is a scheduling strategy that allows middle schools students to explore elements of several different occupations as classes rotate…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Ancillary School Services, Career Development, Career Education