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Direct linkSallis, Derek; Rule, Audrey C.; Jennings, Ethan – Science Scope, 2009
Unmotivated, underachieving students pose a huge challenge for teachers. One way to motivate and stimulate student interest in a topic is to use humor. Humor can help students make new connections in learning and improves retention of information (Garner 2006). In this article, the authors describe how they integrated art and literature with…
Descriptors: Student Interests, Cartoons, Paleontology, Earth Science
Garrett, Patti; Shade, Rick – Science Scope, 2004
Middle school students can be apprehensive toward the subject of science because, "we give them the message that science is the most important of subjects" (Flannery 1993). Why not consider using humor proactively as an effective teaching resource in the science classroom? The use of appropriate content-related humor can initiate and liberate…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Science Instruction, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedFlannery, Maura C. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1993
A professor explains how he uses cartoons in teaching science. (PR)
Descriptors: Cartoons, College Science, Higher Education, Humor
