Publication Date
In 2025 | 3 |
Since 2024 | 10 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 50 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 241 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 682 |
Descriptor
Science Instruction | 1818 |
Teaching Methods | 964 |
Science Education | 758 |
Learning Activities | 715 |
Science Activities | 657 |
Scientific Concepts | 477 |
Elementary School Science | 459 |
Secondary School Science | 408 |
Elementary Education | 286 |
Biology | 263 |
Experiential Learning | 230 |
More ▼ |
Source
Author
Osborne, Roger | 26 |
Rushton, Erik | 19 |
Ryan, Emily | 19 |
Swift, Charles | 19 |
Wiebe, Arthur, Ed. | 15 |
Biddulph, Fred | 12 |
DeBruin, Jerry | 12 |
Penn, Linda | 12 |
Gilmour, Margy | 11 |
McGregor, Cathy, Ed. | 11 |
Conway, Lorraine | 10 |
More ▼ |
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
Teachers | 1818 |
Practitioners | 1072 |
Researchers | 125 |
Administrators | 124 |
Policymakers | 81 |
Students | 63 |
Parents | 36 |
Media Staff | 5 |
Community | 2 |
Counselors | 2 |
Support Staff | 1 |
More ▼ |
Location
New Zealand | 75 |
Canada | 21 |
United Kingdom | 19 |
Australia | 16 |
United Kingdom (England) | 14 |
Hawaii | 7 |
United States | 7 |
New York | 6 |
Pennsylvania | 6 |
California | 5 |
Florida | 5 |
More ▼ |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
No Child Left Behind Act 2001 | 5 |
Education Consolidation… | 1 |
Goals 2000 | 1 |
Individuals with Disabilities… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
T. J. McKenna – Teachers College Press, 2025
In "Making Sense of Sensemaking," readers will learn how to navigate the journey from traditional teaching to a dynamic, student-centered approach that emphasizes understanding over rote learning. Grounded in the latest educational research and aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), this book provides practical…
Descriptors: Authentic Learning, STEM Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Experience
Chiara Elmi – School Science and Mathematics, 2025
Interactive digital technologies are playing an increasingly important part in education for enhancing collaborative learning processes and improving engagement. Social annotation (SA) tools and collaborative platforms are an innovative way to involve students to give and take feedback, annotate, and brainstorm on complex topics in science,…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Science Process Skills, Thinking Skills, Inquiry
Science Day and Night: Embedding Nocturnal Animal Science Centers in a 5E Inquiry for Young Learners
Schneider, Laura B.; Grable, Stephanie – Science and Children, 2022
Science centers provide an engaging way for young learners to explore related concepts. The hands-on nature of each exercise secures the stimulation necessary to maintain focused attention. In this article, the authors describe a multi-day 5E (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate) lesson on nocturnal and diurnal animals with science…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Hands on Science, Animals, Student Centered Learning
Bethany B. Stone; Katy Guthrie – American Biology Teacher, 2024
Many K-16 educators agree that active learning is a key component for student success in life sciences. At the same time, some instructors are frustrated by inconsistent student participation in these activities and may revert to traditional teaching strategies. Horse caregivers face a similar frustration when they lead a horse to water and it…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Learner Engagement, Biology, Science Instruction
Leon G. Higley; Phyllis M. Higley; Tierney Brosius – American Biology Teacher, 2024
Effective teaching requires the use of techniques and strategies to counter student passivity and enhance engagement. Research demonstrates that drawing improves memory retention, increases motivation to learn, provides an opportunity to learn what makes an image an effective communication tool, allows demonstration of conceptual understanding,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Learner Engagement, Observational Learning, Teaching Methods
Iraya Yánez-Pérez; Radu Bogdan Toma; Jesús Ángel Meneses-Villagrá – Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, 2024
Virtual laboratories and simulations have emerged as innovative solutions for science teaching. However, existing resources have various limitations and constraints including cognitive load/mental burden and limited coverage of all necessary steps in scientific inquiry, focusing mainly on the experimental simulation. To bridge this gap and address…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Computer Software, Handheld Devices
Lyon, Edward G.; Mackura, Kelly M. – Teachers College Press, 2023
This practical resource takes educators through a planning process--from selecting standards to designing learning activities--that weaves together language, literacy, and science in ways that are responsive to emergent bilinguals. Drawing on extensive and current research, the authors show how secondary educators can use students' own language…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Bilingualism, Secondary School Teachers, Second Language Learning
Morago, Shannon – Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities, 2022
Effective science instruction involves opportunities for all students to do science, including engaging in the NGSS Science and Engineering Practices through inquiry-based learning. Many students with learning disabilities have the accommodation of shortened or reduced assignments in their Individualized Educational Programs to allow them equal…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Inquiry, Active Learning, Learning Disabilities
Stephanie Mack; Sarah L. Barron; Alexander J. Boys – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
Digestion is a fundamentally important process for an individual's life. However, the physical process of digestion is hidden inside the body, making it challenging to understand and a particularly difficult topic for students to learn in the classroom. Traditional approaches to teaching body processes include a mixture of textbook teaching and…
Descriptors: High School Students, High School Teachers, Biochemistry, Chemistry
Stewart, Jaclyn J.; Dake, Gregory R. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2019
A pedagogical technique, named the Bridge activity, has been developed to assist students' transition from preclass preparation to in-class learning within a flipped organic chemistry course. Bridge activities form the basis of an initial interactive discussion to activate students' prior knowledge and encourage meaningful learning. This paper…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Blended Learning, Science Instruction, Organic Chemistry
Pugh, Kevin J. – Teachers College Press, 2020
Use this book to move science learning out of the classroom and into everyday life. Science has a profound capacity to transform how we experience the world, but it can be challenging to foster transformative experiences. When it comes to the science classroom, too often the Las Vegas slogan applies: What happens here stays here. Based on over 20…
Descriptors: Science Education, Transformative Learning, Experiential Learning, Science Instruction
Sampson, Victor; Hutner, Todd L.; Grooms, Jonathon; Kaszuba, Jennifer; Burt, Carrie – NSTA Press, 2021
Are you interested in helping your elementary students learn the practices of science, including constructing explanations and engaging in argument from evidence? "Argument-Driven Inquiry in Fifth-Grade Science" will provide you with both the information and instructional materials you need to get started right away. The book is a…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Science Instruction, Persuasive Discourse
Parks, Melissa; Hershey, Hope P.; Sobzack, Skye; Tichenor, Mercedes S. – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2023
The authors describe the benefits of elementary school gardening experiences and offer suggestions on how to nurture positive environmental attitudes among children through garden-based learning activities.
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Gardening, Elementary School Students, Science Instruction
MacMartin, Tanya – Science Teacher, 2020
The push for project-based learning (PBL) has been at the forefront of education for the last decade. Exposure to projects even in the lower grade levels helps students learn foundational skills that will strengthen the collaborative and leadership skills that will assist them as they get older. The result of a typical PBL project requires…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Active Learning, Feedback (Response), Time Management
Makous, John L.; Bandura, Kevin – Physics Teacher, 2021
Models are at the heart of any physics discipline, and in recent decades physics education has shifted heavily toward teaching students how to think using models. Involving students in an investigation of a real phenomenon through measurements and the applications of models is an ideal learning experience for a physics student and is the aim of…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Models