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Selmer, Sarah J.; Rye, James A.; Malone, Elizabeth; Fernandez, Danielle; Trebino, Kathryn – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2014
Statistical literacy is essential to scientific literacy, and the quest for such is best initiated in the elementary grades. The "Next Generation Science Standards and the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics" set forth practices (e.g., asking questions, using tools strategically to analyze and interpret data) and content (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Scientific Literacy, Elementary School Students, Science Instruction, Mathematics Instruction
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Graszer, Christina L.; Gnau, Katie; Melber, Leah M. – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2012
This article highlights a core lesson that has been used in a number of Lincoln Park Zoo educational programs. The lesson teaches students to conduct an ethological, or animal behavior, study on a bird. This study can be implemented in a variety of outdoor settings, including a park, schoolyard, or zoo. Using an ethogram, students will practice…
Descriptors: Animals, Outdoor Education, Research Methodology, Animal Behavior