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Campbell, Brian T.; Wilkinson, Carol A.; Shepherd, Pamela J. – Journal of Extension, 2014
In the United States there is a need to educate young children in science, technology, and agriculture. Through collaboration with many agricultural groups, the Southern Piedmont Agricultural Research and Education Center has set up a program that works with 3rd grade students and teachers to reinforce the science that has been taught in the…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Partnerships in Education, Integrated Curriculum, Hands on Science
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Pool, Juli L.; Carter, Gabriel M.; Johnson, Evelyn S.; Carter, Deborah R. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2013
Students who fail to develop proficiency in math skills in the primary grades are more likely to experience difficulties in the math curriculum later on. These students may be in need of a more targeted intervention, or Tier 2 supports, in mathematic instruction. Although the instructional principles of an effective math intervention are becoming…
Descriptors: Intervention, Use Studies, Mathematics Instruction, Science Course Improvement Projects
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Horton, Robert L.; Krieger, Jackie; Halasa, Katrina – Journal of Extension, 2013
While young students are more capable of scientific inquiry than previously believed, elementary school teachers are often inexperienced in and lack confidence with teaching science. ChickQuest is a 4-H-created embryology curriculum for third-graders that meets Ohio state science standards, teaches STEM skills, and promotes ongoing interaction…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, STEM Education, Agricultural Education, State Standards
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Wolf, Sara; Sumner, Andrea M.; de Freitas, Michelle – Knowledge Quest, 2011
Creating a game for third-grade students that school librarians and teachers can use in their school libraries and classrooms is a unique challenge, especially if that game is based on teaching anatomy. But that's exactly what an instructional team from Auburn University in Alabama decided to do. The team--which consisted of a school librarian who…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Anatomy, Grade 3, Team Teaching
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Slough, Scott W.; Rupley, William H. – School Science and Mathematics, 2010
The purpose of this article is to focus on the development and refinement of a science instructional design program arguing for the feasibility and usability of integrated reading and science instruction as implemented in third- and fourth-grade science classrooms to meet the learning needs of diverse learners. These instructional components are…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Science Activities, Hands on Science, Vocabulary Development
Miller, Gloria I.; Jaciw, Andrew; Wei, Xin; Ma, Boya – Empirical Education Inc., 2007
This research project consists of a randomized experiment in a few of the Reynoldsburg City Schools. The primary purpose of this research is to produce scientifically based evidence of the comparative effectiveness of the "Scott Foresman Science" ("SFScience)" program. The question being addressed by the research is whether…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Reading Achievement, Evidence, Outcome Measures