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Hilal Karabulut; Hasan Gökçe; Ishak Afsin Kariper – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2025
The main purpose of this study is to reveal the opinions of science teacher candidates regarding the implementation of Discovery Learning-Based STEM Education in distance education with Applied Activities. The study was designed as a case study. Participants were first given basic chemistry education and introduced to the concepts of STEM,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Grade 3
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Strand-Cary, Mari; Klahr, David – Cognitive Development, 2008
We explore the immediate and longer term consequences of different types of instruction about a central topic in middle school science: the "Control of Variables Strategy" (CVS). CVS represents the procedural and conceptual basis for designing simple, unconfounded experiments, such that unambiguous causal inferences can be made. CVS…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Longitudinal Studies, Elementary School Science, Science Achievement
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Weaver, Skye; Brown, Cindy – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2003
With archaeologists continually finding new pieces of the past, students will undoubtedly see and hear of new discoveries in the media. By using archaeology as a context for investigating past cultures and using science methods, teachers can capitalize on students' interests while still addressing concepts recommended (or required) for their…
Descriptors: Archaeology, Scientific Methodology, Science Activities, Hands on Science
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Ward, R. Bruce; Sadler, Philip M.; Shapiro, Irwin I. – Astronomy Education Review, 2008
We report on an evaluation of the effectiveness of Project ARIES, an astronomy-based physical science curriculum for upper elementary and middle school children. ARIES students use innovative, simple, and affordable apparatus to carry out a wide range of indoor and outdoor hands-on, discovery-based activities. Student journals and comprehensive…
Descriptors: Student Journals, Grade 4, Grade 3, Teaching Methods