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Kathy Swan; Nick Stamoulacatos – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2025
Inquiry is the essence of social studies, and inquiry "looping" in social studies curricula means offering students opportunities to engage in inquiry in regular intervals and in a coherent fashion within and across grade levels. This can benefit the youngest students since they are filled with hope and want to make a difference in the…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Active Learning, Inquiry, Curriculum
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Brian Stone; Rachael Pearson – International Journal of the Whole Child, 2024
Elasticity, the capacity for students to explore or investigate their own questions of interest during or after teacher-directed events in the classroom, is highly beneficial for students in terms of their retention and deeper understanding of the content. An elastic environment is child-centered and inquiry-based. An inelastic environment…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Student Interests, Classroom Environment, Barriers
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Hughes, Ryan E. – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2021
In this study, I sought to understand the disciplinary nature of an expert third-grade teacher's practice as she apprenticed students into ways of reading, analyzing, and employing historical evidence. Using a case study methodology, I draw on classroom observation data, teacher interviews, and classroom artifacts to identify instances where the…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, History Instruction, Grade 3, Elementary School Students
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Pearce, Michelle K.; Lee, Tammy D. – Journal of Interdisciplinary Teacher Leadership, 2021
This study investigates the impact of instructional methods based on a one-day informal science field experience comparing a teacher-centered methodology versus a student-centered (inquiry-based) methodology. The 5E learning cycle was selected as the framework for implementing the inquiry-based learning for the treatment groups as it provides the…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Teaching Methods, Field Trips, Grade 3
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Ültay, Neslihan; Zivali, Arzu; Yilmaz, Hilal; Bak, Hilal K.; Yilmaz, Kezban; Topatan, Melek; Kara, Pelin Gül – Journal of Science Learning, 2020
This study examines the effect on student academic success through teaching the "Let's Know the Matter" grade 3 science unit accompanied by STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)-focused activities. The study group consisted of 24 third grade students studying in the 2019-2020 academic year. Teaching was done with a 5E…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods
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Rodriguez, Shelly; Morrison, Alex; Benfield, Patrick – Science and Children, 2019
This article describes a lesson rooted in "tinkering," an approach to learning that encourages the use of authentic, hands-on experience to develop an understanding of content and physical materials. There were several desired outcomes for this lesson. First, the authors felt that tinkering was an appropriate approach to investigating…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Elementary School Science, Science Instruction, Physics
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Tripet, Kristen; Barker, Valerie; Patel, Ruqiyah; Thornton, Steve – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2018
Algebraic reasoning is foundational to all mathematical thinking. This is no less the case in the early years of school, where the capacity to recognise the structure of mathematical processes enables students to acquire deep conceptual understanding. It is through algebra, therefore, that students are able to explore and express mathematical…
Descriptors: Algebra, Mathematical Logic, Mathematics Instruction, Grade 3
Boaler, Jo; Munson, Jen; Williams, Cathy – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2018
The most challenging parts of teaching mathematics are engaging students and helping them understand the connections between mathematics concepts. In this volume, you'll find a collection of low floor, high ceiling tasks that will help you do just that, by looking at the big ideas at the third-grade level through visualization, play, and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Learner Engagement, Mathematical Concepts, Concept Formation
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Hilbert, Sven; Bruckmaier, Georg; Binder, Karin; Krauss, Stefan; Bühner, Markus – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2019
In the present study, the relationship between the mathematics grade and the three basic cognitive abilities (inhibition, working memory, and reasoning) was analyzed regarding possible alterations during elementary school. In a sample of N = 244 children, the mathematics grade was best predicted by working memory performance in the second grade…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Grades (Scholastic), Short Term Memory, Grade 2
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Sell, Corey R.; Schmaltz, Jennie; Hartman, Stephanie – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2018
A typical social studies lesson for elementary students often includes the memorization of facts and dates, but lacks the inquiry-based instruction that could promote purposeful engagement with historical sources. In this social studies learning experience, framed in the tenets of transcaring and the C3 Framework, students actively and…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Inquiry
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Blue, Levon Ellen; O'Brien, Mia; Makar, Katie – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2018
From an early age, children are faced with financial dilemmas and are expected to make effective financial decisions about money. In this paper, we explore the classroom practices that may enable a compassionate approach to financial literacy education. We observed an inquiry-based mathematics lesson in a Year 4 primary school classroom. The…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Money Management, Inquiry, Mathematics Instruction
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Edelen, Daniel; Bush, Sarah B.; Nickels, Megan – Science and Children, 2019
Teachers have the daunting task of preparing students for a future that they cannot predict. In an age of information where students have the world quite literally at their fingertips, and with the ever-growing momentum of integrated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), it is not enough that students experience STEM subjects…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, STEM Education, Academic Achievement, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Cellitti, Jessica; Wright, Christopher – Science and Children, 2019
One of the guiding principles highlighted in "A Framework for K-12 Science Education" (NRC 2012) states that "children are born investigators," claiming that students construct their own understanding of the natural world even before they learn about it in formal learning settings. Even if students lack a thorough…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Questioning Techniques, Inquiry
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Knapp, Katie Anderson; Hopkins, Amy – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2018
Over the course of a year, the first author met with the teachers at Holden Elementary School in Kent, Ohio as they explored each dimension of the C3 Framework's Inquiry Arc, focusing on the creation of compelling questions, understanding each of the disciplinary pathways in depth for grades K-5, and appreciating the value of taking informed…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teaching Methods, Faculty Development, Inquiry
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Wampfler, Rebecca; Haroldson, Rachelle – Science and Children, 2016
Units on static electricity and electrical charges are always a third-grade favorite, with students finding the inquiry and hands-on activities, well, electrifying. However, teachers planning a unit on static electricity may find it difficult to navigate around latex bans. While latex allergy is a serious issue, removing balloons from the…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Grade 3, Scientific Concepts
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