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Xu, Lihua; Prain, Vaughan; Speldewinde, Christopher – International Journal of Science Education, 2021
There is a growing interest in the value of teachers guiding students to generate their own representations to support conceptual learning in science and across complementary subjects such as mathematics. However, this approach to an interdisciplinary focus poses challenges for programme design and learning assessment. In this paper, we report on…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Optics, Interdisciplinary Approach, Science Instruction
Weir, Jamia – Art Education, 2016
This article outlines a research study focused on the connections between natural science and art. In the instructional unit designed for the research study, multiple art forms were utilized, in order to reach multiple types of learners. Interdisciplinary, or integrated art instruction is a way to enhance understanding of and the connections…
Descriptors: Natural Sciences, Art Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Creativity
Marulcu, Ismail; Karakuyu, Yunus; Dogan, Mevlut – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2013
In this study, we investigated whether concept maps were used as often and as effectively in elementary science and technology classrooms as recommended by the National Ministry of Education (MEB) in the new curricula in Turkey. In the new elementary science and technology curricula, the MEB provides a general concept map for each unit. We used…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods, Cognitive Structures
Matkins, Juanita Jo; McDonnough, Jacqueline – Science and Children, 2004
This article describes the light-based science circus the authors developed and tested with a fifth-grade class at Blackwell Elementary School in Richmond, Virginia. A science circus is a set of activities done in any order that together illustrate complementary properties of a science topic. As in a traditional circus, several "performances"…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Intervals, Group Dynamics, Science Instruction