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Direct linkGarrett, Patti; Shade, Rick – Science Scope, 2004
Middle school students can be apprehensive toward the subject of science because, "we give them the message that science is the most important of subjects" (Flannery 1993). Why not consider using humor proactively as an effective teaching resource in the science classroom? The use of appropriate content-related humor can initiate and liberate…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Science Instruction, Learning Activities
Gadanidis, George; Gadanidis, Janette M.; Huang, Alyssa Y. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2005
Mathematical humor and insight are creative and pleasurable experiences. Both help students develop a positive attitude toward mathematics and facilitate higher-order thinking. The authors' classroom experience suggests that many middle school students have come to view mathematics as being a superficial and an uncreative activity where they…
Descriptors: Humor, Mathematics Instruction, Middle School Students, Teaching Methods
