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Chan, Yan Mei; Hom, Wendy; Montclare, Jin Kim – Journal of Chemical Education, 2011
Chemistry has become increasingly multidisciplinary. Starting in middle school and high school, however, the different disciplines are taught as distinct subjects and little effort is made to emphasize overlapping concepts. Development of innovative approaches to teaching science through the integration of technology is needed to provide students…
Descriptors: Mentors, Science Interests, Chemistry, Grade 7
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Alberghi, Stefano; Foschi, Alessandro; Pezzi, Giovanni; Ortolani, Fabio – Physics Teacher, 2007
An activity called "Project Physics, a Classroom Without Walls" was started during the spring of 2003 at the amusement park in Mirabilandia (Italy). Many thousands of students from Italian middle and high schools are today participating in the initiative. Under the guidance of trained tutors, they perform physics experiments on some of…
Descriptors: Physics, Foreign Countries, Science Experiments, Middle School Students
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Gould, Roy; Dussault, Mary; Sadler, Philip – Astronomy Education Review, 2007
The MicroObservatory network of five online telescopes has been used by middle and high school students, their teachers, and the public in all 50 states to carry out a wide variety of inquiry-driven projects. From an analysis of 475 student projects and other data, we report substantial gains in students' conceptual understanding of what…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Physical Sciences, Internet, Laboratory Equipment