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Nancy Kober – National Academies Press, 2023
Research shows that that children learn science and engineering subjects best by engaging from an early age in the kinds of practices used by real scientists and engineers. By doing science and engineering, children not only develop and refine their understanding of the core ideas and crosscutting concepts of these disciplines, but can also be…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Elementary Education, Science Instruction, Engineering Education
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O'Neil, Natalie J.; Scott, Star; Relph, Rachael; Ponnusamy, Ettigounder – Journal of Chemical Education, 2021
A systems thinking approach to incorporating green chemistry and safety into laboratory culture is vital, as chemists will be at the molecular level of the innovative solutions to our global challenges. Training chemists to have the skills and culture to accomplish this feat in the safest way possible is pivotal to safe working conditions within…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Undergraduate Students, Laboratory Safety
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Self, Jennifer – National Academies Press, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is resulting in widespread and ongoing changes to how the K-12 education system functions, including disruptions to science teaching and learning environments. Students and teachers are all figuring out how to do schooling differently, and districts and states are working overtime to reimagine systems and processes. This is…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, COVID-19, Pandemics
Schmoker, Mike – ASCD, 2011
Instead of piling on one new reform fad after another, here at last is a book that boils down solutions for improved schools to the most powerful, simple actions and structures that ensure you prepare all students for college, careers, and citizenship. Best-selling ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) author and renowned…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, College Preparation, Educational Change, Teaching Methods
Nebraska Department of Education, 2010
Science starts at home. Parents play a crucial role in determining how much science their children learn. This paper presents a list of tips that parents can use to help their children learn science. They are: (1) Focus on your child's interests; (2) Talk with your child about what you are doing-- make it a two-way conversation; (3) Girls are just…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Parents as Teachers, Parent Role, Guides
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Woerner, Janet J.; Stonehouse, Harold B. – School Science and Mathematics, 1988
This model is useful in identifying specific learning problems and in providing techniques for the teacher to motivate and teach students at all levels. What it is and how it can be used are discussed, illustrated by specific strategies for geometry and science. (MNS)
Descriptors: Geometry, Instruction, Learning Problems, Mathematics Instruction
Hopkins, Roberta – 1973
The purpose of the kits is to facilitate the teaching of basic science skills. The kits can be used in the regular classroom for which they were designed or as instruments for teaching of students in learning disability classes. The kits are designed in the areas of plants, animals, metric measurement, chemistry, geology, and space study. Each kit…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, General Science, Individualized Instruction, Instruction
Bruder, Isabelle; And Others – Electronic Learning, 1992
Reviews five goals currently on the national agenda--math reform, increasing the high school graduation rate, literacy, science reform, and early childhood intervention--and provides an example of how a specific school is using technology to address each one of these goals. Sidebars describe several additional special programs involving…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
Ministry of Education and Culture (Trinidad and Tobago). – 1975
This official syllabus of Trinidad and Tobago's primary schools gives detailed guidelines on the teaching objectives of each curriculum area and how these can best be realized, as well as descriptions of the subject matter. The curriculum is divided into three levels: Level I (5- to 7-year-olds), Level II (7- to 9-year-olds) and Level III (10+- to…
Descriptors: Art Education, Creative Writing, Curriculum Guides, Dance
Abbott, Jerry L., Ed. – 1970
Ideas and suggestions for using the newspaper in the classroom are compiled in this volume. Activities, listed according to their appropriateness for students at the primary, intermediate, and secondary levels, focus on the relationship between newspaper features and articles and study in the various content areas: language arts, mathematics,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Language Arts, Mathematics Instruction, Newspapers
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Office of Instructional Services. – 1976
A rationale for the teaching of reading in conjunction with the teaching of science is developed and illustrated. Specific activities at elementary, middle, and secondary school levels are discussed in terms of the reading skills involved and the science processes stressed. (AA)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities, Reading Instruction
Indiana State Dept. of Public Instruction, Indianapolis. Div. of Reading Effectiveness. – 1975
This guide offers suggestions for an all-school reading program focusing on four areas of instruction: a diagnostic-prescriptive instructional reading program, a content area instructional reading program, a recreational-leisure reading program, and an efficiency-study skills reading program. Techniques for diagnostic-prescriptive reading include…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Home Economics, Intermediate Grades, Mathematics Instruction
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Corbell, Gloria; And Others – 1973
This teacher's guide to Spanish language at the kindergarten level includes a recommended subject presentation sequence for the Spanish curriculum, a sample schedule, a grouping of students using three stations, and a classroom layout. The grouping would be effective when at least one-third of the children are Spanish-speaking or bilingual. The…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Curriculum Guides, English (Second Language)
Schlenker, Richard M. – 1977
This document presents a series of physics experiments which allow students to determine the value of unknown electrical capacitors. The exercises include both parallel and series connected capacitors. (SL)
Descriptors: Electricity, Instruction, Laboratory Procedures, Physics
Schlenker, Richard M. – 1978
Presented is a guide for an introductory college level physics course in mechanics. The course is contract graded and allows students to proceed at their own pace; however, lectures, problem solving sessions, and laboratory sessions are included. Students on an independent basis review video tapes, film loops, library study, and conduct an…
Descriptors: College Science, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction, Mechanics (Physics)
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