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Peer reviewedMcLeod, Joyce; Kilpatrick, Kay M. – Educational Leadership, 2001
Science centers and children's museums, such as the New York Hall of Science and the Orlando (Florida) Science Center, offer rich programs linked to students' classroom learning and provide an informal, inquiry-based setting for exploring major concepts. School/museum partnerships can further teachers' and students' lifelong learning progress.…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment, Hands on Science
Landona, Nancy – Understanding Our Gifted, 2001
This article describes Camp Invention, a summer one-week day camp program for students in grades 2-6 that is designed to develop creativity in gifted students. The curriculum of the camp features hands-on, interactive activities in science, history, math, and the arts. Examples of activities undertaken in 2001 are provided. (Contains one…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Creativity, Curriculum Design, Day Camp Programs
Download full textPrather, J. Preston; Hartshorn, Robert L. – 1989
In a sweeping effort to improve science education in Tennessee, a new curriculum framework was developed that mandated "hands-on" experiences for students, beginning in kindergarten. To smooth out problems in elementary science instruction arising from the mandate, the Center of Excellence for the Enrichment of Science and Mathematics…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Hands on Science
