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Arnone, Kathryn; Morris, Bethany – Science and Children, 2014
It seems each new school year brings its own opportunities to grow as an educator. As teachers in a STEM focused school that serves primarily at-risk students, the authors face a new challenge in rethinking their instruction to align with the "Next Generation Science Standards". This involves changing the focus of units previously taught…
Descriptors: Acoustics, Science Activities, STEM Education, At Risk Students
Flannagan, Jenny Sue; Rockenbaugh, Liesl – Science and Children, 2010
Carefully crafted experiences in the early childhood classroom can create learning opportunities for children that allow one curiosity to lead to another. Learning how to find out answers to fascinating questions is what science is all about. In fact, it can be as simple as learning how an ordinary egg can be changed. For the past year, the…
Descriptors: State Standards, Kindergarten, Discovery Processes, Science Activities
Bembenic, Meredith Hill; Cratsley, Chira Endress; Hartwell, Bradley; Guertin, Laura; Furman, Tanya – Science Scope, 2012
As the United States strives to achieve energy independence, students need to be literate about energy and environmental issues. In this article, the authors present a lesson about the nation's electricity resources that is part 1 of a free, comprehensive unit on coal and energy that is available online (http://tinyurl.com/coalenergyunit). The…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Fuels, Energy, Graduate Students
Harden, Helen – Education in Science, 2009
This article provides an overview of the "It Makes You Think" resource. The lessons provided by this resource show how students can learn about the global dimension through science. The "It Makes You Think" resource contains ten topics: (1) Metals in jewellery worldwide; (2) Global food market; (3) The worldwide travels of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Instructional Design, Science Activities
Sampson, Victor; Grooms, Jonathon; Walker, Joi – Science Teacher, 2009
Argument-Driven Inquiry (ADI) is an instructional model that enables science teachers to transform a traditional laboratory activity into a short integrated instructional unit. To illustrate how the ADI instructional model works, this article describes an ADI lesson developed for a 10th-grade chemistry class. This example lesson was designed to…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Communication Skills, Inquiry, Persuasive Discourse

Fisher, Diane; Phillips, Tony – Technology Teacher, 2004
On a gray, breezy day last September, thousands of people got in their cars and reluctantly left home. U.S. east coast highways were thick with traffic. Schools were closed. Businesses shut down. When powerful Hurricane Isabel arrived some 38 hours later, nearly everyone in the storm's path had fled to safety. Days later Vice Admiral Lautenbacher,…
Descriptors: Weather, Class Activities, Educational Games, Science Activities

Walter, Frank W. – Science and Children, 1982
Described is a unit on rockets which begins with watching a film and ends with teams of students launching their own rockets. Activities teach students metric measuring, data collecting and graphing, report writing, and calculating, as well as group skills and model building skills. (DC)
Descriptors: Activity Units, Aerospace Education, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science

Brunner, Mark – Science Activities, 1980
Describes five environmental awareness activities which can be integrated into any elementary school classroom situation. Activity oriented experiences are described utilizing field experiences, group work, language experience, role playing and the inquiry method. Activity topics include the meaning of environment, introduction to natural and…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science

Fayle, Maureen – Primary Science Review, 1998
Describes the planning and implementation of a science week intended to raise the awareness of science in an elementary school. Educational requirements included exciting science happenings and concentrated science teaching of a high standard. The week included demonstrations, guest speakers, and schoolwide assemblies. Demonstrations included the…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education, Experimental Curriculum