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Direct linkSmith, Wendy – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2009
The author describes how the yearlong Investigating Seasonal Change at North Ponds project enabled third-grade students to take on the role of environmental scientists, recording and analyzing environmental data from ponds near their school. The students used an array of technological tools to explore and report on the causes and effects of…
Descriptors: Investigations, Environmental Education, Elementary School Science, Science Instruction
Trowbridge, John – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2008
Profiling landforms actively involves students in measuring the topography of landforms such as beaches, hillsides, and stream embankments. In this activity, the author describes how to set up an inquiry situation in which students can ask questions, seek answers, and develop explanations about seasonal or weather-related changes in the landscape.…
Descriptors: Physical Geography, Topography, Learning Activities, Experiential Learning
