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Direct linkDempsey, Christopher; Bodzin, Alec; Cirucci, Lori; Anastasio, David; Sahagian, Dork – Science Scope, 2012
In this article, the authors describe an investigative activity in which their eighth-grade students reconstructed past environmental change in the New England area using data from lake varves in central Vermont to examine evidence of climate change. The investigation uses an authentic paleoclimate record (Ridge 2011) from the Pleistocene epoch,…
Descriptors: Climate, Science Education, Grade 8, Environmental Education
Peer reviewedSumrall, William J.; Halpin, Regina F. – Science Scope, 2000
Discusses teaching display and presentation skills by incorporating it into an interdisciplinary computer, math, and science lesson on graphing and collecting data which reinforces problem-solving skills and develops students' abilities to graph and interpret data. (ASK)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Data Processing
Peer reviewedEckhaus, Anita; Wolfe, Rona – Science Scope, 1997
Presents an interdisciplinary unit in which students ask questions about themselves, gather data, and participate in statistical analysis and graphing activities related to the data. Contains an assessment instrument and data sheet example. (DDR)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedRezba, Richard J.; Giese, Ronald N.; Cothron, Julia H. – Science Scope, 1998
Focuses on the development of graphing skills through a data collection activity that answers the question of the relationship between rubber band width and flight distance. Includes definitions of terms and instructions for helping students construct line and bar graphs. (DDR)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Data Collection, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
