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Direct linkGagnon, Valoree; Bradway, Heather – Science Scope, 2012
For many years, Earth science concepts have been taught as thematic units with lessons in nice, neat chapter packages complete with labs and notes. But compartmentalized Earth science no longer exists, and implementing teaching methods that support student development of holistic understandings can be a time-consuming and difficult task. While…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Earth Science, Current Events, Science Instruction
Gregerson, Jessica – Science Scope, 2011
In this inquiry-based project, student-generated questions became the basis for student-directed individual and group projects that provided practice with problem solving, critical thinking, and research skills while digging deeper into the Earth science curriculum. The author used her students' high-level questions to provide relevance,…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Student Motivation, Earth Science, Research Skills
Peer reviewedDeYonge, Sandra Chisholm – Science Scope, 2000
Describes Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) for K-12 educators. (YDS)
Descriptors: Earth Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Peer reviewedCole, Sheila – Science Scope, 2002
Recommends that middle school teachers try an inquiry approach in Earth science. Describes guiding the inquiry, formulating the problem statement, and establishing the rules for inquiry. (DDR)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Earth Science, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMay, Kathie – Science Scope, 2002
Presents an activity in which students are assigned occupations that rely on specific minerals. To obtain the needed minerals, students learn how to trade services and commodities. Includes details on preparation, modeling behaviors, and printed materials. (DDR)
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Earth Science, Economics, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedKlinger, Art – Science Scope, 1998
Describes an educational program that asks students to attempt to prove that the earth is spherical and that it rotates. Presents tips to pique student interest and charts related to sensing the spin, nonrotation notions, flat earth fallacies, evidence that the earth is spherical and rotates, and the role of watersheds in proving that the earth…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Earth Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Hands on Science
Peer reviewedIvy, Tamra – Science Scope, 1994
An eighth-grade science teacher shares her successes and strategies for designing and implementing an individualized scientific investigation approach for students with three major problems: (1) low reading ability, (2) high absenteeism, and (3) limited background in science. (ZWH)
Descriptors: Activity Units, At Risk Persons, Attendance, Earth Science
Peer reviewedShams, Marcia; Boteler, Trina – Science Scope, 1993
Describes using the movie "Jurassic Park" as a foundation for a middle school interdisciplinary unit involving science, math, language arts, history, and geography. Suggested books and activities are presented. (PR)
Descriptors: Activity Units, Biology, Dinosaurs, DNA
