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Cox, Jim – Science Scope, 1994
Describes a nine-week unit that focuses on student development of science-based contraptions that work. Students are allowed to design, construct, and test a device of interest that performs a simple task, such as picking up a paper towel or turning a page in a book. (ZWH)
Descriptors: Activity Units, Inventions, Science Activities, Science Education

Scruggs, Thomas E.; Mastropieri, Margo A. – Science Scope, 1994
Provides strategies for adapting microscope activities for students with disabilities. The following factors are considered: (1) mainstreaming strategies; (2) laboratory techniques; (3) observing and classifying; (4) vocabulary and terminology; and (5) safety. (ZWH)
Descriptors: Activity Units, Biology, Disabilities, Junior High Schools

Engelland, Holly – Science Scope, 1994
Describes a project where students build their own catapults and modify them to solve four problems. Suggests the unit be integrated with a social studies unit on the Middle Ages. (PR)
Descriptors: Activity Units, Integrated Activities, Junior High Schools, Learning Activities

Ivy, 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

Shams, 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