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Lloyd, Carol; Contreras, Norma – Science and Children, 1987
Describes a study in which elementary school children received different types of instruction about terminology used in explaining the water cycle. Results indicated that the group of students receiving hands-on instruction demonstrated a better understanding of the terms than did the other groups involved in the study. (TW)
Descriptors: Dictionaries, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Experiential Learning