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Muller, Alexandria; Connolly, Tarah; Skinner, Ron; Harlow, Danielle – Science and Children, 2020
While school field trips are valued as supplementary educational tools, Andersen and Zhang (2003) found that in practice field trips are often treated as one-off learning experiences and not furthered through connections to the classroom curriculum. Although students gain exposure to new phenomena and are able to participate in learning activities…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Field Trips, Learning Activities, Elementary School Students
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Roghaar, Deborah; Lott, Kimberly – Science and Children, 2014
Kindergartners have an energizing sense of wonder and an insatiable desire to learn about the world around them. For this reason, the study of ecosystems and how organisms interact within their environment is very exciting for these young learners. An appropriate place for young students to start constructing their own understanding of living and…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Kindergarten, Elementary School Science, Hands on Science
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Leary, Rosemary F. – Science and Children, 1996
Cites research to support the idea that field trips are more successful for students if they receive a process skills orientation as opposed to a cognitive orientation to the field trip experience. Provides details on planning and preparation for a trip to the zoo. (DDR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning, Field Trips
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Weedman, Daniel W. – Science and Children, 1997
An astronomer gives teachers tips on learning how to look at the night sky then on passing along personal instruction to students. Presents ideas for finding information through astronomers at colleges, science museums, planetariums, research observatories, and on the World Wide Web. Contains a resource list and foldout poster of galaxies with…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Class Activities, Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education
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Martin, Ruth A. – Science and Children, 1997
Hands-on science activities and first-hand experiences of kindergartners studying trees demonstrate the true meaning of authentic assessment. The activities and teacher interactions had several things in common: (1) they asked students to perform or create something; (2) they invoked real-world applications; (3) they showed that there is more than…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Discovery Processes