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Peters, Mackenzie; Scott, Catherine – Science and Children, 2017
Computers, laptops, interactive whiteboards, and iPads make regular appearances in our daily lessons, but are they being used to their fullest potential? In an effort to use technology with students in a meaningful way, the authors incorporated a free app and online graphing resource into a second-grade lesson on the characteristics of a lake…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Grade 2, Computer Software, Elementary School Students
Robertson, Bill – Science and Children, 2015
This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. When the author was young he used to think that the ideal design for a concert hall would contain walls that were composed of sound-absorbing material, like foam or egg cartons or such. He noticed, though, that this was not the case. Most concert halls contain curtains…
Descriptors: Acoustics, Engineering, Music, Science Instruction
Plummer, Julia – Science and Children, 2015
Elementary students find it difficult to connect the apparent motion of objects in the sky with how celestial objects actually move in the solar system. As a university astronomy education researcher, the author has been investigating methods to help children learn astronomy through workshops and summer camps at science museums and planetariums.…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Students, Space Sciences
Trundle, Kathy Cabe; Hobson, Sally – Science and Children, 2011
Introducing science inquiry early in young children's education is imperative, and providing opportunities for conducting investigations that develop process skills can lay a foundation for later learning. Combining inquiry-based instruction with appropriate technology allows the students to explore, reason, test, and revise their ideas about…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Science Process Skills, Appropriate Technology, Inquiry
Koch, Melissa; Sackman, Michelle – Science and Children, 2004
Imagine a classroom where students look forward to assessments instead of dreading them. In this classroom, students monitor their own learning, receive guidance on how to improve, and can see what all their classmates understand about the topic, too. Now imagine their teacher has tools to find out what individual students already know about a…
Descriptors: Science Education, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Computer Software
Murray, Jenny; Bartelmay, Kathy – Science and Children, 2005
Can second-grade students construct an understanding of sophisticated science processes and explore physics concepts while creating their own inventions? Yes! Students accomplished this and much more through a month-long project in which they used Legos and Robolab, the Lego computer programing software, to create their own inventions. One…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Workshops, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods

Reynolds, Karen E. – Science and Children, 1985
Provides a form for evaluating software and software design. The form, which emphasizes instructional qualities, considers science processes, hardware requirements, program mechanics, student reaction, and other areas. Guidelines for using the form are included. (DH)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Courseware, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education

Wulfson, Eugene T., Ed. – Science and Children, 1988
Presents reviews by classroom teachers of software for teaching science. Includes material on the work of geologists, genetics, earth science, classification of living things, astronomy, endangered species, skeleton, drugs, and heartbeat. Provides information on availability and equipment needed. (RT)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews

West, Rose – Science and Children, 1988
Describes a science activity done with sixth graders during a unit on outer space. Uses the "Discovery Lab" software program to introduce controlled and experimental variables to the children. Discusses the coordination of library research, computer time, and creative drawing to study planetary environments by designing representative aliens. (CW)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Creative Teaching, Elementary School Science