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Lott, Kimberly; Urbanek-Carney, Sara; Mitchell, April – Science and Children, 2019
Robotics is emerging as an effective strategy for bridging the gap between technology and engineering design in early childhood classrooms (Bers, Seddighin, and Sullivan 2013). Using a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) grant received from the authors' school, they purchased a KIBO-18 set from KinderLab Robotics…
Descriptors: Robotics, STEM Education, Teaching Methods, Programming
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Caballero, Ana Maria; Dashoush, Nermeen – Science and Children, 2017
The Arnold Arboretum Field Study Program provides outdoor experiences for children in order to develop authentic firsthand knowledge of life sciences. The Arboretum welcomes approximately 3,200 children (preK-5) from greater Boston annually. During the program called Explorations with Head Start participants, the children visit three times…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Students
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Scott, Catherine; Matthews, Catherine – Science and Children, 2012
The summer provides a unique opportunity for children to further their interests in science, especially science in the out-of-doors. Once school is out for the summer, there is seemingly unlimited time, with no strict curriculum guidelines to follow. For students with a passion for the out-of-doors, summer science camps and school-based summer…
Descriptors: Guides, Zoology, Summer Science Programs, Science Instruction
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Royce, Christine Anne – Science and Children, 2008
Many people look forward to planting their own garden and enjoying its fruitage throughout the summer months. Gardening can be an excellent learning experience in many ways because it offers opportunities to learn about plants and to observe changes over time. This column focuses on a long-term project of understanding plant growth and planting…
Descriptors: Plants (Botany), Gardening, Hands on Science, Science Instruction
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Ashbrook, Peggy – Science and Children, 2008
For farmers and gardeners, slugs and snails may be serious pests that will limit the amount of harvest, but for a child, they represent a world to be explored. To teachers, however, invertebrates are tools for broadening students' understanding about animals, the connections between animals and habitats or plants, and an engaging subject to write…
Descriptors: Animals, Science Teachers, Gardening, Science Instruction
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Wise, Kevin; Haake, Monica – Science and Children, 2007
In this article, the authors describe steps on how to develop a high-impact activity in which students build, test, and improve their own "coffee can" speakers to observe firsthand how loudspeakers work to convert electrical energy to sound. The activity is appropriate for students in grades three to six and lends itself best to students…
Descriptors: Investigations, Science Teachers, Energy, Student Centered Curriculum
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Pellathy, Stephen L.; Paul, John; Cartier, Jennifer L.; Wittfeldt, Claudia – Science and Children, 2007
Members of a team of educators and university students participating in the project, Pittsburgh Partnership for Energizing Science in Urban Schools, addressed the issue of helping students develop investigative skills within the context of an introductory science unit for fourth graders. The unit focuses on data-collection techniques and is a…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Grade 4, Science Instruction, Science Activities
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Robertson, William C.; Gallagher, Jeremiah; Miller, William – Science and Children, 2004
One of the most basic concepts related to force and motion is Newton's first law, which essentially states, "An object at rest tends to remain at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force. An object in motion in a straight line tends to remain in motion in a straight line unless acted upon by an unbalanced force." Judging by the time and space…
Descriptors: Motion, Grade 3, Grade 6, Science Instruction
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Wheeler, Gerald F. – Science and Children, 1996
Presents an argument for inquiry-based activities and defines science as talking to the material world. Discusses the notion that a hands-on activity is an inquiry-based activity only if a dialog with the material world takes place. (DDR)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning
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Dobey, Daniel C.; Springer, Heidi S. – Science and Children, 2002
Introduces a science activity on butterflies and their life cycles in which students keep journals of their observations. Explains how to build a butterfly observatory in the classroom. (YDS)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Entomology, Experiential Learning, Hands on Science
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Potter, Gregory; Ritz, William – Science and Children, 2006
The California State University, Long Beach has received a grant from the US Department of Health and Human Services in 1995 to carry out a project called "A Head Start on Science." The project's goals were inspired from a book written by world-renowned biologist Rachel Carson entitled "The Sense of Wonder." Carson promoted…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Human Services, Science Activities, Science Education
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Kennedy, Ann; Stubbs, Tami L.; Hansen, Jeremy C. – Science and Children, 2006
In this article, the authors present hands-on activities and demonstrations using readily available materials that help students learn how to prevent soil erosion. With this series of active-learning exercises, the students will be able to practice scientific inquiry while learning about soil as a valuable resource. After demonstrations on the…
Descriptors: Soil Science, Hands on Science, Demonstrations (Educational), Experiential Learning
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Longfield, Judith – Science and Children, 2007
This article presents how Developmental Approaches in Science, Health and Technology (DASH) summer institute sparks the author to try and succeed in using inquiry with her young students. It is a program created by the Curriculum Research and Development Group, University of Hawaii, and funded in part by the National Science Foundation. DASH is an…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Test Results, Sequential Approach
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Bergman, Abby Barry – Science and Children, 1993
Performance assessment with young children evolves naturally from activity-oriented teaching. Presents several guidelines for putting performance assessment methods into practice. (PR)
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Elementary School Science, Evaluation, Experiential Learning