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McConnell, William; Dickerson, Daniel – Science and Children, 2017
In this article, the authors describe a fourth-grade lesson where 3-D printing technologies were not only a stimulus for engagement but also served as a modeling tool providing meaningful learning opportunities. Specifically, fourth-grade students construct an argument that animals' external structures function to support survival in a particular…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Computer Peripherals, Printing, Technology Uses in Education
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Palmer, Barbara – Science and Children, 2011
Making time for science is a genuine complaint among classroom teachers. As a former fifth-grade teacher and district curriculum coordinator, the author's moment of truth came one morning while juggling classroom housekeeping tasks. Her students were set to work on their "bell work," which consisted of some type of assignment that required little…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Thinking Skills, Creative Activities, Graphs
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Keeley, Page – Science and Children, 2010
Formative assessment probes are used not only to uncover the ideas students bring to their learning, they can also be used to reveal teachers' common misconceptions. Consider a process widely used in inquiry science--developing hypotheses. In this article, the author features the probe "Is It a Hypothesis?", which serves as an example of how…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Formative Evaluation, Transformative Learning, Misconceptions