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Peer reviewedCalkins, Andrew – Science and Children, 1998
Announces the theme for National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) 1998 and offers a rationale for the choice of the topic of polar connections. Suggests that the poles offer a glimpse of science as high adventure. The poles are often seen as pristine, nearly lablike environments that provide a platform for animal studies. (DDR)
Descriptors: Biology, Elementary Secondary Education, General Science, Hands on Science
Peer reviewedBracikowski, Christopher; Bowman, Doug; Madara, Russ; Brown, Karen – Science and Children, 1998
Provides a set of macro-experiments designed to improve students' intuitive understanding of physics and motivation for learning physics. Students become part of the experimental apparatus and experience the physical phenomena firsthand. (DDR)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education, Inquiry, Mechanics (Physics)
