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Direct linkBurton, Bill – Science and Children, 2014
In order to prepare students to become the next innovators, teachers need to provide real-world challenges that allow children to exercise their innovation muscles. Innovation starts with a problem and innovators work to solve a problem by planning, creating, and testing. The real-world innovation process does not happen on a worksheet, and it…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Engineering, Robotics, Elementary School Science
Peer reviewedConrad, William H. – Science and Children, 1992
Presents a lesson that introduces students to polarized light using a problem-solving approach. After illustrating the concept using a slinky and poster board with a vertical slot, students solve the problem of creating a polarized light show using Polya's problem-solving methods. (MDH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Light, Manipulative Materials, Models
