Publication Date
In 2025 | 0 |
Since 2024 | 0 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 1 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 6 |
Descriptor
Motion | 9 |
Scientific Principles | 9 |
Elementary School Science | 6 |
Science Instruction | 6 |
Physics | 5 |
Teaching Methods | 4 |
Concept Formation | 3 |
Grade 3 | 3 |
Scientific Concepts | 3 |
Elementary School Students | 2 |
Grade 1 | 2 |
More ▼ |
Source
Science and Children | 9 |
Author
Brown, Patrick | 1 |
Burton, Bill | 1 |
Damonte, Kathleen | 1 |
Dana, Thomas M. | 1 |
Darling, Gerald | 1 |
Dee, Kristy | 1 |
Gow, Ellen | 1 |
Hawkins, Susan | 1 |
Hernandez, Leslie | 1 |
Kruse, Jerrid | 1 |
Robertson, William C. | 1 |
More ▼ |
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 8 |
Reports - Descriptive | 7 |
Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 1 |
Education Level
Elementary Education | 7 |
Early Childhood Education | 3 |
Primary Education | 3 |
Grade 1 | 2 |
Grade 3 | 2 |
Grade 4 | 1 |
Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Teachers | 5 |
Practitioners | 1 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Gow, Ellen; Kruse, Jerrid; Wees, Susan; Dee, Kristy; Hernandez, Leslie – Science and Children, 2023
As an introduction to sound and vibration, the authors wanted their first-grade students to plan and conduct their own investigations. In this article, the authors share a series of investigations to help students explore the relationship between sound and vibration. By planning, creating, testing, adapting, and reflecting on the outcomes of the…
Descriptors: Science Education, Acoustics, Grade 1, Elementary School Students
Brown, Patrick – Science and Children, 2014
A rich science learning experience not only captures students' attention but also motivates them to investigate and solve problems and investigate how scientists carry out their work. This article describes how secondary science coordinator Patrick Brown's found success teaching students the nature of science by engaging them in…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scientific Principles, Hands on Science, Physics
Hawkins, Susan; Rogers, Meredith Park – Science and Children, 2014
This lesson addresses the three dimensions of science learning as laid out in the "Next Generation Science Standards"--science and engineering process skills, crosscutting concepts, and disciplinary core ideas--in addition to embedding practical exposure to NOS tenets in an inquiry-based activity. In addition to the efficiency component,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Science Instruction, Elementary School Students, Grade 3
Darling, Gerald – Science and Children, 2012
Whether playing soccer at recess, walking to lunch, or sitting at their desk, children encounter forces every moment of their lives. The connection between force and motion is absolutely amazing to children, so anyone working with them better be prepared for the battery of tough questions they ask: "What made the ball move that way? Why does a…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Misconceptions, Grade 4, Motion
Burton, Bill – Science and Children, 2012
With the new focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education, it's important to keep an open mind about incorporating technology into science lessons. In many cases, lessons that incorporate technology are not about the technology itself. Rather, the technology serves as a tool to enhance the lesson or add a new dimension to…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Motion, Technology Integration, Educational Technology
Robertson, William C. – Science and Children, 2009
Ah, springtime, and young people's thoughts turn to... baseball, of course. But this column is not about "how" to throw a curveball, so you'll have to look that up on your own. Here, the focus is on the "why" of the curveball. There are two different things that cause a spinning ball to curve. One is known as the "Bernoulli effect" and the other…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scientific Principles, Mathematical Concepts, Physics
Damonte, Kathleen – Science and Children, 2004
One thing scientists study is how objects move. A famous scientist named Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) spent a lot of time observing objects in motion and came up with three laws that describe how things move. This explanation only deals with the first of his three laws of motion. Newton's First Law of Motion says that moving objects will continue…
Descriptors: Motion, Physics, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods

Stern, David P. – Science and Children, 1970
The often observed and misunderstood phenomenon of movement of black and white vanes in toy radiometers under illumination is discussed in a generalized non-mathematical manner. Effects of light pressure, low gas density, friction, heat, and motion are illustrated. (JM)
Descriptors: Energy, Heat, Kinetic Molecular Theory, Motion

Dana, Thomas M.; And Others – Science and Children, 1993
Presents a unit of three lessons to teach Newton's Laws of Motion. After rotating through learning centers, answering questions, and recording observations, students are asked to generate a "class law" that explains the scientific phenomenon they observed. (MDH)
Descriptors: Demonstrations (Educational), Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Force