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Characterising Immersive Argument-Based Inquiry Learning Environments in School-Based Education: A Systematic Literature Review
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Weiss, Kathleen A.; McDermott, Mark A.; Hand, Brian – Studies in Science Education, 2022
Educational initiatives in multiple disciplinary areas call for student engagement in the practice of argumentation (CCSSI, 2010a, 2010b; Mullis & Martin, 2017; NGSS Lead States, 2013; OECD, 2018). In science education, immersive argument-based inquiry (ABI) is one category of approaches which integrates argumentation in all classroom activity…
Descriptors: Science Education, Persuasive Discourse, Inquiry, Active Learning
Telling the Energy Story: Design and Results of a New Curriculum for Energy in Upper Elementary School
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Lacy, Sara J.; Tobin, Roger G.; Crissman, Sally; DeWater, Lezlie; Gray, Kara E.; Haddad, Nick; Hammerman, James K. L.; Seeley, Lane – Science Education, 2022
We describe the development, design, implementation, and preliminary classroom results of an innovative curriculum, "Focus on Energy," that supports learning about energy in Grades 4-5. The curriculum is grounded in the concepts of science as practice, model-based reasoning, and learning progressions, and builds on students' pre-existing…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Grade 4, Grade 5
Embodying Science: The Role of the Body in Supporting Young Children's Meaning Making
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Thomas Jha, Rhiannon; Price, Sara – International Journal of Science Education, 2022
Primary school science emphasises hands-on interactions, but little is known about how the sensorimotor experiences these interactions provide shape children's science ideas. Early interactions with science need to be engaging as these shape children's developing attitudes towards science and themselves as science learners; however, these…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Science, Science Education, Hands on Science
Observations and Opinions of a Primary Science Lead Who Made the Move to Early Years
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Rushworth, Christine – Primary Science, 2020
In this article, the author, a teacher at Cookridge Primary School in Leeds, West Yorkshire, reflects on the teaching of science from reception across the year groups. To really compare and understand the differences of teaching science in early years, the author looks at its place in the progression of science throughout primary school. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Science, Science Process Skills
Design and Implementation of the Boundary Activity Based Learning (BABL) Principle in Science Inquiry: An Exploratory Study
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Sun, Daner; Looi, Chee-Kit; Yang, Yuqin; Sun, Jin – Educational Technology & Society, 2020
Guided by the Boundary Activity based Learning (BABL) principle, mobile technology-supported inquiry learning activities were implemented in a primary four science class in Hong Kong. An exploratory study was conducted to examine the effects of the BABL guided inquiry activities on students' learning performance and to explore how the key element,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Learning Activities, Inquiry, Science Instruction
Whoooo Knew?
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Schiller, Ellen; Melin, Jacque – Science and Children, 2011
Classroom assessment practices have shifted from a focus on checking for students' understanding of memorized material to examining their conceptual understanding as they engage in activities that involve scientific reasoning, inquiry skills, performances, and products. Inquiry-based science has shifted instruction away from teacher-centered,…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Active Learning, Grade 5, Science Instruction