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Peer reviewedCross, Burnett – Science and Children, 1990
Discussed is the role of serendipity in the scientific method. Several examples from science history are provided. Described is the value of intuition on the part of the scientist. Six quotes from famous scientists are included. (CW)
Descriptors: Creativity, Discovery Processes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Peer reviewedCronin, Linda L. – Science Teacher, 1989
Discusses the need for teaching creative thinking in the classroom. Cites two misconceptions to which the absence of emphasis on creative thinking is attributed. Provides strategies and example activities for promoting the skill. States that these procedures can increase student interest in science. (RT)
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Creativity, Discovery Processes, Divergent Thinking
United States Patent Model Foundation, Alexander, VA. – 1988
The Invent America program addresses the need to provide K-8 students with opportunities to learn critical and creative thinking skills through the process of inventing. Students apply problem-solving skills as they turn their own creative ideas into inventions. It is an effort to integrate the curriculum, help students synthesize knowledge, and…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Creativity, Discovery Processes, Elementary Education
United States Patent Model Foundation, Alexander, VA. – 1988
The Invent America program addresses the need to provide K-8 students with opportunities to learn critical and creative thinking skills through the process of inventing. Students apply problem-solving skills as they turn their own creative ideas into inventions. It is an effort to integrate the curriculum, help students synthesize knowledge, and…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Creativity, Discovery Processes, Elementary Education
United States Patent Model Foundation, Alexander, VA. – 1988
The Invent America program addresses the need to provide K-8 students with opportunities to learn critical and creative thinking skills through the process of inventing. Students apply problem-solving skills as they turn their own creative ideas into inventions. It is an effort to integrate the curriculum, help students synthesize knowledge, and…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Creativity, Discovery Processes, Elementary Education
United States Patent Model Foundation, Alexander, VA. – 1988
The Invent America program addresses the need to provide K-8 students with opportunities to learn critical and creative thinking skills through the process of inventing. Students apply problem-solving skills as they turn their own creative ideas into inventions. It is an effort to integrate the curriculum, help students synthesize knowledge, and…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Creativity, Discovery Processes, Elementary Education
Download full textKuehn, Christine; Krockover, Gerald – 1986
The purpose of this study was to determine whether an instructional unit on inventing affected the inventive abilities of fifth and sixth graders and investigate the possible effects of the unit on students' creativity scores and attitudes towards science. Concomitantly, this study attempted to determine whether relationships existed between…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Discovery Processes
