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Zipeng Qi; Lei Xu; Yun Chen; Shuanglian Cai – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
This study revamps and optimizes the teaching and learning process and instrument for the classic binary vapor-liquid equilibrium experiment by combining activity coefficient model simulations and practical exercises. Our teaching process combines a software simulation and practical exercises. Utilizing Aspen software, students can predict phase…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Instruction, Instructional Improvement, Educational Improvement
St. John, Leo – Sci Children, 1969
Descriptors: Aerospace Technology, Discovery Learning, Elementary School Science, Instruction
Hoskisson, Kenneth – Sci Children, 1969
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary School Science, Inquiry, Instruction
Bzoch, Jane; Hildebrand, D.C. – Sci Children, 1969
Descriptors: Biology, Discovery Learning, Elementary School Science, Health Education

Sherman, Jack – Science and Children, 1971
Describes use of a shoe box containing assorted elementary school science materials in grades one through six to motivate children and to encourage discovery learning. (JM)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary School Science, General Science, Instruction

McIntyre, Margaret – Science and Children, 1975
Describes an exploratory activity leading preschool children to become acquainted with the concept of time. (Author/EB)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary School Science, Instruction, Preschool Education

Klein, Judith S. – Science and Children, 1976
Stresses the value of encouraging students to question the results of both obvious and the less obvious scientific activities. A simple science activity built on chemical reactions. (EB)
Descriptors: Chemical Reactions, Chemistry, Discovery Learning, Elementary Education
Del Giorno, Bette J. – Sci Children, 1969
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary School Science, Induction, Instruction

McIntyre, Margaret – Science and Children, 1976
Describes exploratory activities for a young child seeking to become acquainted with the world in which he lives. (EB)
Descriptors: Biology, Concept Formation, Discovery Learning, Elementary School Science

Ward, Alan – Science Activities, 1976
Three activities for involving students in projects that incorporate writing, drawing and recording their findings are included. The discovery approach is emphasized. (EB)
Descriptors: Creativity, Discovery Learning, Educational Media, Elementary Education

Heath, Phillip A. – Science Activities, 1976
Describes activities for the elementary school classroom to increase observational accuracy of children. (CP)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Instruction

Berger, J. Joel – Science and Children, 1973
Describes some of the advantages of an elementary science activity in which students discover that blowing through a straw into a bromthymol blue solution changes the color to yellow. Directions are provided for preparing the bromthymol blue solution. (JR)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, General Science

Williamson, Virginia – Science Activities, 1975
Intended to aid teachers help students discover the concept of human beings interrelating and interdependent with their environment. A science activity used with sixth grade students involved in a functional recycling system for newspapers is described. The program grew into a community-wide project, incorporated with city council. (EB)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Discovery Learning, Ecology, Elementary Education

McIntyre, Margaret – Science and Children, 1976
Some ways in which exploratory activities of the preschool child involve science concepts are described. The role of adults knowledgeable about both science and child development is stressed. Emphasis is placed on hands-on experiences. (EB)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Discovery Learning, Elementary School Science, Exceptional Persons

Wolfe, Lila F. – Science and Children, 1976
Hands-on experiences are encouraged and some examples given to promote discovery learning for the very young. (EB)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Instruction
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