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Harris, Renard; Hall, Cynthia; Hawkins, Tristan; Hartley, Megan; McCray, Willie; Sirleaf, Hammed – Science and Children, 2016
T.A.L.E.S., Teaching And Learning with Engaging Stories, is an alternative teaching method that focuses on enhancing learning by teaching science, math, ELA, and social studies through story. A six-week research study investigating socioeconomically disadvantaged students' responses to oral stories was conducted during an afterschool tutoring…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Story Telling, After School Programs, Economically Disadvantaged
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Mayberry, Sally – Science and Children, 2014
How do teachers ignite a fire that kindles a love for books and produces a sense of wonder in the science classroom? What do teachers know and do that lights that spark in their students (Cummins 2012)? In this article, science and mathematics professor Sally Mayberry highlights a number of trade books that have made a fantastic difference in the…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Reading Aloud to Others, Books, Student Attitudes
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Abell, Sandra K. – Science and Children, 2007
Teachers and schools are required by the No Child Left Behind Act to use research-based instructional practices. Although we often think of research as something university professors do, teachers can contribute to the research base on effective instruction by conducting research in their own classrooms.
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Teaching Methods, Action Research, Science Instruction
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Shymansky, James A. – Science and Children, 1989
Discusses the controversy involving the effectiveness of elementary science curricula projects of the sixties and seventies. Reports on a synthesis of the research, student performance, implications, and improvements for the future. States that these innovative programs were more effective in raising student performance and attitudes than…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary School Science, Experiential Learning, Instructional Effectiveness
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Spellman, Susan O. – Science and Children, 1989
Outlines steps for involving problem students in discovery-oriented science activities. States that planning is the basis for an effective lesson. (RT)
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Elementary School Science, Experiential Learning
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Blueford, Joyce R. – Science and Children, 1989
Provides guidelines for a custom-made science program that integrates science, math, and technology. Describes the curriculum which is divided into themes including the applied sciences, cycles of the universe, plate tectonics, rock, water, and life. (Author/RT)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Earth Science, Elementary School Science, Experiential Learning