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How Spanish Primary School Students Interpret the Concepts of Population and Species
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Jiménez-Tejada, María-Pilar; Sánchez-Monsalve, Cristina; González-García, Francisco – Journal of Biological Education, 2013
This article presents research concerning the way in which primary school pupils in southern Spain interpret the concepts of population and species. The results show that, for the concept of population, there was an intense anthropocentrism in pupils' responses, while for the concept of species, only animals were considered as living creatures.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scientific Concepts, Concept Teaching, Population Education
Art Experiences: Opening the Door to Science
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McIntyre, Margaret – Science and Children, 1978
Describes ways in which: (1) paintings, (2) crayon rubbings, and (3) clay modeling can be used to demonstrate science concepts. (CP)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Concept Teaching, Elementary Education
Consumer's Choice. A Manual of Supplemental Consumer Education Teaching Strategies. Developed for Grades K-4.
Allegheny Intermediate Unit, Pittsburgh, PA. – 1979
Designed for grades K-4, this manual contains suggested teaching strategies for infusing consumer education into the academic areas of art, language arts, mathematics, science/health, and social studies. Each of the twenty to thirty learning activities provided for each of the academic areas is based on competencies related to one of four…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Art Activities, Behavioral Objectives, Concept Teaching