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Peer reviewedRepine, Tom; Rockey, Debra – Science Teacher, 1997
Describes an activity that helps students see how a paper map can represent a three dimensional object by having students build a realistic model that clearly shows what a contour line is and why it behaves the way it does. (DDR)
Descriptors: Cartography, Earth Science, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Interdisciplinary Approach
Download full textGreenwood, Anita; Scribner-MacLean, Michelle – 1997
This paper examines the development of science content knowledge of elementary teachers (N=25) as a result of participating in a summer science Institute funded by the Massachusetts Department of Education and the National Science Foundation. The institute was designed to integrate the physical, life, and earth sciences by addressing the National…
Descriptors: Biology, Earth Science, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
