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Herron, Julie; Foster, Andrea – Science and Children, 2017
In this featured lesson, entitled "Fishy Feeding Frenzy," fourth-grade students engage in a classic science activity that requires them to experience the interdependent relationships of organisms in an ecosystem. The students explore how adaptations increase the survival of a member of a species by participating in an active "fishy…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Science Instruction, Common Core State Standards
Carrier, Sarah; Rex, Ted – Science and Children, 2013
This article presents a lesson plan that uses materials such as rope, drinking water, and straws in a classroom activity to teach elementary students about electrical circuits in a "hands on/minds on" fashion. Students first experiment with bulbs, wires, and switches, then they do an activity with simulating electricity through a circuit…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Energy, Scientific Concepts
Goldston, M. Jenice; Allison, Elizabeth; Fowler, Lisa; Glaze, Amanda – Science and Children, 2013
This article begins with a thought-provoking question: What do you think of when you hear the term "recycle?" Many think about paper, glass, aluminum cans, landfills, and reducing waste by reusing some of these materials. How many of us ever consider the way the systems of Earth dynamically recycle its materials? In the following…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Recycling, Grade 5, Elementary School Students
Robertson, Amy; Blake, Kathryn – Science and Children, 2011
Stories read aloud or written by students help science come alive and engage students as active participants in their learning. Students gain a sense of place by learning about their local ecosystem by listening to stories read aloud, doing prairie-related activities, and writing stories of their own. This article describes a prairie unit that…
Descriptors: Ecology, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Reading Aloud to Others

French, M. Jenice; Skochdopole, Laura Downey – Science and Children, 1998
Describes an integrated science unit to help preservice teachers gain confidence in their abilities to learn and teach science. The teachers role played being salmon as they learned about the salmon's life cycle and the difficulties salmon encounter. The unit introduced the use of investigative activities that begin with questions and end with…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Animal Behavior, Concept Teaching, Elementary Education