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Gaydos, Matthew J.; Squire, Kurt D. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2012
Research has shown that video games can be good for learning, particularly for STEM topics. However, in order for games to be scalable and sustainable, associated research must move beyond considerations of efficacy towards theories that account for classroom ecologies of students and teachers. This study asks how a digital game called "Citizen…
Descriptors: Science and Society, STEM Education, Predictor Variables, Use Studies
Environmental Protection Agency, Chicago, IL. Great Lakes National Program Office. – 1997
This book contains lesson plans that provide an integrated approach to incorporating Great Lakes environmental issues into elementary subjects. The book is divided into three subject areas: (1) History, which includes the origins of the Great Lakes, Great Lakes people, and shipwrecks; (2) Social Studies, which covers government, acid rain as a…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Elementary Education, Environmental Education, History Instruction
Wheatley, John H.; Coon, Herbert L. – 1974
This package contains over one hundred activities in environmental education designed for student use in grades K through 12. Each activity has been classified by the editors according to the most appropriate grade level, subject matter, environmental concept involved, and environmental problem area. Subject areas are science, mathematics, social…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Environmental Education, Fine Arts, Fundamental Concepts

Cambell, Melvin; Burton, VirLynn – Science and Children, 1994
Presents a unit approach that utilizes Howard Gardner's seven intelligences (Linguistic, Logical/mathematical, Spatial, Music, Kinesthetic/body, Intrapersonal, and Interpersonal). Students are given a list of activities and make a contract to complete a certain number on the list. A sample unit for fifth graders on the bodily systems is provided.…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Learning Activities

Braus, Judy; O'Reilly, Diane – Science Scope, 1994
Presents a color poster, information, and activities for introducing students to biodiversity. (PR)
Descriptors: Activity Units, Biodiversity, Biology, Ecology
Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD. – 1979
This teacher guide for the astronomy unit of an outdoor education program consists of a series of performance objectives, intended to provide interesting, hands-on activities, involving interdisciplinary skills, that augment commitments of the mathematics, sciences, and social studies program of the Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools.…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Astronomy, Behavioral Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education

Richardson, Marilyn – Science Scope, 1994
A teacher describes her science class' successful inclusion of a student with Rett Syndrome. Included in the article are the classroom implications of the disease and strategies for ensuring that all students receive the best science education available. (ZWH)
Descriptors: Activity Units, Disabilities, Equal Education, Integrated Activities

Walker, Noojin – Science Scope, 1994
A teacher shares three instructional aids that she used to teach blind as well as sighted students the basic principles of chemical bonding.(ZWH)
Descriptors: Activity Units, Blindness, Chemical Bonding, Chemistry
Hollister, Sarah – 1997
This teacher's guide supplies information and hands-on activities to teach about trees from several disciplines. Activities are grouped into six areas that cover botany, social studies, arts and literature (aesthetics), and trees as a resource. Sections include: (1) Tree Identification, which defines trees and leaves and presents activities that…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Aesthetic Values, Botany, Creative Activities
Johnson, Patricia; And Others – 1979
Activities developed and used with children and adults participating in the program offerings of the Edwin Gould Outdoor Education Centers are presented. Information describing most activities includes name, description of the activity, objectives, supervision or help required, procedures, time involved, size of area required, materials,…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Conservation Education, Educational Games, Educational Media

Scruggs, Thomas E.; Mastropieri, Margo A. – Science Scope, 1994
Provides strategies for adapting microscope activities for students with disabilities. The following factors are considered: (1) mainstreaming strategies; (2) laboratory techniques; (3) observing and classifying; (4) vocabulary and terminology; and (5) safety. (ZWH)
Descriptors: Activity Units, Biology, Disabilities, Junior High Schools
Echols, Jean C.; Hosoume, Kimi; Kopp, Jaine – 1997
This book supports the National Science Education Standards by giving children an understanding of the characteristics of organisms, outlining the life cycles of organisms, and showing how organisms relate to their environments. Interweaving life science with literature, mathematics, and physical sciences, the unit begins with children…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Animals, Biological Sciences, Class Activities

Engelland, Holly – Science Scope, 1994
Describes a project where students build their own catapults and modify them to solve four problems. Suggests the unit be integrated with a social studies unit on the Middle Ages. (PR)
Descriptors: Activity Units, Integrated Activities, Junior High Schools, Learning Activities

Beeler, Roy – Science Scope, 1994
Describes a partnership between the Joint Activities Program and an inner-city school that provides students with an enriched science learning experience. The program's educational beliefs, assumptions, and their implications are discussed. Also included in the article are brief descriptions of some the science experiences and learning of the…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Earth Science, Environmental Education, Field Trips

Mills, Melinda B. – Science Scope, 1994
Describes an assignment that allows students to explore the life of the Cherokee Indians during a tragic period in history when the U.S. Government removed the Cherokees from their ancestral homeland. Students demonstrate learning by creating skits that incorporate Cherokee history, culture, and herbal remedies. (ZWH)
Descriptors: Activity Units, American Indian History, Botany, Drama
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