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Robinson, Krista L. – Science and Children, 1995
Presents different methods for teaching animal classification to young children. Discusses modeling, observation, and the use of Venn diagrams among other approaches. (NB)
Descriptors: Animals, Classification, Early Childhood Education, Models
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Rankin, W. T.; Lewis, Norma G. – American Biology Teacher, 2003
Uses trenoids, which are toothpicks colored with ink markers to represent a single taxa of organisms to illustrate ecological concepts in a student-centered learning environment. (YDS)
Descriptors: Classification, Ecology, Higher Education, Laboratory Experiments
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Kirsch, Irwin S.; Mosenthal, Peter B. – Journal of Reading, 1992
Discusses helping students understand cases and classes through knowledge modeling. Discusses classification and human cognition, and classification and pictorial knowledge models. Provides classroom extension activities. (SR)
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Structures, Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education
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Summerlin, Lee; Borgford, Christie – Science Teacher, 1989
Described is an activity which uses a 96-well reaction plate and soda straws to construct a model of the periodic table of the elements. The model illustrates the ionization energies of the various elements. Construction of the model and related concepts are discussed. (CW)
Descriptors: Chemical Reactions, Chemistry, Classification, Laboratory Procedures
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Sterling, Donna – Science Scope, 1996
Presents an activity that introduces the historical developments in science that led to the discovery of the periodic table and lets students experience scientific discovery firsthand. Enables students to learn about patterns among the elements and experience how scientists analyze data to discover patterns and build models. (JRH)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Classification, Data Analysis, Discovery Processes
Weisgarber, Sherry L.; Van Doren, Lisa; Hackathorn, Merrianne; Hannibal, Joseph T.; Hansgen, Richard – 1997
This publication is a collection of 13 hands-on activities that focus on earth science-related activities and involve students in learning about growing crystals, tectonics, fossils, rock and minerals, modeling Ohio geology, geologic time, determining true north, and constructing scale-models of the Earth-moon system. Each activity contains…
Descriptors: Classification, Concept Formation, Earth Science, Elementary Secondary Education
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Crenshaw, Neil – American Biology Teacher, 1979
An approach is suggested for teaching science history through inquiry training. A series of investigations are given for illustrating to students the manner in which organisms are grouped taxonomically. (SA)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Classification, Inquiry, Models
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Robinson, William S. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1998
Argues that, to deal effectively with sentence errors of basic writers, it is crucial to distinguish between what should be left alone and what can be productively marked and how it should be marked. Proposes a taxonomy of four sources of errors (knowledge, dialect, process, and developmental errors) and seven ways to address them. (SR)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Classification, Error Correction, Error Patterns
Gabel, Dorothy L. – 1993
This book is designed to help students understand the nature of scientific inquiry by involving them in doing science rather than merely reading about it. The content of the text emphasizes science process skills, mathematical skills, and the use of theories and models that are fundamental for learning the various science disciplines. The…
Descriptors: Classification, Elementary Education, Hands on Science, Inquiry
Jones, Jack B. – 1978
Many writers have suggested that comprehension occurs at several levels (e.g., literal, inference, and conclusion). However, many teachers spend as much as two-thirds of their time on lower-level skills such as phonics and literal-level comprehension skills. Some authors have suggested ways of assisting readers in achieving comprehension at more…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Charts, Classification, Cognitive Processes
Adey, Philip; And Others – 1992
This teacher's guide is part of a program of activities that help secondary-level students develop the complex thinking skills needed to succeed in science. This program can be used with current curriculum materials. It is designed to help students integrate ideas and develop concepts that demonstrate higher level thinking. A rich environment of…
Descriptors: Classification, Concept Formation, High Schools, Models
Clarkson, Lorraine; And Others – 1983
This two-dimensional, action-oriented curriculum model for teaching geography at the secondary school level provides a rationale for implementing a student-structured, process-oriented curriculum. Two diagrammed models, which are general enough to represent any learning process, illustrate the ideas developed in the rationale and accompany each of…
Descriptors: Classification, Curriculum Development, Experiential Learning, Geography Instruction
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Kleg, Milton; Mahlios, Marc – Social Education, 1990
Presents a teacher-initiated model for reaching class consensus on the meaning of confusing or interchangeable concepts in social studies classrooms. Illustrates the model by delineating terrorism. Shows procedural steps that involve students in self and small group interviews where definitions are clarified until consensus is reached. Suggests…
Descriptors: Classification, Coherence, Cooperative Learning, Definitions
National Aquarium in Baltimore, MD. Dept. of Education. – 1997
"Living in Water" is a classroom-based, scientific study of water, aquatic environments, and the plants and animals that live in water. The lessons in this curriculum integrate basic physical, biological, and earth sciences, and mathematics. The integration of language arts is also considered essential to its success. These lessons do not require…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Biology, Classification, Earth Science