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McShane, Joan Braunagel – Science and Children, 1997
Reports on the winning tool creations by 1,300 fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade students in the 1997 Craftsman/NSTA Young Inventors Awards Program. Students had to use mechanical and science process skills to design and build tools to meet their needs in solving a problem. The winning entry was a calibrated angle and depth scissors. (AIM)
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Discovery Processes, Elementary Education, Inventions

Martin, Ruth A. – Science and Children, 1997
Hands-on science activities and first-hand experiences of kindergartners studying trees demonstrate the true meaning of authentic assessment. The activities and teacher interactions had several things in common: (1) they asked students to perform or create something; (2) they invoked real-world applications; (3) they showed that there is more than…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Discovery Processes