Hands-on activities in science learning are beneficial in enhancing creative thinking in students. However, scant studies have probed the nature of creative thinking developed by hands-on activities, particularly among primary school students and further investigation is thus mandated. Therefore, this study aims to explore the creative thinking…

This kit was created to make learning about bears a fun and meaningful experience for teachers and students. It offers students opportunities to learn about favorite animals through an assortment of fun activities filled with information. The activities interact with science, language arts, critical thinking, music, social studies, math, art, and…

A learning unit about earthquakes includes activities for primary grade students, including making inferences and defining operationally. Task cards are included for independent study on earthquake maps and earthquake measuring. (CB)

A brief lesson is presented on ways in which things become clean or are cleaned. Two hands-on experiments are described: one in which students learn to sequence, and the other in which students learn about the differences between fact and opinion. (CB)

Activities and information relating to dinosaurs are presented, including: study of warm- and cold-blooded animals; research about recent dinosaur discoveries; track-making; studying and making fossils; and extinction theories. (CB)

Investigates the behavior of the air fern in a search for its proper name. Concludes that the material is not a live plant but instead a dead animal that has been dyed. (CP)

Presents an activity involving reaction time developed for the Science of Sports, a traveling exhibition put together by Ohio's Center of Science and Industry. (JRH)

Describes a board game, ImmunoScenarios, which was developed to reinforce the ideas about the immune system discussed in lecture classes. Emphasizes important characteristics of the body's specific defense system including specificity, cooperation among various cells, and memory. Includes directions for playing, student handouts, and scenarios.…

The activities in this document are designed for elementary students by the American Coal Foundation. The activities contained in this booklet are as follows: (1) Coal Flowers; (2) Coal Formation; (3) TV Documentary on Coal; (4) Controlling Our Rate of Consumption; and (5) The Geologists' Dilemma. The last two activities were developed by Indiana…

Provides procedures and comments for 15 short chemical experiments suitable for classroom demonstrations or public displays about chemistry. (MLH)

High school students at the Texas School for the Deaf can participate in a horticulture class featuring both theoretical and practical knowledge of hydroponics. The course allows students to learn life cycle concepts while engaging in a new technology. (CL)

Provides directions for creating four different optical illusions. (FL)