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Larm, Brooke – Science and Children, 2017
This article describes how a farm-based class in the Great Lakes region investigated how plants and animals prepare for winter. Two groups of children, ranging in ages from three to five years old, had a farm, pasture, gardens, forest, and a pond available for exploration. A low teacher-to-child ratio was maintained, with one teacher to…
Descriptors: Science Education, Plants (Botany), Animals, Animal Behavior
Mangiaracina, Mike – Science and Children, 2017
This 5E cycle of lessons takes students through a fun and thorough study of Silly Putty's properties, progressing from an initial observation of a "melting snowman" toy in the Engage phase to making and "marketing" their own homemade putty in the Evaluate phase. Along the way, students use evidence to construct their own…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Science, Grade 2, Water
Sullivan, Joan; Hatton, Mary – Science and Children, 2011
Family Math and Science Nights engage students and parents in active investigations tied to the curriculum in a fun, informal environment. Through this program, families actively explore math and science ideas, discover together through guided inquiry, and apply their discoveries to solve a problem at the end. All activities are hands-on, use…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Discovery Learning, Discovery Processes, Learning Activities
Hood, Kaitlyn; Gerlovich, Jack A. – Science and Children, 2007
In this article, the author shares her experience in successfully teaching elementary students how to create a tornado using a guided-inquiry approach. The guided-inquiry approach is a form of teaching in which the teacher poses the question, but lets the students decide how to answer the question. Students were so excited about the process they…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Elementary School Science, Science Instruction, Weather

Sherman, Jack – Science and Children, 1971
Describes use of a shoe box containing assorted elementary school science materials in grades one through six to motivate children and to encourage discovery learning. (JM)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary School Science, General Science, Instruction

McIntyre, Margaret – Science and Children, 1975
Describes an exploratory activity leading preschool children to become acquainted with the concept of time. (Author/EB)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary School Science, Instruction, Preschool Education

Klein, Judith S. – Science and Children, 1976
Stresses the value of encouraging students to question the results of both obvious and the less obvious scientific activities. A simple science activity built on chemical reactions. (EB)
Descriptors: Chemical Reactions, Chemistry, Discovery Learning, Elementary Education

McCormack, Alan J. – Science and Children, 1978
Presents an imaginative story to be used to introduce elementary school students to the different properties and uses of "Polyox." Various ideas for using "Polyox" in elementary science are given. (MDR)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Instructional Materials

Dyche, Steven E. – Science and Children, 1985
Samara (winged seeds from maple and ash trees) can be used for open-ended inquiry or a series of directed science activities. Attributes, observations/inferences, drawing, motion, floating, seed structure, creative design, and measurement are some of the suggestions for classroom use of these seeds. (DH)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Botany, Discovery Learning, Elementary Education

Curran-Everett, Douglas – Science and Children, 1997
Describes an activity for introducing elementary school students to the surprising Mobius band. Incorporates elements of experimentation and exposes the deceptively simple Mobius band as a rich resource for discovery. Provides an opportunity for young learners to participate in the process of scientific inquiry within a mathematical framework.…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Inquiry

McIntyre, Margaret – Science and Children, 1975
Suggests using food as a resource for the discovery and experimental methods of learning with preschoolers. (BR)
Descriptors: Cooking Instruction, Discovery Learning, Elementary School Science, Food

McIntyre, Margaret – Science and Children, 1975
Presents part of a new series aimed at providing exploratory activities for preschool children as they seek to become acquainted with the world in which they live. (Author/EB)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Learning Activities, Learning Processes, Physical Sciences

McIntyre, Margaret – Science and Children, 1976
Describes exploratory activities for a young child seeking to become acquainted with the world in which he lives. (EB)
Descriptors: Biology, Concept Formation, Discovery Learning, Elementary School Science

McIntyre, Margaret – Science and Children, 1976
First of a series showing ways in which the preschool setting can provide exploratory activities for the young child seeking to become acquainted with the world about him. Suggests ways to present the concepts of climate, clean air, personal space, and noise level. (EB)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Discovery Learning, Ecology, Environmental Education

Berger, J. Joel – Science and Children, 1973
Describes some of the advantages of an elementary science activity in which students discover that blowing through a straw into a bromthymol blue solution changes the color to yellow. Directions are provided for preparing the bromthymol blue solution. (JR)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, General Science
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