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Kim, Minkee; Aktan, Tugba – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2014
Studies have not yet consented whether integrating mathematics into science would enhance students' learning or confuse their understanding of abstract mathematical concepts. In spite of the social need for solving social-scientific problems with multiple facets, there has not been a holistic integration model of the disciplines. Hence, this study…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Integrated Curriculum, Mathematics Curriculum, Science Curriculum

Carson, Robert James; Sadd, James Lester – Journal of Geological Education, 1991
Describes writing environmental impact statement concerning land use as assignment in geology courses. Students select area, propose land-use project, analyze available literature, choose specific site within map area for project, and write report addressing site access, water supply, liquid and solid waste disposal, mitigation of environmental…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Earth Science, Geology, Higher Education

Mendelson, Carl Victor – Journal of Geological Education, 1991
Describes an assignment in a paleontology course built around constructional morphology and the role of adaptation and exaptation in evolution. Students investigate the constructional morphology of a group of fossils that interests them. Findings are presented in an oral presentation and in a term paper. (27 references) (PR)
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Earth Science, Geology, Higher Education

Niemitz, Jeffrey William; Potter, Noel, Jr. – Journal of Geological Education, 1991
Describes an approach to introductory geology that requires students to go into the field to make observations, collect and analyze data, synthesize those data, and hypothesize about inferred geologic relationships. The product of these laboratories is a paper that requires students to test their hypothesis using specific examples from the data.…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Earth Science, Field Trips, Geology
Defendorf, Jean, Ed. – 1987
This publication provides information and activities for teaching about seashells and process skills including observing, classifying, collecting and interpreting data, inferring, measuring, and predicting. There are 10 lessons. Lessons 1 through 5 deal with an introduction to shells, why animals have shells, observing and classifying shells, the…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Elementary School Science, Experiential Learning, Instructional Improvement
Anchorage School District, AK. – 1987
This publication provides information and activities for identifying objects using the five senses and process skills including observing, classifying, collecting and interpreting data, inferring, and predicting. Lessons 1 through 3 deal with the identification of an unknown substance and the physical properties of powders. Lessons 4 through 6 are…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Experiential Learning, Instructional Improvement, Interdisciplinary Approach

Fryer, Karen Helene – Journal of Geological Education, 1991
Explains how students can learn basic petrographic techniques by using a thin-section collection prepared from the rock units in a geological area under study. Each student defines a particular problem to investigate and is responsible for collecting samples in the field, making additional thin sections, and preparing formal written and oral…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Earth Science, Field Trips, Geology
Anchorage School District, AK. – 1987
This publication provides information and activities for teaching about vegetables and process skills including observing, classifying, collecting and interpreting data, inferring, measuring, and predicting. There are 12 lessons. Lessons 1 through 5 pertain to growing, rinsing, and observing sprouts. Lessons 6 and 8 through 11 deal with tasting…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Elementary School Science, Experiential Learning, Gardening
Defendorf, Jean, Ed. – 1988
This publication provides information and activities for teaching about insects and process skills including observing, classifying, collecting and interpreting data, inferring, measuring, and predicting. There are 13 lessons. Lessons 1 through 3 deal with insects, in general, and with moths and butterflies. Lessons 4 through 7 consist of…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Elementary School Science, Experiential Learning, Grade 1
Anchorage School District, AK. – 1986
This publication provides information and activities for teaching about seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, and touch and process skills, including observing, classifying, collecting and interpreting data, inferring, measuring, and predicting. There are 12 lessons. Lessons 1 and 2 deal with classification using sight. Lessons 3 and 4 cover a book…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Elementary School Science, Experiential Learning, Instructional Improvement
Defendorf, Jean, Ed. – 1987
This publication provides information and activities for teaching about water, whether certain objects will sink or float, and process skills including observing, classifying, inferring, measuring, predicting, and collecting and interpreting data. There are 14 lessons in the unit. The first four lessons deal with the classification of objects and…
Descriptors: Density (Matter), Elementary School Science, Experiential Learning, Instructional Improvement
Miller, Tyson; Barrie, Jeff – 1995
This manual presents a variety of ideas for environmental education projects that range in duration from two weeks to several years. All of the projects are designed to make learning interesting and relevant to the lives of students by enabling them to develop a sense of connection to their world and a framework that empowers them to make positive…
Descriptors: Biology, Ecology, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education

Blansdorf, Klaus, Ed. – 1983
The Institut fur die Padagogik der Naturwissenschaften (IPN) is the research institute for science education, with a national function in the Federal Republic of Germany. The IPN consists of biology education, chemistry education, physics education, educational science, research methodology/statistics, and administration/general services…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Maley, Donald, Ed.; Smith, Kenneth L., Ed. – 1991
This publication on Aerospace Programs is a special edition of "Technology Education" featuring descriptions of 15 select aerospace education programs from diverse localities spanning the full range of instructional levels. Following introductory material, the monograph contains the following largely unedited program descriptions: (1)…
Descriptors: Aerospace Education, College Science, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
Mellor, Ann; And Others – 1971
An approach to mapping work in the elementary classroom is presented. Described is a sixth-grade class working with mapping activities for the first time over a three-week span. Activities described include mapping of a classroom, the importance of a key, and important map characteristics. (DS)
Descriptors: Cartography, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Interdisciplinary Approach