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Hoffman, Jan – Teacher, 1976
This is the second "Center Spot" devoted to Jan Hoffman's "Shoe Box Science," a program that organizes manipulative materials so that children can identify, describe, order, construct, name and distinguish on their own.
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Learning Activities, Program Descriptions, Science Education
Jerome, Brian; Fuqua, Paul – 1996
This guide, when used in tandem with the videotape "Animals Without Backbones," helps students learn about invertebrates. These materials promote hands-on discovery and learning. The guide is composed of six curriculum-based teaching units: (1) "Getting Started"; (2) "Porifera"; (3) "Cnidarians"; (4) "Worms"; (5) "Mollusks"; (6) "Arthropods"; and…
Descriptors: Biology, Discovery Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Hands on Science
Peer reviewedWilliams, David L. – Science and Children, 1975
Stresses the importance of learner involvement, and adult patience and understanding, for a child's success in learning and consequently in living. (EB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Intellectual Development
Peer reviewedMcIntyre, Margaret – Science and Children, 1975
Discusses methods for introducing young children to the study of ecology. (PB)
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Early Childhood Education, Ecology, Environmental Education
Peer reviewedMcIntyre, 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
Peer reviewedKlein, 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
Peer reviewedTrombulak, Stephen C. – Bioscience, 1995
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Discovery Learning, Higher Education
Peer reviewedRieck, William – Science Activities, 1994
Describes an activity that allows students to discover the concept of density and that density is a determining physical property of a pure substance. Makes suggestions to further enhance students' understanding of density. (ZWH)
Descriptors: Density (Matter), Discovery Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Physical Sciences
Peer reviewedMcCormack, 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
Peer reviewedDyche, 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
Peer reviewedMcIntyre, 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
Peer reviewedMcIntyre, 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
Peer reviewedMcIntyre, 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
Peer reviewedMcIntyre, 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
Peer reviewedWard, Alan – Science Activities, 1976
Three activities for involving students in projects that incorporate writing, drawing and recording their findings are included. The discovery approach is emphasized. (EB)
Descriptors: Creativity, Discovery Learning, Educational Media, Elementary Education
