In 2019, the U.S. is still facing a shortage of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce that is capable of solving social and economic challenges in 21st century worldwide. Numerous studies have explored the influence of integrative STEM approaches on developing student interest and career aspiration in STEM. Building on…

This study investigated the relations among preservice elementary teachers' ideas about evolution, their understanding of basic science concepts and college science coursework. Forty-two percent of 240 participants did not accept the theory of human evolution, but held inconsistent ideas about related topics, such as co-existence of humans and…

Lifelong science literacy begins with attitudes and interests established early in childhood. The use of trade books (i.e., a literary work intended for sale to the general public) in North American school classrooms to support the development of science literacy invites an examination of the quality of science content disseminated to students. A…

In this article, the authors describe how they capitalized on their first-grade students' love of dinosaurs by hosting a fun-filled Dinosaur Day in their classroom. On Dinosaur Day, students rotated through four dinosaur-related learning stations that integrated science content with art, language arts, math, and history in a fun and time-efficient…

Provides (1) information on how dinosaurs lived and were adapted to survive; (2) activities on this topic; and (3) ready-to-copy student materials. Each activity includes an objective, list of materials needed, recommended age level(s), subject area(s), and instructional strategies. (JN)

Presents lists of materials needed and procedures to build a collection of dinosaurs using different sized boxes, build life-sized dinosaur bones using paper-mache and chicken wire, make paper dinosaur stickers, and make dinosaur pop-up cards. These arts/crafts activities can be used to complement activities in science and other subjects. (JN)

Presents (1) background information explaining how paleontologists solve dinosaur mysteries using fossil clues; (2) activities on this topic; and (3) ready-to-copy student materials. Each activity includes an objective, list of materials needed, recommended age level(s), subject area(s), and instructional strategies. (JN)

Presents (1) American and Canadian sites to see dinosaurs; (2) a list of 35 questions about dinosaurs (with answers); (3) a chart with data on various types of dinosaurs; and (4) listing of resource materials, including field guides, children's fiction/nonfiction books, and items appearing in "Ranger Rick" magazine. (JN)

Sixth graders participated in a long-term project involving archaeological processes. Activities included finding background information, site preparation, excavation, record keeping, cleaning artifacts, and classifying items. This pilot project was very successful in Arizona and will be expanded to include more grade levels and groups. (DH)

Materials needed, recommended age level(s), subject area(s), and strategies are provided for activities in which dinosaurs are used in art, music, writing, and other creative media (such as using the dinosaur theme to create advertisements). Ready-to-copy student materials are included. (JN)

Provides: (1) background information on how dinosaurs are named and classified, how they compared to other animals, and how they vary in size; (2) activities on these topics; and (3) ready-to-copy worksheets. Activities include objectives, lists of materials needed, recommended age level(s), subject area(s), and instructional strategies. (JN)

Background information and ready-to-copy student materials are provided for activities that examine the history of the earth and focus on what life was like during the age of dinosaurs. Each activity includes an objective, list of materials needed, recommended age level(s), subject area(s), and instructional strategies. (JN)

Discusses summer workshops designed to help elementary teachers develop an earth science program for their schools. Includes descriptions of three lessons and related instructional strategies on rocks and minerals, topographic maps, and fossils. (BC)

Explains how young students can be introduced to fossils. Suggests books to read and science activities including "Fossils to Eat" where students make fossils from peanut butter, honey, and powdered milk. (PR)

Coelophysis was an ostrich-like, meat-eating dinosaur that inhabitated southwestern New York State approximately 200 million years ago. At that time the region was semi-tropical and hosted a bizarre array of amphibians, reptiles, and plants while experiencing unrest in the form of basin settling, earthquakes, faults, and intrusions and outpourings…