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Rule, Audrey C.; Tallakson, Denise A.; Glascock, Alex L.; Chao, Astoria – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2015
This article describes an arts- and spatial thinking skill--integrated inquiry project applied to life science concepts from the Next Generation Science Standards for fourth grade students that focuses on two unifying or crosscutting themes: (1) structure (or "form") and function and (2) use of models. Students made observations and…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Inquiry, Science Activities, Models
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Lye, Sze Yee; Wee, Loo Kang; Kwek, Yao Chie; Abas, Suriati; Tay, Lee Yong – Educational Technology & Society, 2014
Science simulations are popular among educators as such simulations afford for multiple visual representation and interactivity. Despite the popularity and abundance on the internet, our literature review suggested little research has been conducted on the use of simulation in elementary school. Thus, an exploratory pilot case study was conducted…
Descriptors: Energy, Elementary School Science, Science Instruction, Computer Simulation
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Sharland, Hannah – Primary Science, 2011
The author believes that to truly engage children in learning, an imaginative approach with purposeful activities is very important. One way that this can be implemented is through simple "engineering projects" where science, design and technology (D&T), mathematics and information and communication technology (ICT) are combined,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Student Projects, Robotics, Science Instruction
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Gregorius, Roberto Ma.; Santos, Rhodora; Dano, Judith B.; Gutierrez, Jose J. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2010
Two animations, one focused on the macroscopic phenomena and particulate conception of the three states of matter and the effects of heat on these states, and the other on solution formation and solubility were produced using Adobe Flash MX software. The first was designed for and tested on elementary school (3rd-5th grade) students. The second…
Descriptors: Animation, Computer Uses in Education, Multimedia Materials, Chemistry
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Gregorius, Roberto Ma.; Santos, Rhodora; Dano, Judith B.; Gutierrez, Jose J. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2010
Animations were prepared using Adobe Flash MX and tested on elementary (3rd-5th grade) and secondary chemistry students. A pre- and post-test study was used to compare the learning gains of students who received the animations with those who received textbook reading time and discussion in class. The control and experimental groups were further…
Descriptors: Animation, Computer Uses in Education, Multimedia Materials, Chemistry
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Kahn, Sami – Science and Children, 2009
Wikis are collaborative websites where visitors can edit anything they want, anytime they want. Essentially online "whiteboards," wikis allow groups of people to create documents and projects together. Internet forums, also known as message boards or discussion boards, are web applications that provide online discussions. Like wikis, your forum…
Descriptors: Internet, Computer Uses in Education, Web Sites, Computer Mediated Communication
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Liu, Tzu-Chien; Peng, Hsinyi; Wu, Wen-Hsuan; Lin, Ming-Sheng – Educational Technology & Society, 2009
This study has three major purposes, including designing mobile natural-science learning activities that rest on the 5E Learning Cycle, examining the effects of these learning activities on students' performances of learning aquatic plants, and exploring students' perceptions toward these learning activities. A case-study method is utilized and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Learning Activities, Learning Processes, Science Education
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Wood, Pamela L.; Quitadamo, Ian J.; DePaepe, James L.; Loverro, Ian – Science and Children, 2007
The WebQuest is a four-step process integrated at appropriate points in the Animal Studies unit. Through the WebQuest, students create a series of habitat maps that build on the knowledge gained from conducting the various activities of the unit. The quest concludes with an evaluation using the WebQuest rubric and an oral presentation of a final…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Web Sites, Animals
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Ching, Cynthia Carter; Kafai, Yasmin B. – Teachers College Record, 2008
Background: Existing research suggests that one of the challenges for teachers in persisting with innovative inquiry curricula is their difficulty scaffolding students' transitions into technology-supported and open-ended activities. The question of whether students can effectively scaffold one another's transitions has not been previously…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Student Attitudes, Ethnography, Discourse Analysis
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Carter, LeAnn; Sumrall, William J.; Curry, Kristen M. – Science and Children, 2006
Digital cameras are easy to find, easy to use, and offer great potential for incorporating technology into lessons. Project ideas can range from creating collections of objects to identify (e.g., insects, plants, rocks/minerals, and so on) to documenting the signs of the seasons or recording the progress of an investigation. Even stages of the…
Descriptors: Plants (Botany), Photography, Technology Integration, Science Instruction
Goldenberg, Lauren B.; Heinze, Juliette; Ba, Harouna – Education Development Center, Inc., 2004
The JASON Multimedia Science Curriculum (JMSC) was developed in 1989 by the JASON Foundation for Education (www.jason.org), and is a multimedia, interdisciplinary, inquiry-based science curriculum that responds to the dual demands of teachers having to teach state standards while engaging students in scientific inquiry. The JMSC encourages…
Descriptors: State Standards, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Simulation, Science Curriculum
Sampson, Demetrios G., Ed.; Spector, J. Michael, Ed.; Ifenthaler, Dirk, Ed.; Isaias, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2014
These proceedings contain the papers of the 11th International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA 2014), October 25-27, 2014, which has been organized by the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) and endorsed by the Japanese Society for Information and Systems in…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Teaching Methods, Technological Literacy, Technology Uses in Education