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Dogan, Alev; Uluay, Gülsah – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2021
In the digital world, where robotics implementations are taking a place in educational processes with increasing acceleration, it is important that pre-service teachers gain competences in this field that addresses the needs of the future. From this point of view, the aim of this study is to design an activity process in which pre-service science…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Science Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Competencies
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Finzer, William; Busey, Amy; Kochevar, Randy – Science Teacher, 2018
Data-driven inquiry as a science practice and instructional approach can provide a powerful context for project-based learning (PBL). Students engage in data-driven inquiry when they explore a rich data set and observe patterns, ask questions suggested by the data, and pursue answers about underlying phenomena. Krajcik (2015) describes five…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Data Analysis, Maps
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Maher, Damian; Ng, Wan – Teaching Science, 2020
University-led science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) outreach plays an important role in addressing declining rates of student participation in tertiary STEM programs and declining interest in pursuing careers in STEM fields (Sadler, Eilam, Bigger & Barry, 2018). One type of outreach program that is becoming more popular is…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, STEM Education, College School Cooperation, Outreach Programs
Willis, Melinda B. N. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of the study was to gain an understanding of how novice science teachers transferred the inclusion of the Project-Based Instruction (PBI) pedagogy learned during an undergraduate course on PBI to teaching in the high school science classroom. PBI units in science courses are framed by a driving question, which students answer through a…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Beginning Teachers, Case Studies, Active Learning
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Fernández-Raga, María; Villard, Thierry – Research-publishing.net, 2020
This case study describes two iterations of a cross-disciplinary Virtual Exchange (VE) project developed between the Universities of Bordeaux (France) and León (Spain), involving students of Applied Physics and Measurement Engineering (APME), and Electrical Engineering. The students worked together on designing a real garden in Bordeaux within…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Interdisciplinary Approach, Virtual Classrooms, Physics
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Dooly, Melinda; Sadler, Randall – Language Learning & Technology, 2016
This article outlines research into innovative language teaching practices that make optimal use of technology and Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) for an integrated approach to Project-Based Learning. It is based on data compiled during a 10- week language project that employed videoconferencing and "machinima" (short video clips…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Student Projects, Computer Mediated Communication, Videoconferencing
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Terrazas-Arellanes, Fatima E.; Knox, Carolyn; Walden, Emily – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2015
The 2006 National Science Board called for new strategies and instructional materials for teachers to better serve English Learners' (EL) needs. Bilingual Collaborative Online Projects in science were created to assist ELs' construction of science knowledge, facilitate academic English acquisition, and improve science learning. Two bilingual…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, English Language Learners, Science Instruction, Bilingual Education
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Cavanaugh, Cathy; Dawson, Kara – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2010
The Exploring Florida Science project goals were: (1) increasing content knowledge of secondary science teachers, specifically in topics that are important to the future of the state, and (2) providing secondary science students with digital media for use in project-based learning. A team of instructional designers, educators, scientists, web…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Achievement Tests, Active Learning, Inservice Teacher Education
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Jenkins, Douglas C. – Physics Teacher, 1982
Highlights a student project to study heat loss in a high school. Project goals, excerpts from project recommendations (indicating that several have been implemented in the school), and project activities are described. Points out that the project was successful in terms of teaching physics in a practical nature. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Energy Conservation, Heating, High Schools, Physics
Bravo, Gloria; And Others – Writing Notebook: Visions for Learning, 1993
Provides a brief overview of interdisciplinary projects at the California Academy of Mathematics and Science, a public high school on a college campus. Discusses project creation, collaboration, and assessment. (SR)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, English Instruction, High Schools, Interdisciplinary Approach
McClure, Larry – Northwest Education, 2003
An Oregon high school offered an interdisciplinary history/science course on the Lewis and Clark Expedition that focuses on experiential learning and student projects. Camping and field trips helped make the material relevant as the course moved from a study of the primordial Pacific Northwest, through the Native American period, to what has…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Field Trips, High Schools, History Instruction
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Scott, Carolyn A. – Elementary School Journal, 1994
Relates a middle school teacher's experiences using the project-based science approach with two groups of seventh graders. Describes the features of project-based science and the content and activities of the units taught. Discusses the challenges of implementing this approach and compares the strengths and weaknesses of project-based and…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Personal Narratives
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Faber, Gary C.; Martin, Elizabeth M. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1983
Citing problems with a traditional introductory chemistry laboratory program, discusses a two-semester, project-oriented laboratory program using traditional experiments. A series of slide/tape programs discussing/illustrating potentially difficult concepts and techniques is used to facilitate instruction. Includes list of topics covered in the…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Chemistry, College Science, Higher Education
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Bailey, D. E.; Logan, P. F. – Physics Education, 1983
Describes characteristics of and instructional strategies related to an applied physics course offered by the New South Wales Institute of Technology in Sydney. The course has a number of unique features which enable its students to be of immediate use to industry upon graduation. (JN)
Descriptors: College Science, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Foreign Countries
Rankin, Baji – Child Care Information Exchange, 1992
Describes a student project of the Anna Frank school for three to six year olds in Reggio Emilia, Italy, in which students developed creativity by exploring the world of dinosaurs. Underscores the reciprocity between children and teachers in guiding the project. (AC)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Creative Development, Dinosaurs, Early Childhood Education
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