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Direct linkTomas, Louisa; Jackson, Cliff; Carlisle, Karen – Teaching Science, 2014
In 2012, the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) piloted the "Wonder of Science Challenge" with a view to enhance school students' interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Students in 15 schools across northern Queensland were provided with an inquiry-based research problem and…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Science Instruction, Science Interests
Burns, John T.; Scurti, Paul J.; Furda, Amy M. – American Biology Teacher, 2009
This article discusses why the study of earthworms has fascinated many scientists, and why earthworms make ideal experimental animals for students to test in the laboratory. Although earthworms may appear to be primitive, they are governed by both circadian and seasonal rhythms, just as more advanced organisms are. They possess an intelligence…
Descriptors: Science Fairs, Science Laboratories, Science Instruction, Entomology
