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McKinley-Hicks, Megan – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2020
This paper highlights an investigation of how middle school students responded to a theatre performance designed to portray science as a humanistic and relatable endeavour that youth -- similar to the youth in the audience -- engage in during their everyday lives. The play included in this study was generated as a part of a design research project…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Middle School Students, Theater Arts, Cooperation
Forster, Michelle; Bestelmeyer, Stephanie; Baez-Rodriguez, Noelia; Berkowitz, Alan; Caplan, Bess; Esposito, Rhea; Grace, Elizabeth; McGee, Steven – Science Teacher, 2018
Thousands of students around the country have participated in activities using the Data Jam model, creating poetry, songs, videos, or sculpture to improve their data literacy, gain knowledge of local science research, and creatively express their findings. This article introduces the Data Jam model and describes how teachers can use it in…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Scientific Literacy, Science Activities, Science Instruction
Pagano, Todd; Ross, Annemarie; Smith, Susan B. – Education Sciences, 2015
Scientific undergraduate research in higher education often yields positive outcomes for student and faculty member participants alike, with underrepresented students often showing even more substantial gains (academic, professional, and personal) as a result of the experience. Significant success can be realized when involving deaf and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Deafness, Hearing Impairments
Zhan, Wei – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2014
Research experience has been proven to be effective in enhancing the overall educational experience for undergraduate students. In this article, two engineering research projects with undergraduate students involvement are discussed. The projects provided the undergraduate student researchers with motivation for independent research work and…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Engineering Education
Anunson, Paige N.; Winkler, Gates R.; Winkler, Jay R.; Parkinson, Bruce A.; Christus, Jennifer D. Schuttlefield – Journal of Chemical Education, 2013
In general, laboratory experiments focus on traditional chemical disciplines. While this approach allows students the ability to learn and explore fundamental concepts in a specific area, it does not always encourage students to explore interdisciplinary science. Often little transfer of knowledge from one area to another is observed, as students…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Laboratory Experiments, Interdisciplinary Approach, Fuels
Clary, Renee; Wandersee, James – Science Teacher, 2014
Some of the most important scientific studies are associated with either incredibly large dimensions (e.g., the universe) or extremely small proportions (e.g., the cell). While a teacher's curriculum may often switch from mega-expanses to minutia, they should question how easily students comprehend the change in sizes. This article addresses…
Descriptors: Science Education, Science Instruction, Inquiry, Scientific Concepts
Gershon, Walter S.; Oded, Ben-Horin – International Journal of Education & the Arts, 2014
Drawing from their respective work at the intersection of music and science, the coauthors argue that engaging in processes of making music can help students more deeply engage in the kinds of creativity associated with inquiry based science education (IBSE) and scientists better convey their ideas to others. Of equal importance, the processes of…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music Activities, Creativity, Science Education
Baser, Derya; Ozden, M. Yasar; Karaarslan, Hasan – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2017
Background: Blending collaborative learning and project-based learning (PBL) based on Wolff (2003) design categories, students interacted in a learning environment where they developed their technology integration practices as well as their technological and collaborative skills. Purpose: The study aims to understand how seventh grade students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cooperative Learning, Active Learning, Student Projects
Davis, Freddie J.; Lockwood-Cooke, Pamela; Hunt, Emily M. – American Journal of Engineering Education, 2011
Over the last few years, WTAMU Mathematics, Engineering and Science faculty has used interdisciplinary projects as the basis for implementation of a linked-class approach to Problem-Based Learning (PBL). A project that has significant relevance to engineering statics, fluid mechanics, and calculus is the Hydrostatic Pressure Project. This project…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Undergraduate Students, Problem Based Learning, Interdisciplinary Approach
Keesee, Amanda Glasgow – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this study was to develop a model of informal online learning communities based on theory, research and practice. Case study methodology was used to examine the NASA Interdisciplinary National Science Project Incorporating Research and Education Experience (INSPIRE) Project as an example of a successful…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Science Projects, Informal Education, Online Courses
Goodman, Ira S. – Journal of Research Administration, 2011
With some NIH pay lines running at or below the 10th percentile, and funding becoming scarce for large science grants, new approaches are necessary to secure large interdisciplinary grant awards. The UCSD Moores Cancer Center has developed a team approach, starting with the identification of a competitive opportunity and progressing to the…
Descriptors: Expertise, Research Administration, Research Proposals, Grants
Zhe, Jiang; Doverspike, Dennis; Zhao, Julie; Lam, Paul; Menzemer, Craig – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2010
A Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) summer Bridge Program was developed for high school students. The program was designed to encourage students to consider choosing an engineering major in college and to explore STEM as a future career. This was accomplished through a 10-week program involving multidisciplinary research activities.…
Descriptors: High School Students, Interdisciplinary Approach, STEM Education, Engineering Education
Venville, Grady; Sheffield, Rachel; Rennie, Leonie J.; Wallace, John – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2008
In this study we examined curriculum integration in new ways by exploring the link between classroom context, the implementation of community-based, integrated science projects, and the subsequent student learning. The literature is inconsistent regarding the benefits of an integrated approach to curriculum. The research design was a multiple case…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, Context Effect, Ecology, Interdisciplinary Approach

Demchik, Michael J.; And Others – Science Activities, 1995
Presents cross-curricular strands aimed at gearing science toward students whose interest does not lay in the research aspect of the subject while still maintaining the project format established as an essential part of the physics class. (MKR)
Descriptors: High Schools, Interdisciplinary Approach, Physics, Science Projects

Reed, Kelynne E.; Stewart, Betty H.; Redshaw, Peggy A. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2003
Describes a project using a multidisciplinary approach for the simultaneous integration of a theme into several disciplines in which participating students apply techniques they learned during the semester and report their findings with a poster presentation. (YDS)
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Higher Education, Inquiry