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| Watson, Rod | 4 |
| Robinson, Valerie Wood | 2 |
| Wood-Robinson, Valerie | 2 |
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Peer reviewedWatson, Rod; Goldsworthy, Anne; Robinson, Valerie Wood – Education in Science, 2000
Discusses ways for teachers to help science students understand what makes a good description of a problem in a scientific investigation. (WRM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Hands on Science, Inquiry, Science Activities
Peer reviewedWatson, Rod; Goldsworthy, Anne; Wood-Robinson, Valerie – School Science Review, 1999
Defines six types of investigations: (1) classifying and identifying; (2) fair testing; (3) pattern seeking; (4) exploring; (5) investigating models; and (6) making things or developing systems. Challenges the dominance of fair testing in school science investigations. (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Hands on Science, Inquiry
Peer reviewedRobinson, Valerie Wood; Watson, Rod; Goldsworthy, Anne – Education in Science, 1999
Discusses ways for teachers to help students understand how to ask questions appropriate for scientific inquiry. (WRM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Inquiry, Science Activities
Peer reviewedGoldsworthy, Anne; Watson, Rod; Wood-Robinson, Valerie – Primary Science Review, 1998
The fair test is predominately used by primary teachers participating in a science-education project with King's College London. Debates whether this level of use of fair test investigations is appropriate. (DDR)
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
