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Direct linkDunne, Mick – Primary Science, 2011
This article presents an interview between the author and two teachers, Ruth Birtles and Michelle Proctor, who are involved in "Smart Kids", an AstraZeneca Science Teaching Trust (AZSTT) funded project for 2009-10 coordinated by the Centre for Science Education, Sheffield Hallam University. In this interview, Proctor and Birtles discuss…
Descriptors: Technical Assistance, Peer Teaching, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction
Hatton, Mary – 2000
In order for students to experience science as scientists do, they must learn the skills of inquiry. This paper examines inquiry as a way of learning science and presents strategies to promote inquiry in teaching science. A model of progression of inquiry skills from grades K-2 to 3-5 is presented and the skills are aligned with the Massachusetts…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Inquiry, Learning Processes, Science Instruction
Chrisman, Kent – Science and Children, 2005
Young children are born scientists, exploring everything in their world around them. Yet, many teachers still find it hard to integrate science into the daily schedule. However, open-ended science or discovery centers are a perfect way for teachers to help students develop science processes and build literacy skills while they integrate science…
Descriptors: Science Education, Problem Solving, Learning Centers (Classroom), Discovery Learning
