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Saunders, Cheston Andrew – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2016
Many students leave the environmental science classroom with misconceptions centered on the availability of natural resources such as water. This article presents a case study where students assume the roles of various stakeholders and articulate their position on whether or not to pipe water from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea. Additionally,…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Natural Resources, Misconceptions, Water
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Hitt, Austin Manning; Townsend, J. Scott – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2015
Elementary, middle-level, and high school science teachers commonly find their students have misconceptions about heat and temperature. Unfortunately, student misconceptions are difficult to modify or change and can prevent students from learning the accurate scientific explanation. In order to improve our students' understanding of heat and…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Misconceptions, Heat
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Concannon, James; Brown, Patrick L.; Brandt, Trisha – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2009
This activity targets students' misconceptions about embryonic and adult stem cells while also addressing an important grades 9-12 science content standard. The authors designed the activity to provide students an opportunity to explore differences between embryonic and adult stem cells prior to formal explanation. The overarching goal of this…
Descriptors: Biology, Grade 9, Misconceptions, Science Activities
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Lee, Eun Ah; Fortner, Rosanne W. – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2007
The authors' purpose is to help students clarify the difference between scientific laws and scientific theories. Understanding the nature of science is important to our students; however, persistent misconceptions, such as misunderstandings about scientific laws and theories, are still present. In this two-part activity, students will have a…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Misconceptions, Scientific Concepts, Science Activities
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Thompson, Stephen L. – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2007
In this article, the author presents and discusses activities that use a phenomena-first, guided inquiry approach to teach important concepts related to plant function, as well as the history and nature of scientific inquiry. These activities are intended for use with students in grades 3-8, as well as in elementary science methods courses. The…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Sciences, Misconceptions, Water
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Hershey, David R. – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2005
Plant tropisms--their directional movement in response to stimuli--are a fundamental concept in plant science and excite students because they are the observable signs of life in plants. Unfortunately, the precollege teaching literature is full of tropism misconceptions. An inexpensive clock clinostat is invaluable for student gravitropism and…
Descriptors: Plants (Botany), Light, Physics, Scientific Concepts