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Obenland, Carrie A.; Munson, Ashlyn H.; Hutchinson, John S. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2013
Active learning is becoming more prevalent in large science classrooms, and this study shows the impact on performance of being vocal during Socratic questioning in a General Chemistry course. 800 college students over a two year period were given a pre and post-test using the Chemistry Concept Reasoning Test. The pre-test results showed that…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Active Learning, Feedback (Response), Classrooms
Swanson, Lauren Honeycutt; Bianchini, Julie A.; Lee, Jin Sook – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2014
This study documents how an urban high school science teacher engaged her English Language Learners (ELLs) in the discourse-intensive science and engineering practices of (1) arguing from evidence and (2) obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information. The teacher taught an introductory integrated science course to classes with a large…
Descriptors: High Schools, Urban Schools, Science Education, Science Teachers
Ediger, Marlow – 1995
Reading is one avenue of learning in the vital curriculum area of science. Factual as well as fictional content can be read by pupils in ongoing science units of study. Both fiction and non-fiction provide for attainment of science curriculum objectives emphasizing knowledge, skills, and attitudes. This document discusses teaching methods that…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement, Reading Assignments
Crowther, David T.; Cannon, John – Science and Children, 2004
For the past few decades the integration of literacy instruction has influenced the teaching of science in the elementary classroom--whether through traditional learning or as part of inquiry and hands-on methods. One reason: the ubiquitous K-W-L strategy. This popular literacy strategy is essentially a framework to guide students through a…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Reading Assignments, Learning Experience, Literacy

Long, Betty W. – American Biology Teacher, 1979
The inclusion of Watson's "The Double Helix" in a high school biology DNA unit is described. (BB)
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Biology, Course Content, Genetics

Marcoux, Mary F. – Science and Children, 1990
Described are activities using ants. Ant hunting, a list of books on the topic, information, and ant farming are included. The procedures for assembling and maintenance of an ant farm are presented. (KR)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Animals, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science

Bierzychudek, Paulette; Reiness, C. Gary – Bioscience, 1992
Describes a course entitled "DNA and Evolution" in which students develop an appreciation for what science is and how it is practiced as well as an understanding of how some of the most central ideas in biology were developed and tested. Discusses the design of the course, the lecture and discussion topics, and the results and their…
Descriptors: Biology, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Wall, Guy; And Others – 1992
This document contains a comprehensive set of activities that serve to integrate all the curricular areas commonly taught in elementary schools. The 45 activities are designed to encourage multi-disciplinary and multi-sensory learning experiences in a cemetery. In addition to their use in cemeteries, these field tested activities may also be…
Descriptors: Art Education, Elementary Education, Field Instruction, Field Trips