Suggests that the socialization of children works against their creativity. Argues that increasing children's exploratory opportunities results in raising the likelihood of new discoveries. Concludes that the establishment of a structure for fostering creativity is a key factor in promoting child development. (SG)

Describes a grandmother's experience in working on a rainbow experiment with her granddaughter. Gives suggestions on how teachers can help students in discovering science and share experiences with them. Introduces two rainbow experiments and gives details on how to carry out these experiments. (MOK)

The use of popular culture to bring about an advanced learning in the students as they try to find appropriate literary allusions and further their own learning in the process is discussed.

Students are introduced to indirect proof by a method of discovery. Initially, they are confronted with an intractable puzzle that they must either solve or expose as a hoax. Guided by timely clues, they are unwittingly led to discredit the puzzle by applying the strategy of indirect proof.

Developments in Educational Technology during the last three decades, has provided both learners and instructors with a rich source of instructional material. Although we welcome the increasing use of digital material in the classroom environment, we argue that the learner is still remains as a passive actor in the educational process. In this…

The change from the state of supercooling to the solid state of ice is called superfreezing. This process is not uncommon and takes place in domestic freezers. It is also easy to reproduce in the laboratory. (Contains 6 figures.)

In the July 24, 2007 edition of "ExchangeEveryday", readers were asked to submit great indoor space elements from their early childhood programs. Readers sent photographs and brief descriptions of creative elements of their indoor environments. A sampling of ideas are shown on this article.

Many innovative approaches to education such as problem-based learning (PBL) and inquiry learning (IL) situate learning in problem-solving or investigations of complex phenomena. Kirschner, Sweller, and Clark (2006) grouped these approaches together with unguided discovery learning. However, the problem with their line of argument is that IL and…

In this article, the author asks whether objective-led lessons are leading teachers down the wrong path. The key stage 3 framework issued by the Department for Children, Schools and Families strongly recommends a three-part lesson, because it provides: (1) "a beginning", in which "you explain to pupils and prepare them for what they are to learn";…

This article presents an instructional approach to constructing discovery-oriented activities. The cornerstone of the approach is a systematically asked question "If a mathematical statement under consideration is plausible, but wrong anyway, how can one fix it?" or, in brief, "If not, what yes?" The approach is illustrated with examples from…

Research shows that mathematically gifted students learn differently from their same age group peers. They require curriculum to be differentiated to meet their specific learning styles (Johnson, 2000). Studies have shown that formal instruction in elementary school classrooms often lacks challenge for the gifted learner since courses in regular…

An analysis of many definitions of discovery and a discourse on a new synthesis of these definitions. (HB)

This book is devoted to describing, not explaining or theorizing about effective learning. One chapter relates numerous incidents involving very young children, to illustrate various learning styles and ways in which experimentation contributes to learning. Other chapters discuss children's talk, reading, sports, and art and math. The final…