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Peer reviewedFullick, Patrick – Education in Science, 1999
Describes a website designed to allow students to publish their own accounts of school science investigations they have carried out. Makes suggestions for initiating computer-mediated student discussions of the nature of science based on information contained in the website. (WRM)
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries, Inquiry
Feldman, Alan; Konold, Cliff; Coulter, Bob – Hands On!, 1999
Presents an excerpt from "Network Science, A Decade Later: The Internet and Classroom Learning", a publication based on four years of research that examines the role of technology in fostering inquiry-based approaches to learning. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Cooperation, Educational Technology
Peer reviewedSprung, Barbara – Young Children, 1996
Discusses the importance of science education in early childhood education and describes different approaches in incorporating physics into the preschool curriculum. Provides examples of experiments and encourages parent participation in children's science activities. Concludes by looking at science as an equity issue and emphasizes that science…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Creative Thinking, Curriculum Design
Gipps, John – Australian Science Teachers' Journal, 1999
Describes a procedure for the datalogging of microbial population densities. (WRM)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Foreign Countries, Graphs, High Schools
Direct linkBonner, J. Jose – Science Teacher, 2004
In this article, the author discusses "The Biology of Food" course. This course--a large lecture course with no laboratory section--is a mixture of kitchen chemistry, post-eating food metabolism, origins of different foods (from crop breeding to evolution), and ecological and environmental impacts of farming and harvesting practices. Nearly every…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Biology, Science Activities, Microbiology
Download full textGibbons, Patrick C.; McMahon, Ann P.; Wiegers, John F. – Journal of Elementary Science Education, 2003
"Hands-on Current Electricity" gives K-8 teachers the opportunity to experience inquiry learning about current electricity by (1) experimenting with current electricity through a variety of activities, (2) discovering preconceived mental models of electricity used to understand their observations, (3) creating new mental models that have greater…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Scientific Concepts, Energy, Faculty Development
Venema, Dennis R. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2006
Laboratory exercises using "Drosophila" crosses are an effective pedagogical method to complement traditional lecture and textbook presentations of genetics. Undergraduate thesis research is another common setting for using "Drosophila." A significant barrier to using "Drosophila" for undergraduate teaching or research is the time and skill…
Descriptors: Females, Genetics, Animals, Males
Walters, Joseph M. – 1997
Network Science projects are endeavors in which a number of classrooms conduct the same scientific experiment and pool their data using World Wide Web technology. This paper reviews selected findings from research on these projects and describes the recent Web applications that were developed in response to these findings. Findings indicated that…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning, Data Analysis, Data Collection
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC. – 1994
The primary goal of this guide is for children to become familiar with the concept of cycles and to learn that some human activities can cause changes in their environment. Although the guide addresses Earth's components, it does so from the perspective of space to show the planet as a large system with interacting parts. To demonstrate on a much…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Earth Science, Elementary Education, Environmental Education
Birse, Margaret – 1996
Many primary school teachers feel a lack of confidence in teaching science and technology. This paper aims to demonstrate useful and practical strategies for non-specialist science teachers to use in stimulating a positive scientific attitude among primary school students. It proposes that teachers should strive to develop children's natural…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Curriculum Design, Discovery Learning, Discovery Processes
Using Electricity. Study Guide. Unit I2. ZIM-SCI, Zimbabwe Secondary School Science Project. Year 2.
Chidume, Kwashira – 1983
The Zimbabwe Secondary School Science Project (ZIM-SCI) developed student study guides, corresponding teaching guides, and science kits for a low-cost science course which could be taught during the first 2 years of secondary school without the aid of qualified teachers and conventional laboratories. This ZIM-SCI study guide presents activities…
Descriptors: Electric Circuits, Electric Motors, Electricity, General Science
Chidume, Kwashira – 1983
The Zimbabwe Secondary School Science Project (ZIM-SCI) developed student study guides, corresponding teaching guides, and science kits for a low-cost science course which could be taught during the first 2 years of secondary school without the aid of qualified teachers and conventional laboratories. This teaching guide, designed to be used in…
Descriptors: Electric Circuits, Electric Motors, Electricity, General Science
Bunce, S. C.; And Others – 1982
Project Chemlab was designed to prepare an "Annotated List of Laboratory Experiments in Chemistry from the Journal of Chemical Education (1957-1979)" and to develop a computer file and program to search for specific types of experiments. Provided in this document are listings (photoreduced copies of printouts) of over 1500 entries…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Chemical Analysis, Chemical Reactions, Chemistry
Stocklmayer, Sue – 1981
The Zimbabwe Secondary School Science Project (ZIM-SCI) developed student study guides, corresponding teaching guides, and science kits for a low-cost science course which could be taught during the first 2 years of secondary school without the aid of qualified teachers and conventional laboratories. This ZIM-SCI study guide introduces students to…
Descriptors: General Science, Matter, Measurement Equipment, Measurement Techniques
Dube, Peter – 1981
The Zimbabwe Secondary School Science Project (ZIM-SCI) developed student study guides, corresponding teaching guides, and science kits for a low-cost science course which could be taught during the first 2 years of secondary school without the aid of qualified teachers and conventional laboratories. This ZIM-SCI study guide presents activities…
Descriptors: Alternative Energy Sources, Energy, Fuels, General Science
