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Perrin, Michele – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2004
This paper uses inquiry-based learning to introduce primary students to the concepts and terminology found in four introductory engineering courses: Differential Equations, Circuit Analysis, Thermodynamics, and Dynamics. Simple electronic sensors coupled with everyday objects, such as a troll doll, demonstrate and reinforce the physical principles…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Engineering Education, Elementary Education
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Harris, Arlo D. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1986
Describes a first-year chemistry laboratory experiment which uses a simple computer program written in BASIC, to analyze data collected by students about the density of a set of marbles. A listing of the program is provided, along with a sample printout of the experiment's results. (TW)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education
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Moore, John W., Ed. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1983
Describes two approaches of assuring adequate student laboratory preparation by means of computerized, prelab quizzes. One, designed for the Apple microcomputer for introductory chemistry, is available on diskette from the authors. The other, for organic chemistry, is done on a time-shared system. Additional information on this program is…
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Managed Instruction
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School Science Review, 1981
Describes activities, demonstrations, and materials suitable for middle school science, including investigations on solar energy, surface tension, exploding cottages, worms and light, airplanes, depolarizing simple cells, and the thermal expansion of metals. (JN)
Descriptors: Aerospace Education, Biological Sciences, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
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Spencer, C. D.; Seligmann, P. F. – Physics Teacher, 1992
Describes a first-year laboratory course designed to fulfill laboratory objectives of reinforcing lecture material, teaching experimental methodology, developing hands-on skills, and imparting a sense of error. The course's six segments examine: digital electronics with students building a photogate timer; error analysis; linear accelerated…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Physics), Computer Assisted Instruction, High Schools, Higher Education
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Dana, Thomas M.; And Others – Science and Children, 1993
Presents a unit of three lessons to teach Newton's Laws of Motion. After rotating through learning centers, answering questions, and recording observations, students are asked to generate a "class law" that explains the scientific phenomenon they observed. (MDH)
Descriptors: Demonstrations (Educational), Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Force
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Ayyavoo, Gabriel – Science Teacher, 2004
The Don River watershed is located within Canada's most highly urbanized area--metropolitan Toronto. Many residential and commercial uses, including alterations to the river's course with bridges, have had a significant impact on the Don's fauna and flora. Pollutants have degraded the river's water quality, a situation exacerbated by the…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Library Research, Community Programs
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Borghi, Lidia; De Ambrosis, Anna; Mascheretti, Paolo – Physics Education, 2003
The research reported here focuses on links between teachers' comprehension of the underlying physics and their development of educational strategies for classroom work during in-service training. It deals with the teaching of hydrostatics, a topic considered particularly interesting by teachers. Starting from the analysis of simple experiments…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies, Computer Software, Classroom Techniques
Pembleton, Sil, Ed.; And Others – 1987
For several years at the Rural and Small Schools Conference, a special effort has been made to address the needs that are unique to rural science educators. This publication is a compilation of materials presented at those conferences reflecting the following themes: "In Search of Excellence" (1985); "Rural Education: A Proud…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Stallings, William M. – 1993
To provide practice in making design decisions, collecting and analyzing data, and writing and documenting results, a professor of statistics has his graduate students in statistics and research methodology classes design and perform an experiment on the effects of fertilizers on the growth of radishes. This project has been required of students…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Decision Making
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Agricultural Curriculum Materials Service. – 1990
This packet contains four science learning activities on the subject of animal science that can be used in agricultural education courses. The activities cover these topics: (1) identifying internal parasites in domestic livestock; (2) the effect of feed preparation on feed palatability and consumption; (3) determining the absorption abilities of…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Animal Husbandry, Biology, Classroom Techniques
Fraser, Barry J., Ed. – 1993
This document was compiled to help keep science and mathematics teachers in Australia abreast of the results of important research endeavors in education. The monograph is divided into 12 chapters. Chapter one, "Exemplary Science and Mathematics Teachers," (Barry Fraser and Kenneth Tobin) describes a study focusing on examples of…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Demonstration Programs, Diagrams
LeDuc, Ellen H. – 1990
Minimal class participation by students with limited English proficiency (LEP), and LEP student failure to pass regular classroom tests were addressed through cooperative learning in a second grade science class. Classroom techniques used included strategies for using the scientific method of investigation, hands-on activities, experiments, music,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Bilingual Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning
Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge. Div. of Academic Programs. – 1984
This curriculum guide, developed to establish statewide curriculum standards for the Louisiana Competency-based Education Program, contains the minimum competencies and process skills that should be included in a physical science course. It consists of: (1) a rationale for an effective science program; (2) a list and description of four major…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development
Vernier, David L. – 1986
Science projects which can be used by high school students who have minimal experience with computers or electronics are presented in this book on laboratory interfacing. These laboratory interfacing projects include either the connecting of measuring instruments directly to a computer or using a computer to control external devices. All of the 14…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Interfaces, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
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