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Download full textRicles, Shannon – 2002
This teacher's guide, with accompanying videotape, presents an episode of the NASA SCI Files. In this episode, one of the tree house detectives has had an accident and cannot get into the tree house. Using problem-based learning, the rest of the gang investigates the world of simple machines and physical science and "pull" together to…
Descriptors: Earth Science, Elementary Education, Geography, Interdisciplinary Approach
Ryan, Walter F. – 1997
This collection of activities demonstrates how the study of elementary mathematics can be extended beyond the school and involve teachers and students in investigative, problem-based experiences. The activities include topics in geometry, concept of number, algebra, measurement, graphing, statistics, and probability, and are organized into five…
Descriptors: Algebra, Arithmetic, Concept Formation, Educational Strategies
