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Direct linkBartley, Nancy; Concannon, James P.; Brown, Patrick L. – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2014
Students love learning about animals: how animals behave, what animals eat, why some animals are more dangerous than others are, and why animals look the way they do. In this 5E lesson, students investigate why some animals look the way they do--specifically, the advantages of camouflage and mimicry. What are an animal's advantages of being…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Science Activities, Learning Activities
Download full textHodkowski, Nicola; Tzur, Ron; Johnson, Heather Lynn; McClintock, Evan – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2014
We examine a 4th grade teacher's development of a constructivist-based, adaptive pedagogy (AP) approach--and its contribution to student multiplicative reasoning and outcomes, mixing qualitative analysis of segments from her interviews with quantitative analysis of her student outcomes on the state-mandated test. Her reflections indicate a shift…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Elementary School Teachers, Constructivism (Learning), Teaching Methods
English, Christine E. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Reading fluency is critical in all aspects of school curriculum. Struggling readers fall further behind each year due to the increasing demands of the curriculum. To address this problem, the current study implemented literacy stations for struggling readers in a school in rural Washington State. The purpose of this study was to examine (a)…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Reading Instruction, Reading Difficulties, Poetry
Zhang, Tan; Chen, Ang; Chen, Senlin; Hong, Deockki; Loflin, Jerry; Ennis, Catherine – European Physical Education Review, 2014
In physical education, it has become necessary for children to learn kinesiological knowledge for understanding the benefits of physical activity and developing a physically active lifestyle. This study was conducted to determine the extent to which cognitive assignments about healthful living and fitness contributed to knowledge growth on…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Exercise Physiology, Motor Development, Physical Activities
Tzur, Ron; Clark, Matthew R. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2006
This article presents playful activities for fostering students' conceptual understanding of angle--a root concept in mathematics--that revolve around the Mathematical Merry-Go-Round game. The authors focus on activities for two reasons. On one hand, NCTM's Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (2000) stresses the central role of student…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Discussion (Teaching Technique), Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
Ward, R. Bruce; Sadler, Philip M.; Shapiro, Irwin I. – Astronomy Education Review, 2008
We report on an evaluation of the effectiveness of Project ARIES, an astronomy-based physical science curriculum for upper elementary and middle school children. ARIES students use innovative, simple, and affordable apparatus to carry out a wide range of indoor and outdoor hands-on, discovery-based activities. Student journals and comprehensive…
Descriptors: Student Journals, Grade 4, Grade 3, Teaching Methods
