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Direct linkGretta McCarron; Karen Kerr – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2016
Open Air Laboratories is a citizen science project that provides environmental monitoring resources that can be used by schools for experiential learning to support the science curricula. This pilot research project aimed to use a self-completed online questionnaire to assess children's views of the value of Open Air Laboratories experiential…
Descriptors: Online Surveys, Questionnaires, Environmental Education, Citizen Participation
Students and Research: Practical Strategies for Science Classrooms and Competitions. Second Edition.
Cothron, Julia H.; And Others – 1993
This book was written to make it easier for classroom teachers to teach students the skills they need to successfully conduct, analyze, and report an experiment and to carry out independent research; it also presents strategies for holding successful science competitions. Part 1 contains field-tested teaching strategies for developing student…
Descriptors: College Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Inquiry
Iritz, Maxine Haren – 1996
This guide to science fair projects is designed for students and provides clear directions on how to complete a successful science project. Real projects are used as examples and information and advice is provided by teachers, judges, and participants and their families about the process. Topics covered in this book include choosing a science fair…
Descriptors: Competition, Computer Uses in Education, Hands on Science, Science Activities
Moomaw, Sally; Hieronymus, Brenda – 1997
Science curricula typically do not capitalize on the hands-on, self-initiated learning style of young children. This book provides a comprehensive, developmentally appropriate approach to science education with young children, with special attention to physics and chemistry. The book's introductory chapter is followed by chapters on: (1) science…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Curriculum Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
Bonnet, Bob; Keen, Dan – 1996
This book approaches the development of science fair projects from the point of view that science should be enjoyable, interesting, and thought-provoking. The scientific concepts introduced here will later help young students to understand more advanced scientific principles. These projects develop skills such as classification, making measured…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Elementary Education, Environmental Education, Hands on Science
Richards, Colin, Ed.; Holford, Derek, Ed. – 1983
This seven-part book provides the first detailed analysis and assessment of the development of primary science prior to and following a national survey of primary schools in 1978. Key issues central to contemporary policy and practice are identified, set in context, and interrelated for teachers, students, and policymakers. Part I examines several…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum
