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Direct linkTrundle, Kathy Cabe; Willmore, Sandra; Smith, Walter S. – Science and Children, 2006
What Australia, Alaska, Qatar, Indiana, and Ohio have in common is the authentic writing More Observations Of Nature (MOON) project. In this unique project, teachers from these disparate geographic locations teamed up to instruct children in grades four through eight via the internet on a nearly universally challenging subject for teachers in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Astronomy, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedSelee, Kenneth Kay – Science and Children, 1992
Describes the implementation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration SEEDS Project in a sixth-grade class in Turlock, California. Describes student activities and media coverage surrounding the project. (MDH)
Descriptors: Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Plant Growth, Plants (Botany)
Peer reviewedVoyles, Martha; Charnetski, Deborah – Science and Children, 1994
A college professor who desired to practice what she preached and an elementary teacher who wanted to observe a hands-on science curriculum on a day-to-day basis form a teaching partnership. They offer insights on their successes, obstacles, and methods for improving hands-on science programs. (ZWH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Instructional Improvement, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedRubino, Ann M; Duerling, Carolyn K. – Science and Children, 1991
Interdisciplinary learning modules called "Maude Visits..." are described. The modules apply basic scientific concepts to current and future problems facing people in various countries such as the Soviet Union. Activities using maps, money, and convection currents are included. (KR)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Science, Geography
