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Marek, Edmund A. – Journal of Elementary Science Education, 2008
The learning cycle is a way to structure inquiry in school science and occurs in several sequential phases. A learning cycle moves children through a scientific investigation by having them first explore materials, then construct a concept, and finally apply or extend the concept to other situations. Why the learning cycle? Because it is a…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Science Education, Elementary School Science, Sequential Learning

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