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Joseph, Roberto; Brooks, Jacqueline Grennon – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2008
Last year, the Centennial Ave. Elementary School in Roosevelt, New York received a new shipment of the New York State Science 21 kits. The new science program from the previous year was out, and the new science program for this year was in. As consulting university professors, the authors' task was to help the third grade teachers bring Science 21…
Descriptors: Science Programs, Hands on Science, Grade 3, Elementary School Science
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Green, Susan; Smith III, Julian – Science and Children, 2005
Although the microscope is a basic tool in both physical and biological sciences, it is notably absent from most elementary school science programs. One reason teachers find it challenging to introduce microscopy at the elementary level is because children can have a hard time connecting the image of an object seen through a microscope with what…
Descriptors: Sciences, Science Programs, Laboratory Equipment, Science Interests