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Keppler, Lynne – Instructor, 1996
Elementary teachers can use weather folklore to help students explore and discover facts about weather. An experiment with woolly bear caterpillars examines whether their stripes can predict what kind of winter weather there will be. A investigation about moon halos and rain gives students experience setting up investigations based on questions…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Experiential Learning, Folk Culture, Hands on Science
