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| Science Activities | 5 |
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Peer reviewedLeyden, Michael B. – Science Activities, 1976
Suggested are activities that might stimulate cognitive thought in students and which can be performed both in school and at home. (EB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Creativity, Elementary Secondary Education, Instruction
Peer reviewedHoehn, Robert G. – Science Activities, 1978
Describes procedures that can help students to make model geodes from eggshells, copper sulfate, and other crystalforming substances. (HM)
Descriptors: Earth Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Geology, Instruction
Peer reviewedConsentino, Mary Jane – Science Activities, 1974
Discusses the educational values of participating in science fairs, and outlines the procedure used at Saint Ursula Academy, Toledo, to interest each biology student in an individual investigation. (JR)
Descriptors: Biology, Independent Study, Instruction, Laboratory Experiments
Peer reviewedDemske, Debra N. – Science Activities, 1978
Presents a mini-environment project as a valuable teaching tool for presenting ecology. The procedures for setting up a mini-desert in the classroom are presented as a model. Basic components of the mini-environment project are also included. (HM)
Descriptors: Ecology, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Peer reviewedKarplus, Robert – Science Activities, 1972
Elementary school teachers need to evolve a science program which integrates the three theories of learning: namely, learning by conditioning, discovery, or equilibration. Opportunity for self-directed learning should be supplemented by introduction of new concepts. Science Curriculum Improvement Study materials are suggested as suitable examples…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary School Science, Instruction, Learning Experience
