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Student Teaching: Take Your Students on the Road to Share Their Favorite Physics Demonstrations with Elementary School Children.
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Edelman, Bruce; Goeglein, Steve – Science Teacher, 1995
Discusses the use of high school students to present physics demonstrations to first graders. (MKR)
Descriptors: Demonstrations (Science), Elementary Education, High School Students, Physics
Forecasting the Future: A Student Vision Quest.
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Fowler, Claudia; Sinclair, Anne – Science Teacher, 1992
The authors describe a simple forecasting strategy that focuses on environmental and global topics. Students choose their own topics, collect and analyze data, make predictions, and present findings to the class. Authors claim the following advantages of forecasting: students become motivated; work in cooperative groups; increase skills in…
Descriptors: Prediction, Science Activities, Science and Society, Science Education
Is Your School a Dumping Ground?: Hidden Hazards You Can Identify and Eliminate.
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Cronin-Jones, Linda L. – Science Teacher, 1992
Describes how teachers and students can conduct a schoolwide hazardous waste survey. The activity is an introduction to hazardous waste management and is useful in general physical science, chemistry, and environmental science classes. Two activity worksheets are provided. Explains how schools can clean up hazardous waste problems. (PR)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Environmental Education, Hazardous Materials, Physical Environment
Take the Search out of Research.
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Giese, Ronald N.; And Others – Science Teacher, 1992
Provides a model that maps out five stages of relating library and scientific research: (1) establish an interest; (2) narrow a topic; (3) clarify the variables; (4) refine the procedures; and (5) interpret the unexpected. Provides a student questionnaire for selecting a topic and a format for general note taking. (MDH)
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Library Research, Library Skills, Models