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Paul, Cheryl – Science and Children, 2018
When the idea of having a Kids' Inquiry Conference (KIC) in the author's school was discussed, she was motivated to participate because of her belief in children as capable protagonists of their learning. These Reggio-inspired beliefs made her confident that her preschool class would be successful participants in this challenging scientific…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Reggio Emilia Approach, Magnets, Toys
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Goldberg, Rhoda; Effinger, Jeremy – Science and Children, 2021
With a belief in the need for a reform in education that prepares students for life, work, and citizenship in a globalized economy, leaders were determined to connect students across the district, state, country, and globe in global collaborative STEM projects. These projects were aligned to the standards but also afforded students the opportunity…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Student Projects, 21st Century Skills, Global Approach
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Robertson, Bill – Science and Children, 2017
The answer to this month's question, "Can electromagnetic waves affect emotions," is yes. Wherever there are electromagnetic (EM) waves (basically everywhere!), there is the potential for them directly or indirectly to affect the emotions. But what about the likely motivation behind the originally-posed question? Can EM waves affect your…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Scientific Principles, Science and Society, Physics
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Kye, Hannah – Science and Children, 2019
In this article, second graders learn the basics of engineering through an exploration of magnetic levitation (maglev) technology. The author designed and taught the lessons to a class of 26 students enrolled in a month-long summer science program. The maglev lessons took place over three mornings (15 minutes for the first lesson and 40 minutes…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Engineering Education, Magnets, Summer Science Programs
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Robertson, Bill – Science and Children, 2013
Electromagnetic induction is the technical name for the fact that, when a wire is moved near a magnet or a magnet is moved near a wire, an electric current flows in the wire. Although Bill Robertson honestly admits to not knowing why this happens, he does say that it is possible to get a deeper understanding of what's going on in terms of…
Descriptors: Energy, Magnets, Equipment, Scientific Concepts
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Miranda, Rommel J.; Hermann, Ronald S. – Science and Children, 2015
Any assessment activity can help student learning if it provides information that both teachers and students can use as feedback in assessing themselves. However, such assessment only becomes "formative" assessment when teachers actually use the feedback to adapt their teaching to meet the learning needs of students. This column provides…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Feedback (Response), Summative Evaluation, Science Instruction
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Yochum, Hank; Vinion-Dubiel, Arlene; Granger, Jill; Lindsay, Lynne; Maass, Teresa; Mayhew, Sarah – Science and Children, 2013
Engaging children in authentic investigation opens the doors for them to gain deep conceptual understanding in science. As students engage in investigation, they experience the practices employed by scientists and engineers, as highlighted in the Next Generation Science Standards (Achieve Inc. 2013). They also begin to understand the nature of…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Magnets, Energy, Scientific Concepts
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Zangori, Laura; Forbes, Cory; Biggers, Mandy – Science and Children, 2012
Many teachers have taught their share of science lessons that needed improvements. For the past eight years, the authors have been working with elementary teachers to implement quick and easy strategies to modify existing science lessons to make them more inquiry-based. Elementary teachers can use these strategies to adapt existing science lessons…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary School Teachers, Science Activities, Inquiry
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Wilcox, Jesse; Richey, Lindsey R. – Science and Children, 2012
Although most elementary students have had experiences with magnets, they generally have misconceptions about magnetism (Driver et al. 1994; Burgoon, Heddle, and Duran 2010). For example, students may think magnets can attract all metals or that larger magnets are stronger than smaller magnets. Students often confuse magnets with magnetic…
Descriptors: Physics, Elementary School Students, Misconceptions, Grade 2
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Naab, Laurie; Henry, David – Science and Children, 2009
Using Wiggins and McTighe's (1998) concept of Big Ideas, the authors planned and designed an electricity investigation to address common student misconceptions about static electricity. With Styrofoam plates and transparent tape, elementary students investigated many properties of electrically charged and uncharged objects in a 5E learning cycle…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Investigations, Misconceptions, Energy
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Claymier, Bob – Science and Children, 2009
This lesson combines the science concepts of renewable energy and producing electricity with the technology concepts of design, constraints, and technology's impact on the environment. Over five class periods, sixth-grade students "work" for a fictitious power company as they research wind as an alternative energy source and design and test a…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Energy, Scientific Concepts, Grade 6
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Novakowski, Janice – Science and Children, 2009
This article describes the experience of a group of first-grade teachers as they tackled the science process of classification, a targeted learning objective for the first grade. While the two-year process was not easy and required teachers to teach in a new, more investigation-oriented way, the benefits were great. The project helped teachers and…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Classification, Grade 1, Elementary School Teachers
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Robertson, William C. – Science and Children, 2007
Migrating animals do amazing things. Homing pigeons can find their way "home" across hundreds of miles; salmon return to their spawning location thousands of miles away; turtles travel over eight thousand miles to lay their eggs in the spot where they originally hatched. Scientists have studied how animals navigate around the globe and have…
Descriptors: Animals, Science Instruction, Migration, Spatial Ability
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McCartney, Robin Ward; Deroche, Sarah; Pontiff, Danielle – Science and Children, 2008
Have you ever heard of a Maglev train? Who would be crazy enough to think that exploring how a high-tech train little known in the United States works with a group of fourth-grade students would yield understandings about the properties of magnetism, force and motion, and inquiry science? Fortunately, the authors--a college methods professor and…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Students, Science Instruction
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Ashbrook, Peggy – Science and Children, 2005
This month, "The Early Years" is focusing on magnets. The predicting and testing students do in this month's activity also relate to "Science and Children's" theme this issue, teaching the nature of science. Magnets are typically included in early childhood science curriculums because they are irresistible to children. Also, understanding that…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Science Curriculum, Investigations, Play
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