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Strawhacker, Amanda; Verish, Clarissa; Shaer, Orit; Bers, Marina – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2020
Bioengineering represents an interdisciplinary field with the potential to engage young learners in science inquiry and engineering design in the context of real-world challenges. Although children encounter bioengineered products and solutions in their everyday lives, they are not introduced to bioengineering until much later in school, after…
Descriptors: Genetics, Science Instruction, Inquiry, STEM Education
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Kafai, Yasmin B. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2008
Our work investigates the annual outbreak of Whypox, a virtual epidemic in Whyville.net, a virtual world with over 1.2 million registered players ages 8-16. We examined online and classroom participants' understanding of a computer virus using surveys and design activities. Our analyses reveal that students have a mostly naive understanding of a…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Student Attitudes, Knowledge Level, Information Technology
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Piperakis, Stylianos M.; Sotiriou, Apostolos; Georgiou, Evanthia; Thanou, Ageliki; Zafiropoulou, Maria – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2004
The purpose of this study was first to assess and then to improve the diet of Greek primary school children teaching them healthy dietary habits and instructing them to face critically advertisements and media projected dietary models using a program which included intervention on cognitive, emotional, and social level. The results show that our…
Descriptors: Intervention, Nutrition Instruction, Eating Habits, Elementary School Students