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Peer reviewedDevons, Samuel – Physics Teacher, 1978
Describes the various attempts, efforts and experiments that were carried out by the leading investigators in the field in their search for electromagnetic induction phenomena. (GA)
Descriptors: Discovery Processes, Electricity, Magnets, Physics
Kirkman, Will – Learning, 1979
Seven easy-to-do experiments with plants are outlined to aid in teaching children about plants: their search for water, food, and light; a variety of rooting systems; and the effects of soil temperatures. (JMF)
Descriptors: Botany, Discovery Processes, Elementary Education, Horticulture
Peer reviewedBurns, Joseph C.; Buzzelli, Cary – Science and Children, 1992
Describes a unit on magnetism that utilizes hands-on activities in which students make hypotheses for discrepant behavior, discover whether a magnet attracts one object through another, measure the strength of magnets, explore levitating paper clips, and play a game dependent on magnetic attraction. (MDH)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Discovery Learning, Discovery Processes, Elementary Education
