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Direct linkSouthern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2012
Research has shown that certain ways of teaching can make a difference in whether students learn standards-based content. Many strategies have proven to be effective in teaching literacy, mathematics, science and social studies. These strategies have facilitated blending academic and career/technical subjects to make learning more meaningful for…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Secondary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Reading Instruction
Stewart, H. Bruce; Reininger, Maria E.; Smudzinski, Walter A. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2008
This article describes an activity done by eighth grade students using data that was gathered from sun-shadow observations. (Contains 5 figures.)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Grade 8, Middle School Students, Secondary School Science
Peer reviewedBates, Gary C.; Watson, Fletcher G. – Science Teacher, 1977
Described is an experiment that allows students to determine the distance to the moon by triangulation. Included is a description of parallax methods and photographic techniques. (CS)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Geometry, Instructional Materials, Moons
Download full textShann, Mary H. – 1996
This is the final evaluation report of the On Growth and Form (OGAF): Learning Concepts of Probability and Fractals by Doing Science project that aimed at engaging high school students in hands-on science activities, experiments, and computer simulations that use probability and fractal geometry to model ragged structures in the real world.…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Evaluation, Geometry, Hands on Science
