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Direct linkBevan, Bronwyn; Petrich, Mike; Wilkinson, Karen – Educational Leadership, 2015
Are makerspaces--where children can create gas-powered Roman chariots, singing greeting cards, or playdough circuit boards--just the site for a slightly wacky explosion of inventiveness? Or can these maker activities be channeled to support deep STEM learning? Bronwyn Bevan, director of the Exploratorium Institute for Research and Learning in San…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Class Activities, Teaching Methods, Hands on Science
Peer reviewedMoore-Hart, Margaret A.; Liggit, Peggy; Daisey, Peggy – Childhood Education, 2004
Children make discoveries spontaneously while participating in hands-on science learning experiences. The students in this study were attending an after-school science program that was organized around authentic literacy activities and hands-on science learning experiences related to the theme of wetlands. Literacy connections formed natural…
Descriptors: Water, Science Projects, Scientific Literacy, Hands on Science
Redmond, Adrienne; Thomas, Julie; High, Karen; Scott, Margaret; Jordan, Pat; Dockers, Jean – School Science and Mathematics, 2011
This case study reviewed the collaborative efforts of university engineers, teacher educators, and middle school teachers to advance sixth- and seventh-grade students' learning through a series of project-based engineering activities. This two-year project enriched regular school curricula by introducing real-world applications of science and…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Mentors, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods
