ERIC Number: EJ586744
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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A Classroom Example.
Principled Practice in Mathematics and Science Education, v2 n1 p4-7 Spr 1998
Presents an activity in which students propose that apples change their color as they ripen. Students gain content knowledge about decomposition, the growth of living mold, and the life cycle of fruit flies through purposeful inquiry connected to previous knowledge. (ASK)
Descriptors: Biology, Ecology, Grade 1, Inquiry, Mathematical Models, Primary Education, Prior Learning, Science Activities
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: Published by the National Center for Improving Student Learning and Achievement in Mathematics and Science, Wisconsin Center for Education Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Education, 1025 W. Johnson St., Madison, WI 53706.
