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Journal Article

Students' Ideas About Animals: Results from a National Study—Elementary teachers respond to a study involving students’ perceptions of animals

In the fall of 1999, Science and Children extended an invitation to K–8 teachers to participate in a national study (Barman, Barman, Berglund, and Goldston, 1999). The main focus of this study was to examine students’ ideas about animals. This st...

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Teaching Teachers: Using Effective Demonstrations for Motivation

Presents practical teaching methods containing simple suggestions for classroom demonstration....

Journal Article

Puppets and Prose: Using puppets and children's literature in the science classroom

Adding puppets and children’s literature to the science classroom makes learning entertaining and motivating. Realistic puppets hold children’s attention and actively engage their natural curiosity as they learn about animals and insects. A mini,...

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Multimedia Rocks: Using technology as a tool to improve achievement in science

As part of a unit on rocks and minerals, students engaged in hands-on, inquiry-based activities that helped them discover what geologists do, how to identify rocks and minerals, and how rocks change over time through the rock cycle. This article desc...

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Electronic Leaf Project: An innovative method for plant identification

This article demonstrates the benefits of a direct application of technology into a science classroom by transferring a traditional activity, such as leaf identification, into an electronic format. The new dynamic medium possesses attributes that can...