Elements of a Research–Based Rationale

Book Chapter | December 2004

In Chapter 1, the 10 key aspects that most plans embrace were mentioned. This chapter looks more closely at how to address these 10 key aspects. This includes setting goals for students and defining the roles of…

Separation Lab: Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures

Book Chapter | November 2011

In this activity, students will separate a mixture of sand, salt, Styrofoam (or Perlite), and iron.

Design Elements From a Rural, Multi-Organization Collaborative

Journal Article | December 2019

On a Saturday afternoon last May in Hamilton, Montana, 150 people gathered in a college gymnasium for the Bitterroot Maker Fair. At tables around the room, student educators from the University of Montana (UM) spectrUM…

Elements of Making

Journal Article | January 2018

A framework to support making in the science classroom.

It's Elemental!

Journal Article | June 2011

Using Period Table Live! pushes students to think critically and helps them learn the period trends in properties.

Understanding the Elements: The physics and symmetry of the periodic table of the elements

Journal Article | January 2001

The Periodic Table of the Elements, or the Mendeleev Chart, is the starting point for chemistry and critical for learning physics as well. This article is an effort to explain, from fundamentals, how the periodic table…

Science Sampler: The Element Walk

Journal Article | September 2009

“The Element Walk” lesson is effective at teaching students the elements that exist in common substances encountered every day. Students walk away from the lesson with a set of general rules that help them to easily…

The Affective Elements of Science Learning

Journal Article | December 2010

Student attitudes can have a positive or negative effect on learning. According to Duschl, Schweingruber, and Shouse, “[students’] goals for science learning, their beliefs about their ability to do science, and the…

Elemental Education: A Malaysian supplemental module uses four basic elements to teach integrated science

Journal Article | November 2001

Malaysian educators design a supplemental module that addresses the problems in their national science curriculum. “Elements of Life” (ELF) integrates chemistry, physics, and biology using a Web-based, student-centered…