Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ469626
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0887-2376
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Traditional Labs + New Questions = Improved Student Performance.
Rezba, Richard J.; And Others
Science Scope, v15 n5 p39-44 Feb 1992
Presents three typical lab activities involving the breathing rate of fish, the behavior of electromagnets, and tests for water hardness to demonstrate how labs can be modified to teach process skills. Discusses how basic concepts about experimentation are developed and ways of generating and improving science experiments. Includes a laboratory modification checklist. (MDH)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Acids, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Ichthyology, Junior High Schools, Lesson Plans, Magnets, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Science Achievement, Science Activities, Science Education, Science Experiments, Science Instruction, Science Laboratories, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills, Water Quality
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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