ERIC Number: EJ1037416
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Nov
Pages: 3
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ISSN: ISSN-0269-2465
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Interconnecting with VIPs
Collins, Robert
Primary Science, n130 p29-31 Nov 2013
Interconnectedness changes lives. It can even save lives. Recently the author got to witness and be part of something in his role as a teacher of primary science that has changed lives: it may even have saved lives. It involved primary science teaching--and the climate. Robert Collins describes how it is all interconnected. The "Toilet Challenge" was a unique project that was created at the University of Strathclyde, and was the first in Scotland to introduce what is now widely defined as a "Vertically Integrated Project", or VIP, to primary teaching, an idea that has its origins in higher education.
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary School Curriculum, Teaching Methods, Instructional Innovation, Science Course Improvement Projects, Science Activities, Student Projects, Poverty Programs, Learning Activities, Hands on Science, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Malawi; United Kingdom (Scotland)
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