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ERIC Number: EJ665329
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-1089-9995
Moonsnail Project: A Scientific Collaboration with Middle School Teachers and Students.
Hansen, Thor A.; Kelley, Patricia H.; Hall, Jack C.
Journal of Geoscience Education, v51 n1 p35-38 Jan 2003
Describes the Moonsnail Project, which engages middle school students in discovery learning and the process of science by making them collaborators with scientists in the investigation of genuine scientific hypotheses. Reports on the first workshop held in summer 2001 and a scientific conference held in summer 2002 that provided vehicles for the assessment of student learning outcomes. (Author/KHR)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Curriculum Design, Ecology, Middle Schools, Partnerships in Education, Professional Development, Science Instruction, Science Programs, Science Teachers, Scientists
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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