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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Wilson, Helen; Mant, Jenny; Coates, David – Primary Science Review, 2004
The basic contention that a more imaginative, creative, and challenging approach will result in better achievement in SATs--in other words, if the children enjoy their science they will do better--was the basis of a project at Oxford Brookes University. The project was devised to encourage and enable the participating teachers to develop a…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Teaching Methods
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Coates, David; Eyre, Deborah – Primary Science Review, 1999
Describes how teachers can support the learning of the most able elementary students in science in normal classroom situations. (Author)
Descriptors: Ability, Elementary Education, Enrichment Activities, Foreign Countries
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Vause, Judy; Coates, David – Primary Science Review, 1999
Explores ways of improving the confidence and competence of children and teachers in data handling and interpretation. (Author/CCM))
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpretive Skills, Science Instruction