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ERIC Number: EJ620556
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0950-0693
Science and Poetry: Passion v. Prescription in School Science?
Watts, Mike
International Journal of Science Education, v23 n2 p197-208 Feb 2001
Attempts to answer the question, Can school science be both a scientific and a literary experience or--in particular-an aesthetic, poetic experience? Highlights the power of poetry to stimulate observation, imagination, and emotion in school science. Examples of poems from published sources are used to illustrate ways in which verse can be used within laboratory and classroom settings. (Contains 36 references.) (Author/ASK)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Poetry, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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