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50 Years of ERIC
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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Clary, Renee M.; Wandersee, James H. – Science Education Review, 2009
In an online graduate paleontology course taken by practicing Earth Science teachers, we designed an investigation using teachers' local informal educational environments. Teachers (N = 28) were responsible for photographing, describing, and integrating fossil specimens from two informal sites into a paleoenvironmental analysis of the landscape in…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Paleontology, Earth Science, Content Analysis
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Petruševski, Vladimir M.; Stojanovska, Marina I.; Šoptrajanov, Bojan T. – Science Education Review, 2007
Oscillating chemical reactions are truly spectacular phenomena, and demonstrations are always appreciated by the class. However, explaining such reactions to high school or first-year university students is problematic, because it may seem that no acceptable explanation is possible unless the students have profound knowledge of both physical…
Descriptors: Demonstrations (Educational), Scientific Concepts, Scientific Principles, Concept Teaching