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ERIC Number: EJ471610
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0036-8555
The PRISMS Approach.
Unruh, Roy; And Others
Science Teacher, v59 n5 p36-41 May 1992
Describes the teacher's guide made up of 125 student activities encompassing 1 year of high school physics instruction called Physics Resources and Instructional Strategies for Motivating Students (PRISMS). The learning cycle of each activity includes three phases: exploration, concept introduction, and concept application. Provides exploration and application worksheets for one activity and results from program evaluation. (MDH)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Discovery Processes, High Schools, Inquiry, Misconceptions, Physics, Program Evaluation, Science Activities, Science Education, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Secondary School Science, Teaching Guides, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Exploration; Hands on Science; PRISMS Program