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ERIC Number: EJ721555
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Jan
Pages: 4
Abstractor: ERIC
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0036-8148
Discovering Flowers in a New Light
McNall, Rebecca L.; Bell, Randy L.
Science and Children, v41 n4 p36-39 Jan 2004
Children love observing seeds change as they germinate and grow into tall healthy plants, but how can teachers make investigating plants an exciting and immediate event? Microscopy might just be the answer. Although most students have seen flowers, not many have looked closely at their various structures or seen their colorful designs only apparent when magnified. In the author's elementary science methods course, they used digital microscopes for such a study and were pleased with the results. They developed the language-arts-and technology-integrated inquiry lesson described in this article, to model how to effectively incorporate technology into a fourth-grade science lesson on flowers.
National Science Teachers Association, 1840 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201-3000. Tel: 800-722-6782 (Toll Free); Web site: http://www.nsta.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
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