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ERIC Number: EJ558767
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8148
Saturday Science: A Model for Parents and Children.
Holmes, Frank L.
Science and Children, v35 n4 p26-29 Jan 1998
Describes a workshop to provide parents, their elementary school children, and elementary teachers with a common science learning environment. It included 45 activities/demonstrations with directions and learning notes. The primary goal was to promote inquiry through involvement and interaction with each other, discovery, discussion, and thinking about their actions. (PVD)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Elementary Education, Enrichment Activities, Hands on Science, Inquiry, Parent Attitudes, Parent Participation, Parent Role, Science Education, Science Process Skills, Science Programs, Teacher Workshops, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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