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ERIC Number: EJ565659
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8148
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Sigford, Ann; Nelson, Nancy
Science and Children, v35 n6 p47-49 Mar 1998
Presents a program for elementary teachers to learn how to use hand tools and household appliances to teach the principles of physics. The lesson helps teachers become familiar with simple hand tools, combat the apprehension of mechanical devices, and develop an interest in tools and technology. Session involves disassembling appliances to discover how they work. (PVD)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning, Group Activities, Inquiry, Inservice Teacher Education, Mechanics (Physics), Mechanics (Process), Science Education, Technology Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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