ERIC Number: EJ721621
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Apr
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8148
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Skateboards or Wildlife? Kids Decide!
Thomas, Julie; Cooper, Sandra; Haukos, David
Science and Children, v41 n7 p20-24 Apr 2004
How can teachers make science learning relevant to today's technology savvy students? They can incorporate the Internet and use it as a tool to help solve real-life problems. A group of university professors, a field biologist, and classroom teachers teamed up to create an exciting, interactive Web-based learning environment for students and future teachers. The project connected students' classroom learning with a real-life study of a type of wetland found in their area. It also provided numerous opportunities for upper elementary students to collect and share data, and the project presented future teachers with a model of how to use technology to teach science effectively in their own classrooms. This learning environment is briefly described in this article.
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Web Based Instruction, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Problem Solving, Ecology, Environmental Education
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
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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