ERIC Number: EJ780827
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Dec
Pages: 4
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A Revamped Science Expo
Barth, Lorna
Science and Children, v45 n4 p36-39 Dec 2007
By changing the venue from festival to a required academic exposition, the traditional science fair was transformed into a "Science Expo" wherein students were guided away from cookbook experiments toward developing a question about their environment into a testable and measurable experiment. The revamped "Science Expo" became a night for students to show each other and the community what they've learned about science inquiry, processes, and habits of mind. (Contains 2 figures and 2 resources.)
Descriptors: Science Activities, Science Fairs, Science Education, Learning Activities, Inquiry, Science Process Skills, Learning Strategies, Measurement Techniques, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Elementary School Science
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Grade 5; Grade 6
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Language: English
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