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Luczak-Roesch, Markus; Anderson, Dayle; Glasson, Brigitte; Doyle, Cathal; Li, Yevgeniya; Pierson, Cameron; David, Rodreck – Teaching and Learning Research Initiative, 2019
This project aimed to assess the impact of online citizen science (OCS) participation on the science education of primary school children in New Zealand. Four exploratory cases were used to examine the nature and impact of embedding OCS projects that use web-based online tools within primary classroom environments. Findings provide key insights…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Science Education, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Teachers
Brown, Jordan; Grippo, Lois – 1995
This curriculum guide was developed for use with public television's Nature series. The materials in the guide are designed to help students actively participate in the study and experience of nature. Students are encouraged to view the programs as naturalists would, observing animals in their environment, noting their behavior, examining the…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Earth Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Osborne, Roger – 1980
One area explored in the second (in-depth) phase of the Learning in Science Project was "children's science," defined as views of the world and the meanings for words that children have and bring with them to science lessons. The inquiry reported focuses on problems/difficulties of learning about the concept of "force" through…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development
Osborne, Roger – 1980
One area explored in the second (in-depth) phase of the Learning in Science Project was "children's science," defined as views of the world and the meanings for words that children have and bring with them to science lessons. The investigation reported focuses on the concept of "electric current" held by 43 elementary school…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Science, Comprehension, Concept Formation