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ERIC Number: EJ721621
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Apr
Pages: 5
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
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.
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
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A