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- 1. " Learn All You Can"
- Students Reasearch Their Own Questions on Lewis and Clark
- Connect:Vol.17 Num.93, September/October, 2003
- The students traveled to the University for weekly sessions throughout the semester. There they pursued Lewis and Clark research by participating in games and activities, studying books and web sites, listening to guest speakers, writing research papers, creating posters, and delivering presentations.
- Author: Linda Paznokas
- Connect:Vol.17 Num.93, September/October, 2003
- 2. "A Pencil is One of the Best Eyes"
- Connect:Vol.20 Num.116, September/October, 2006
- The process of learning how to observe is critical to studying the environment. In my search for existing curricula that would teach observation skills I found Seasonal Investigations of Trees (1999), a project developed at HarvardÂ’s Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. The primary author is the science educator, Candace Julyan. This open-ended curriculum is exciting to work with, and it became the kernel for our year-long study of trees.
- Author: Lynn Levine
- The process of learning how to observe is critical to studying the environment. In my search for existing curricula that would teach observation skills I found Seasonal Investigations of Trees (1999), a project developed at HarvardÂ’s Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. The primary author is the science educator, Candace Julyan. This open-ended curriculum is exciting to work with, and it became the kernel for our year-long study of trees.
- 3. "Belonging to a Vast Family"
- Connect:Vol.14 Num.78, March/April, 2001
- In this issue of Connect, teacher-authors provide examples of students working with the concept of sustainable systems in ways that are age-appropriate.
- Author: Casey Murrow
- In this issue of Connect, teacher-authors provide examples of students working with the concept of sustainable systems in ways that are age-appropriate.
- 4. "Can I See that Curriculum Online?"
- Connect:Vol.21 Num.124, March/April, 2008
- Increasingly, new curriculum materials come with online tools, as well as the now familiar CDs and DVDs. While print materials are still the dominant form for teachers' guides and print is often the only thing that students are given, all of this will change as new technical opportunities arise and as publishers look for cost-cutting strategies.
- Author: Casey Murrow
- Increasingly, new curriculum materials come with online tools, as well as the now familiar CDs and DVDs. While print materials are still the dominant form for teachers' guides and print is often the only thing that students are given, all of this will change as new technical opportunities arise and as publishers look for cost-cutting strategies.
- 5. "Inquiry is Essential to Science Learning"
- Seven simple suggestions to build upon
- Connect:Vol.18 Num.105, March/April, 2005
- As classroom teachers we have heard the call from the National Science Education Standards, the Benchmarks for Science Literacy, and numerous state and local curricula to teach science through inquiry. Yet with our hands already full, how can we get started? If you are ready to teach science in some new, inquiry-based ways, here are relatively easy-to-implement ideas that helped my colleagues, my students, and me.
- Author: Patricia Bricker
- Connect:Vol.18 Num.105, March/April, 2005
- 6. "Now, Write a Report!"
- Connect:Vol.4 Num.99, February, 1991
- Here is a simple method that can give students the skills they need to sort through information and produce a research document that is meaningful for them and in their "own words."
- Author: Connect Staff
- Here is a simple method that can give students the skills they need to sort through information and produce a research document that is meaningful for them and in their "own words."
- 7. "S'MAW" Learning
- Connect:Vol.4 Num.99, February, 1991
- "S'MAW is New York-ese for "some more," but for nearly a hundred junior high schoolers in recent months it also means an integrated learning experience wherein students develop an environmental consciousness while learning Science, plus Math, Art and Writing.
- Author: Barry Weinbrom
- "S'MAW is New York-ese for "some more," but for nearly a hundred junior high schoolers in recent months it also means an integrated learning experience wherein students develop an environmental consciousness while learning Science, plus Math, Art and Writing.
- 8. "Suddenly a Waterfall..."
- Connect:Vol.7 Num.106, January/February, 1994
- The teaching of the water cycle has always been one of my pet peeves. Starting in first grade, children do little experiments in jars and soon thereafter draw those diagrams of clouds, condensation, rivers following to the ocean, and evaporation back to the clouds. And they do it over and over throughout elementary school. It's all a bunch of denatured words with little connection to the real world. Rarely do children step outside, investigate puddles, collect rainwater, make miniature landscapes or follow streams.
- Author: David T. Sobel
- The teaching of the water cycle has always been one of my pet peeves. Starting in first grade, children do little experiments in jars and soon thereafter draw those diagrams of clouds, condensation, rivers following to the ocean, and evaporation back to the clouds. And they do it over and over throughout elementary school. It's all a bunch of denatured words with little connection to the real world. Rarely do children step outside, investigate puddles, collect rainwater, make miniature landscapes or follow streams.
- 9. "The Sound of Music"
- Connect:Vol.4 Num.110, May/June, 1991
- I had some doubts about whether music could be integrated into the regular school subject areas. But a little voice inside me kept saying, "Music is math! Music is science! There is a way to put them together!" so I let that little voice write my music curriculum for me. This is what resulted:
- Author: Dawn Dempsey
- I had some doubts about whether music could be integrated into the regular school subject areas. But a little voice inside me kept saying, "Music is math! Music is science! There is a way to put them together!" so I let that little voice write my music curriculum for me. This is what resulted:
- 10. "Time Flies When You're Having Fun"
- Connect:Vol.18 Num.104, January/February , 2005
- Exploring the experience of subjective time can stretch scientific inquiry across the curriculum by allowing students to use descriptive language to describe the experiences which they are comparing. This provides the challenge of writing from an objective point of view.
- Author: Jackie Gould
- Exploring the experience of subjective time can stretch scientific inquiry across the curriculum by allowing students to use descriptive language to describe the experiences which they are comparing. This provides the challenge of writing from an objective point of view.
- 11. "Well, Well, Eratosthenes..."
- Connect:Vol.18 Num.103, November/December, 2004
- To illustrate his [Eratosthenes] skills, I designed an activity that allows students to collaborate with peers far away, reproducing and building upon EratosthenesÂ’ best-remembered discovery: the measurement of the circumference of the Earth.
- Author: Steven Branting
- To illustrate his [Eratosthenes] skills, I designed an activity that allows students to collaborate with peers far away, reproducing and building upon EratosthenesÂ’ best-remembered discovery: the measurement of the circumference of the Earth.
- 12. "Why is it doing that?"
- Connect:Vol.15 Num.80, September/October, 2001
- Five-year old Andrew was noticeably alarmed. He had just witnessed his first diplay of territorial behavior. In an effort to prepare for an upcoming bird watching field trip, we were listening to a tape of bird calls outdoors in the middle of a grassy tree-lined area.
- Author: Teddie Phillipson-Mower
- Five-year old Andrew was noticeably alarmed. He had just witnessed his first diplay of territorial behavior. In an effort to prepare for an upcoming bird watching field trip, we were listening to a tape of bird calls outdoors in the middle of a grassy tree-lined area.
- 13. A "Louse-y" Environment for Learning
- Connect:Vol.5 Num.114, September, 1991
- Lice epidemics are a given fact in most schools. The very mention of the insects brings teachers to scratching their heads.
- Author: Maile C Carter
- Lice epidemics are a given fact in most schools. The very mention of the insects brings teachers to scratching their heads.
- 14. A "Real Paddle" is Launched:
- A Lesson in Patience and Perseverance
- Connect:Vol.4 Num.95, January , 1991
- I needed a lesson or series of lessons to teach and illustrate how perseverance, patience, and hard work can complete an exercise with far more substance than something completed in minutes. I chose Paddle-to-the-Sea as the example of good things happening slowly. We read the book, viewed the film produced by Bill Mason, and traced Paddle's route. We talked about the weeks, months, even years that such a trip would take.
To further illustrate the time and perseverance needed to create this type of adventure I decided to carve my own Paddle-to-the Sea and release it in Lake Superior.- Author: Sheldon Lowe
- Connect:Vol.4 Num.95, January , 1991
- 15. A Flash Flood in the Sand Table
- Connect:Vol.4 Num.95, January , 1991
- A sand table is a great place to simulate a flash flood as it might occur in the desert southwest.
- Author: Polly Donald
- A sand table is a great place to simulate a flash flood as it might occur in the desert southwest.
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