Collaboration
Physics Collaboration
Physics Science and Children (February 2005)
Elementary teachers and university researchers combine their expertise to help students construct an understanding of force—and discover something of the nature of science in the process. Second- and third-grade students in an after-school science program explore friction with toy cars.
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Inventors
in the Making
Science and Children (January 2005)
This article describes an “inventors workshop” in which second-grade students used LEGO and ROBOLAB computer software to create and test their own inventions. After exploring LEGOS and their history, students created and programmed vehicles.
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http://www.nsta.org/gateway&j=sc&n=50096
Reaching
English Language Learners
Science and Children (October 2004)
The “hands-on” nature of science motivates and encourages students to interact
with others, which can be especially good for English Language Learners (ELL).
These basic strategies will benefit all students.
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