Mon, Oct 10, 2011 1:12 PM in Invent an Alien activity
I too am a current UMBC student who has recently completed inventing an Alien. I think this project has strong merits for actively involving students in learning about a particular planet, not only because the activity incorporates spatial as well as kinesthetic activities, but also because many children, as well as adults, are fascinated with Aliens! Through my education classes it has been em...
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Fri, Oct 07, 2011 3:14 PM in Visualising Color: A Gate to Elementary Inquiry
I believe Venn diagrams are excellent learning tools for spatially engaging students in the important learning concept of ‘comparing and contrasting’. I loved the Lily Pad Diagrams as described in David Alexander’s, Hop into Action: the Amphibian Curriculum Guide for Grades K-4. Alexander’s Lily Pad Venn Diagrams add interesting relevancy for identifying similarities and differences between Amph...
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Fri, Sep 30, 2011 4:25 PM in Visualising Color: A Gate to Elementary Inquiry
And Patricia - I meant to add at the end of my post that 'Lily Pad Venn Diagrams' sounds like a very beneficial science teaching tool. I look forward to seeing what is posted in this forum regarding Lily Pad Venn Diagrams, and I will also research myself.
Thanks again!
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