Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia Seeds for Inquiry

Autor/in	Conover, Margaret
Titel	Ch-Ch-Ch-Chia Seeds for Inquiry
Quelle	In: Science Scope, 34 (2011) 8, S.20-24 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0887-2376
Schlagwörter	Learner Engagement; Science Teachers; Science Instruction; Plants (Botany); Middle School Students; Inquiry; Secondary School Science; Scientific Concepts; Science Experiments; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Pflanze; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin
Abstract	Chia seeds will sprout on almost any moist surface, and they respond quickly to experimental variables. Furthermore, the newly recognized nutritional value and rich cultural history of chia seeds offer the possibility of highly motivating and educational interdisciplinary extensions, especially appropriate to students in the middle grades. Together with participating science teachers from six different schools, the author has developed a series of science inquiry activities using chia seeds and tested them with 500 New York students in grades 5 through 8. Her goals were to minimize expense while maximizing student engagement, and to create a mess-free environment where inquiry occurs spontaneously. (Contains 2 figures and 5 resources.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10