A Standards-Based Science Fair

Autor/in	Rillero, Peter
Titel	A Standards-Based Science Fair
Quelle	In: Science and Children, 48 (2011) 8, S.32-36 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8148
Schlagwörter	Science Fairs; Educational Opportunities; National Standards; Inquiry; Scoring Rubrics; Elementary Secondary Education; Elementary School Science; Verbal Communication; Educational Strategies; Elementary School Students; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Scoring formulas; Auswertungsbogen; Lehrstrategie; USA
Abstract	In standards-based science fairs, children learn more about what they are interested in. They deepen understandings of how science works and improve inquiry skills--including the ability to communicate and share research results. Parents learn more about science inquiry and their child's science abilities. The standards-based science fair builds on the strengths of traditional science fairs, but by having students compete against standards rather than against other students, the projects become more student-centered. The classroom format of this science fair features many opportunities for students to communicate about their full inquiry projects. In this article, the author discusses the challenges of a science fair and describes how science fair projects can be a powerful tool to give children full-inquiry experiences fueled by explorations of their unique interests. (Contains 1 figure.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10