Drawing conclusions can help third-graders figure out the meanings of new words, predict what will happen next in a story and understand characters' and authors' motivations. Picture It "Picture It" is an activity that teaches students what it means to draw conclusions, or to infer. In this...
For their final project, the 5th and 6th graders did observational drawings of the weeds in our school garden. Materials: Clipboards Copy paper Colored pencils Weeds Each student picks one weed from the ground. They should try to keep the root intact. Weeds must be no longer than the paper...
Fifth graders' science inquiry abilities: A comparative study of students in hands-on and textbook curricula A large number of American elementary school students are now studying science using the hands-on inquiry curricula developed in the 1990s: Insights; Full ... J Pine,P Aschbacher,E Roth...