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Natural Science In Our School Environment : Being Five And Being A Scientist, Danielle L'Heureaux
Natural Science In Our School Environment : Being Five And Being A Scientist, Danielle L'Heureaux
Graduate Student Independent Studies
This independent master's project is a proposal of an integrated science curriculum for five and six year olds. The curriculum is divided into four units: natural/manmade, living/non-living: animals, living/non-living: plants, and change.
A Study Of Bridges For Second Graders, Christopher Mera
A Study Of Bridges For Second Graders, Christopher Mera
Graduate Student Independent Studies
A curriculum designed to inform students on the science and uses of bridges and to stimulate investigation into these topics. It contains planned lessons, trips and trip sheets, worksheets, and discussion topics and focus questions that are necessary for teaching this topic.
How Many Blocks To The Empire State Building? : An Original Story, Enakshi Bose
How Many Blocks To The Empire State Building? : An Original Story, Enakshi Bose
Graduate Student Independent Studies
Presents a children's story for eight and nine year old children that poses several mathematical questions, including the central one of how many blocks it is from the 215th Street subway station in Inwood to the Empire State Building. Photographs and maps enhance the mathematical concepts involved. Discusses the developmental appropriateness of the book's content and how the material meets various standards in mathematics.
Teaching Third Grade Math : A Learning Experience, Emily Terte
Teaching Third Grade Math : A Learning Experience, Emily Terte
Graduate Student Independent Studies
This study was based on my experience as a new teacher, teaching math to a group of third graders. The purpose was to examine my methods of planning and teaching in order to better understand how I was learning and changing my views on teaching math. I gathered information by reading educational theorists, observing the children in my group, recording anecdotes and writing about my planning process. I gained inspiration from readings of Piaget's and other cognitive theorists, I gained insights from the ways my children responded to my lessons and I discovered that using manipulatives, examples that the children …