Setting up symmetrical structures

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-119
Author(s):  
Terri L. Kurz
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Elementary School Children ◽  
Primary Grades ◽  
Elementary Grades ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Student Interviews ◽  
And Mathematics

iSTEM: Integrating Science Technology Engineering in the Mathematics authors share ideas and activities that stimulate student interest in the integrated fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in K'grade 6 classrooms. In this month's lesson, elementary school children in the primary grades learn to create symmetrical structures using wooden blocks. Student interviews and an observational rubric are used to assess the children. Extensions for intermediate elementary grades are provided.

scholarly journals Libraries and Reading Habits Among Elementary School Children: The Concept of the Classroom Collection

2021 ◽  
pp. 265-271
Author(s):  
Snunith Shoham
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Elementary School Children ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Fourth Grade ◽  
Elementary Grades ◽  
Reading Habits ◽  
Class Library ◽  
Fourth Grade Students ◽  
Books And Reading

The elementary school regards the development of reading skills and the cultivation of free reading among students as one of its tasks. one of its ways of achieving this is to operate libraries in the school. Some schools provide only a central library. Some societies or locales, however, also believe in operating classroom collections in the elementary grades, so as to increase children' a exposure to books and reading. The reading habits of 301 fourth-grade students in Israel were examined. The sample included: (a) children who participated in a class library project in grades 2-3, with a central library also existing in the school; (b) children who participated in a class-library project in grades 2-3, with no central library in the school; and (c) children who did not participate in a class-library project, while having a central library in the school. Certain contribution of the class library project emerges, but the realization of this contribution depends on the existence of a central library in the school. A class library is not a substitute for a central collection. It can only constitute one approach among different approaches that can encourage children reading.

Celebrating Earth Day with sustainability

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (8) ◽  
pp. 516-519
Author(s):  
Amanda Sibley ◽  
Terri L. Kurz
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
School Level ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Earth Day ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Integrated Sustainability

Earth Day presents an annual opportunity to discuss sustainability with students. This article describes a six-week unit that integrated sustainability and mathematics at the intermediate elementary school level. Students explored a topic and identified solutions that would support preserving resources for the betterment of our planet. The iSTEM (Integrating Science Technology Engineering in Mathematics) authors share ideas and activities that stimulate student interest in the integrated fields STEM in K—grade 6 classrooms.

New Programs

1971 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 144-145
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Small Group ◽  
School Children ◽  
Elementary School Children ◽  
Maximum Amount ◽  
Regular School ◽  
Individual Instruction ◽  
School Day ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Remedial Work

The Plus Program was designed to provide a maximum amount of remedial work in reading and mathematics for elementary school children in target areas. A staff of skilled teachers was employed to provide students with additional small-group and individual instruction in specific areas of difficulty during the regular school day.

A STEAM investigation: Making giant strides

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-125
Author(s):  
Karen D. Owen ◽  
Lynn J. Kaiser ◽  
Sarah B. Bush ◽  
Kristin L. Cook
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
Fifth Grade Students ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Urban Elementary School ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Mathematics Department

In this article, the authors share how a class of fifth-grade students from an urban elementary school channeled their creativity and critical thinking in an engaging STEAM investigation. Contributors to the iSTEM (Integrating Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) department share ideas and activities that stimulate student interest in the integrated fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in K–grade 6 classrooms.

scholarly journals Basic calculation proficiency and mathematics achievement in elementary school children.

2011 ◽  
Vol 103 (4) ◽  
pp. 786-803 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Cowan ◽  
Chris Donlan ◽  
Donna-Lynn Shepherd ◽  
Rachel Cole-Fletcher ◽  
Matthew Saxton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Mathematics Achievement ◽  
School Children ◽  
Elementary School Children ◽  
And Mathematics

Television, Games, and Mathematics

2013 ◽  
pp. 124-141
Author(s):  
Sandra Crespo ◽  
Vincent Melfi ◽  
Shalom M. Fisch ◽  
Richard A. Lesh ◽  
Elizabeth Motoki
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Elementary School Children ◽  
Television Series ◽  
Mathematical Learning ◽  
Interactive Games ◽  
The Media ◽  
Multiple Media ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Single Medium

Research has shown that educational media, such as television series or interactive games, can promote significant learning. However, it is quite common for producers to create several interconnected media, such as a television show and an associated web site, under the assumption that multiple platforms elicit greater learning than a single medium would. The research reported in this paper uses Cyberchase media as the setting in which to investigate the effectiveness of multiple media as a tool for mathematical learning for elementary school children. The study includes both a naturalistic phase, which mirrors children’s typical use of the media, and an experimental phase, which allows for causal inference to be drawn about their learning outcomes.

Physical Fitness and Academic Achievement in Elementary School Children

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brandi M. Eveland-Sayers ◽  
Richard S. Farley ◽  
Dana K. Fuller ◽  
Don W. Morgan ◽  
Jennifer L. Caputo
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Language Arts ◽  
School Children ◽  
Elementary School Children ◽  
Fifth Grade ◽  
Mathematics Scores ◽  
Study Support ◽  
And Mathematics

Background:The benefits of physical fitness are widely acknowledged and extend across many domains of wellness. The association between fitness and academic achievement, however, remains to be clarified, especially in young children. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between fitness and academic achievement in elementary school children.Methods:Data were collected from 134 third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade children. One-mile run time, body mass index, curl-up, and sit-and-reach data were collected from physical education instructors in Middle Tennessee. The percentage of questions answered correctly for the mathematics and reading/language arts sections of the Terra-Nova achievement test was taken as a measure of academic achievement.Results:A negative association (P < .01) was noted between 1-mile run times and mathematics scores (r = –.28), whereas a positive relationship (P < .05) was observed between muscular fitness and mathematics scores (r = .20). Relative to sex differences, inverse relationships (P < .05) were observed between 1-mile run times and reading/language arts and mathematics scores in girls (r = –.31 and –.36, respectively), but no significant associations were evident in boys.Conclusions:Results from this study support a link between specific components of physical fitness and academic achievement in elementary school children.

Using Weather to Teach Graphing

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 249-253
Author(s):  
Mi Yeon Lee
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Stem Education ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
School Students ◽  
Technology Knowledge ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Wind Vane

This multipurpose activity can be used in STEM education with elementary school students to reinforce scientific concepts of such weather components as temperature, precipitation, clouds, and wind by integrating manipulation of online apps (technology), knowledge of graphing and data analysis (mathematics), and creation of a wind vane (engineering). iSTEM: Integrating Science Technology Engineering in the Mathematics authors share ideas and activities that stimulate student interest in the integrated fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in K—grade 6 classrooms.

Arithmetic Achievement and Creativity: Explorations with Elementary School Children

1973 ◽  
Vol 36 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1160-1162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bill Kaltsounis ◽  
Howard G. Stephens
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Elementary School Children ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Moderate Magnitude

Comparison of scores obtained from 184 Ss in Grades 4 through 6 on Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking, Verbal and Nonverbal, Form A and Seeing Through Arithmetic Tests produced significant correlations of small to moderate magnitude between verbal originality and mathematics ( rs = .23 to .43, df = 183).

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