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Article Title
Document Type
Article
Abstract
We envisioned a conversation something like this taking place at the dinner table of one of our students who had read a chapter on animal habitats that day in school. This imaginary conversation was the impetus for the idea of a classroom "bug zoo." Our goal was to supplement the school district's curriculum with activities that emphasized science process skills and promoted the enjoyment of science and scientific activity. Because we felt that the skills necessary for reading nonfiction are a critical aspect of science instruction, we were committed to using our district's text. We hoped our project would help to compensate for its weaknesses.
Publication Date
Autumn 1990
Journal Title
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Volume
27
Issue
2
First Page
13
Last Page
16
Copyright
© Copyright 1990 by the Iowa Academy of Science
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Voyles, Martha and Charnetski, Deborah
(1990)
"Bug Zoo,"
Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 27:
No.
2, Article 4.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol27/iss2/4