Using Science Fiction to Teach Science Fact

Authors

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Naola Van Orden at Sacramento City College in California has her students write science fiction stories to demonstrate their understanding of various scientific concepts. While the assignments made by Van Orden and the responses she received from her students may be too advanced for lower grades, the idea can be used from the elementary level up.

Publication Date

Autumn 1993

Journal Title

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Volume

30

Issue

2

First Page

13

Last Page

17

Copyright

© Copyright 1993 by the Iowa Academy of Science

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

(1993) "Using Science Fiction to Teach Science Fact," Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 30: No. 2, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol30/iss2/4