Bigger than a breadbox?

The basics of understanding size and other comparisons are inherent in student's ability to eventually understand scale, proportion, and quantity. As students move to grades three through five, the learning progression states that students recognize that natural objects and observable phenomena...

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Published inScience and children Vol. 52; no. 4; p. 20
Main Author Royce, Christine Anee
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon National Science Teaching Association 01.12.2014
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Educational aspects
Elementary school students
Methods
Picture books
Picture-books for children
Science education
Sciences education
Skill development
Students
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United States
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Summary:The basics of understanding size and other comparisons are inherent in student's ability to eventually understand scale, proportion, and quantity. As students move to grades three through five, the learning progression states that students recognize that natural objects and observable phenomena exist from the very smal to the immensely large. Among other things Royce details activities that help students develop their comparison skills and use of measurement units.
ISSN:0036-8148
1943-4812