Learning the language of earth science: Middle school students’ explorations of rocks and minerals

Angelia  Reid-Griffin

doi:10.20897/lectito.201621

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2016, 1(2), pp. 45-51

Learning the language of earth science: Middle school students’ explorations of rocks and minerals

Angelia Reid-Griffin ¹ ^*

¹ University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA
^* Corresponding Author

https://doi.org/10.20897/lectito.201621

Published in Volume 1 Issue 2: 25 Mar 2016

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The approaches and interpretations of a class of 6th graders and a class of 8th graders in a U.S. middle school asked to engage in tasks that involved using observations to describe and classify samples is the subject of this paper. Overall 8th graders were better able to perform the tasks, suggesting a developmental advantage aspect. However, the descriptions of the rock and mineral samples recorded by students can be considered salient for identification purposes. However, the descriptions were not recognized as salient features by most of the grade 6th and 8th U.S. students.

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Reference: Reid-Griffin A. Learning the language of earth science: Middle school students’ explorations of rocks and minerals. European Journal of STEM Education. 2016;1(2), 45-51. https://doi.org/10.20897/lectito.201621

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Reference: Reid-Griffin , A. (2016). Learning the language of earth science: Middle school students’ explorations of rocks and minerals. European Journal of STEM Education, 1(2), 45-51. https://doi.org/10.20897/lectito.201621

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Reference: Reid-Griffin , Angelia. "Learning the language of earth science: Middle school students’ explorations of rocks and minerals". European Journal of STEM Education 2016 1 no. 2 (2016): 45-51. https://doi.org/10.20897/lectito.201621

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Reference: Reid-Griffin , A. (2016). Learning the language of earth science: Middle school students’ explorations of rocks and minerals. European Journal of STEM Education, 1(2), pp. 45-51. https://doi.org/10.20897/lectito.201621

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Reference: Reid-Griffin , Angelia "Learning the language of earth science: Middle school students’ explorations of rocks and minerals". European Journal of STEM Education, vol. 1, no. 2, 2016, pp. 45-51. https://doi.org/10.20897/lectito.201621

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Reference: Reid-Griffin A. Learning the language of earth science: Middle school students’ explorations of rocks and minerals. European Journal of STEM Education. 2016;1(2):45-51. https://doi.org/10.20897/lectito.201621

Keywords

geology, earth science, perception, middle school, structure

Related Subjects

Educational Science, STEM Education

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