Connecting science and literacy: Hands-on inquiry in the elementary classroom

CHED 420

Kathryn Nafziger, nafzigkm@muohio.edu1, Beth Marie Motter, motterbm@muohio.edu1, Nazan U. Bautista, uludagn@muohio.edu2, Jeff Winslow, winslowj@talawanda.org3, and Stacey Lowery Bretz, bretzsl@muohio.edu1. (1) Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, 369 Hughes Laboratory, Oxford, OH 45056, (2) Department of Teacher Education, Miami Univeristy, 301K McGuffey Hall, Oxford, OH 45056, (3) Science Department, Talawanda School District, 400 W. Sycamore Street, Oxford, OH 45056
Elementary teachers face the daily challenge of developing literacy skills in their students. Emphasis on reading and writing literacy often comes at the expense of science literacy; many teachers report there is not enough time to teach science. This research describes a partnership between the chemistry department and K-2 teachers in a local school district. Award winning children's literature (both fiction and non-fiction) was mapped to Ohio's Academic Content Standards for K-2 science strands. Hands-on inquiry activities using the 5E cycle were developed for this literature. Preliminary findings will be reported.
 

Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Chemical Education
11:00 AM-1:00 PM, Monday, March 26, 2007 Hyatt Regency Chicago -- Riverside Center, Poster

Division of Chemical Education

The 233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 25-29, 2007