Printer Friendly
The Free Library
14,506,614 articles and books
Member login
User name  
Password 
 
Join us Forgot password?

Tips for using Science World in the classroom.


For a fun way to check students' reading comprehension Reading comprehension can be defined as the level of understanding of a passage or text. For normal reading rates (around 200-220 words per minute) an acceptable level of comprehension is above 75%. , Bill Fager, 7th-grade science teacher at Transfiguration Transfiguration, in the New Testament, manifestation wherein Jesus appeared "shining" before Peter, James, and John. The traditional explanation is that in it Jesus' divine glory shone in his earthly body. Mt.  School in New York City New York City: see New York, city.
New York City

City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S.
, suggests:

After students have read the assigned as·sign  
tr.v. as·signed, as·sign·ing, as·signs
1. To set apart for a particular purpose; designate: assigned a day for the inspection.

2.
 articles, have each of them write one quiz-type question about the stories on an index card. Then, collect the cards and divide the class into teams. Use the questions to stage a game-show-like contest between the groups. The winning team gets a small reward like bonus points.

Do you want to share a unique lesson idea? See page TE 8 on how to submit your tip.
COPYRIGHT 2006 Scholastic, Inc.
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 2006, Gale Group. All rights reserved. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company.

 Reader Opinion

Title:

Comment:



 

Article Details
Printer friendly Cite/link Email Feedback
Title Annotation:reading methods
Author:Fager, Bill
Publication:Science World
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1U2NY
Date:Sep 4, 2006
Words:94
Previous Article:Welcome back to school.
Next Article:Science News.
Topics:



Related Articles
Data breakout. (science students share data over computer networks)
The New "3Rs": gender and the science and engineering classroom.
Assessing teacher attitudes in teaching Science.
The classroom as laboratory: an exploration of teacher research.
ELLs: children left behind in science class.(English Language Learners )
Reforming the education program for physical science teachers in Taiwan.
New education journals from Springer.
Talking drawings: improving intermediate students' comprehension of expository science text.
An integrative curriculum: science by design.(BEYOND THE BENCH)

Terms of use | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc. | Feedback | For webmasters | Submit articles