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Peer reviewedLunetta, Vincent N.; Rago, Francis J. – Science and Children, 1974
In the project described, high school students became familiarized with a material-centered inquiry approach to teaching science, and introduced science activities to children in the lower grades' open-classrooms. The project has encouraged meaningful interaction between the secondary and elementary schools and prompted changes in teaching styles.…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Elementary School Science, Experiential Learning, Instruction
Peer reviewedSmith, Walter S.; Burrichter, Cindy – Science and Children, 1993
Describes the use of cross-age tutoring in which sixth-grade students are used to teach first-grade students about plants. Provides a list of praise words used by the sixth graders and discusses the mutual benefits received by the students. (MDH)
Descriptors: Biology, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
