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Promoting Chemistry at the Elementary Level: A Low-Maintenance Program of Chemical Demonstrations
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We report on a demonstrations program that we have been conducting at Calvin College for the past nine years. The unique features of this program are that (i) it is designed for fifth- or sixth-graders (upper elementary); (ii) it is located on the college campus rather than at the elementary school; and (iii) it is concentrated by limiting the program to the examination week at the end of the college spring semester.
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Elementary / Middle School ScienceKeywords (Domain):
DemonstrationsKeywords (Feature):
Chemistry for KidsKeywords (Subject):
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- Received: August 03, 2009
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