hands-on science

collocation in English

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hands-on
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌhændˈzɒn/us
/ˌhændˈzɑːn/
Someone with a hands-on way of doing things becomes closely involved in managing and organizing things and in ...
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science
noun
uk
/ˈsaɪ.əns/us
/ˈsaɪ.əns/
(knowledge from) the careful study of the structure and behaviour of the physical world, especially by watching, measuring, and doing experiments, and the development of theories to describe the results of ...
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Sadly, we are seeing fewerhands-onscienceexperiments in secondary schools, partly for health and safety reasons.
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They served the organization from 19852002, while developing accessiblehands-onsciencecurriculum and.
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Shar has written over 70 books and book/kits, primarily onhands-onsciencefor children.
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Hemenway is a multiple intelligences school that teaches using real-life experiences,hands-onscienceand current world events.
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Ahands-onsciencegallery and television studio and traveling exhibits are designed to help children discover how the world works and learn through play.
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Students in grades 4 and 8 work in pairs to conduct an actual,hands-onscienceexperiment (11th graders use authentic data from existing research).
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The program teacheshands-onscience, such as constructing and programming robots, investigating pond ecology, and studying the solar system and telescope building.
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Teachers engage inhands-onscienceactivities that parallel those of students in the cases, examine student work, and critically analyze classic instructional activities and decisions.
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This is ahands-onscienceexhibition and nature discovery centre, which also acts as a visitor centre for the forest, providing maps, car parking and bike hire.
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Childrens activities include storytimes for babies through preschoolers, creative drama instruction, chess instruction, summer reading activities,hands-onscienceprograms and a playgroup for young children and their caregivers.
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