Analyzing Anthropomorphisms.(using anthropomorphic texts in science education) From: Science and Children | Date: November 1, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 National Science Teachers Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Susan Gomez-Zwiep and William Straits

We all love to have our students actively engaged with hands-on manipulatives in the pursuit of scientific investigation. However, students cannot develop an understanding of every important concept in science through their own investigation. There are points in our lessons that require outside information, usually through some type of text to support our investigations.

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