Creativity in the Science Classroom

by: Soonhye Park and Eulsun Seung

Though many teachers would like to incorporate creative activities into their teaching, there are few practical suggestions to help them accomplish this goal (Yager 2000). In this article, the authors introduce four strategies to help integrate creative-thinking skills into high school science instruction: SCAMPER; Six Thinking Hats; Agreement, Disagreement, and Irrelevance; and Creative Problem Solving.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 9/1/2008Stock # tst08_075_06_45Volume 075Issue 06

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