With the continual analysis and collaboration by Action Research Team members, teaching strategies can be assessed and evaluated for their productivity and success. Based on these elements, results show that in classrooms where teachers use inquiry approaches to science understanding, students grow an average of two to four months in language development over the five week period of the Summer School Academy.
Students also show a significant improvement in science understanding during the same period.
Measuring Rain You can measure how much rain falls by making a simple rain gauge with a can and a ruler. Place the can, open end up, in a safe place outside where the rain can fall freely into it. After each rain, see how high the water goes on the ruler when you hold the one-inch end flat on the bottom of the can. Record the results, empty out the can, and replace it for the next rain.