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Young, Jemimah L.; Feille, Kelly K.; Young, Jamaal R. – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2017
Black girls represent a unique subpopulation of science learners. Black girls are unique because they consistently outperform Black boys in science. Despite this trend, Black girls often face dual marginalization in STEM classrooms and professions. Racial and gender marginalization can inhibit the success of Black girls in science if researchers,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, African American Students, Females, Elementary School Science
Robertson, William C. – National Science Teachers Association (NJ3), 2009
This valuable and entertaining compendium of Bill Robertson's popular "Science 101" columns, from NSTA member journal "Science and Children," proves you don't have to be a science geek to understand basic scientific concepts. The author of the best-selling "Stop Faking It!" series explains everything from quarks to photosynthesis, telescopes to…
Descriptors: Space Sciences, Physical Sciences, Scientific Concepts, Botany
Tant, Carl – 1992
A proliferation of new government regulations and other events in recent years has made it more and more difficult to teach science and engage in science activities. Rapid advances in biotechnology have made it difficult for both students and teachers to stay abreast of current events. These difficulties along with others have turned some teachers…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, High Schools, Science Education, Science Experiments
Freitag, Ruth, Comp.; Bradley, Michelle Cadoree, Comp. – Library of Congress, 2006
This guide offers a systematic approach to the wide variety of published biographical information on men and women of science in the life, earth and physical sciences, primarily from 1989 to 2006, and complements Library of Congress Science Tracer Bullet "TB88-3" ("Biographical Sources in the Sciences," compiled 1988 [ED306074]) and "TB06-7"…
Descriptors: Biographies, Scientists, Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine
Shaver, Paul M. – 1995
To examine the dynamism and productive qualities of multicultural interaction, a chromosomal bivalency model was borrowed from the biological sciences. Dilemmas inherent in contact between cultures emerge from the sites of multicultural conflict. Understanding these dilemmas allows interactants to have insights into other cultures as well as into…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Conflict Resolution, Culture Conflict, Foreign Students
O'Connell, Susan M., Ed.; And Others – 1988
Some scientists and science educators believe that the most effective strategy for raising science literacy among future workers and voters is to focus on the youngest members of the public. The reviews in this publication were undertaken to increase public understanding and appreciation of the importance and promise of the methods of science in…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Audiovisual Aids, Biological Sciences, Computer Software
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1987
This guide was developed with the intention of helping teachers and school site administrators in California review the elementary science curriculum and compare it to an idealized model that is presented in the document. Part I of the guide provides a summary of a number of characteristics considered to be important to a strong elementary science…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Earth Science, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Richter, Bernice; Wenzel, Duane – 1985
Children's science books are listed under these headings: animals; astronomy; aviation and space; biography; careers; earth sciences; encyclopedias and reference books; environment and conservation; fiction; general science; life sciences; marine life; mathematics and computer science; medical and health sciences; physics and chemistry; plant…
Descriptors: Animals, Biological Sciences, Books, Childrens Literature
Richter, Bernice, Comp.; Wenzel, Duane, Comp. – 1987
Presented is the second annual supplement to the Museum of Science and Industry Basic List of Children's Science Books 1973-1984. In this supplement, children's science books are listed under the headings of animals, astronomy, aviation and space, biography, earth sciences, encyclopedias and reference books, environment and conservation, fiction,…
Descriptors: Animals, Biological Sciences, Books, Childrens Literature
De Bruin, Jerry – 1986
Focusing on the use of common, everyday materials that can be obtained for free or purchased inexpensively, this document was developed to provide classroom teachers, youth leaders, camp counselors and parents with ideas and activities in science. A major emphasis is placed on "starter" activities, which are designed to encourage…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Earth Science, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1986
Guidance for the development, assessment and/or improvement of science education programs in Michigan is provided in this handbook for teachers, administrators, and parents. It provides a philosophical foundation and curricular framework from which educators could construct comprehensive local science education programs. The nature of science is…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Curriculum Development, Earth Science, Educational Philosophy
Davis-Van Atta, David, Ed. – 1996
This guide, published for the first time, provides prospective college students detailed information on 190 United States colleges and universities identified as having very strong track records in the sciences and mathematics. Following a description of how institutions were identified for inclusion by David Davis-Van Atta, and a discussion on…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Chemistry, College Choice, College Faculty