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Benedis-Grab, Gregory – Science and Children, 2010
For a science teacher in a city, it can sometimes be a challenge to find curricula that are geared specifically toward urban students. The author tackled this dilemma by creating a unit that focused on the urban surroundings experienced by his second-grade students in New York City. The inquiry-based unit centered on unifying concepts such as the…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Science Teachers, Physical Environment, Science Instruction
Student Activity Ideas for the Technology Sequence Systems and Foundation Courses.
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1987
This publication provides single-page outlines of brief ideas for high school student activities in each of the System and Foundation Courses of the New York State technology sequence. The idea outlines are provided as a resource to assist teachers in the development of student learning activities. The six courses for which ideas are presented are…
Descriptors: Communications, Construction (Process), Drafting, Electricity
Technology Education. Public Information Handbook.
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Occupational Education Programs. – 1988
This handbook is intended to assist technology education teachers and administrators in promoting and publicizing the program content of the new technology curriculum and the benefits it offers junior and senior high school students in New York State. Suggestions are made regarding preliminary issues to address to comply with local school district…
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Mass Media, Mass Media Role, Parent Materials
Unified Science: Solving Problems in Science, Technology, and Society.
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Curriculum Development. – 1987
The unified science approach to instruction is one in which the concepts and processes of science are presented to emphasize the fundamental unity of scientific thought rather than the distinctions among the various scientific disciplines. The general thrust of this program is to provide students with motivating, meaningful units that will…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, General Science, Instructional Materials
NISE Network: Overview of the NISE Network Evaluation
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St. John, Mark; Helms, Jenifer V.; Castori, Pam; Hirabayashi, Judy; Lopez, Laurie; Phillips, Michelle – Inverness Research, 2009
The documents enclosed in this report provide a comprehensive and systematic review of the progress made in developing a network organization capable of supporting nanoscience education for the public on a national scale. There is a logic to the studies that were done and to the reports that are included in this notebook. The following are the…
Descriptors: Workshops, Leadership, Administrators, Scientists
Technology Education. Introduction to Technology. Grades 7 & 8.
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Occupational Education Programs. – 1987
This syllabus contains 10 modules that satisfy the one-unit requirement for technology education to be completed by the end of Grade 8 in New York. An introduction provides information on its use. Suggested content outlines of the modules follow. Module components include suggested teaching time; overview; enabling vocabulary; major concepts;…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques, Course Descriptions, Energy Education