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Direct linkQuigley, Cassie; Allspaw, Kathleen – Science Scope, 2011
With a grant through Indiana University's Inner Asian & Uralic National Resource Center, the authors developed an online, five-week unit that discusses the cultural and ecological "worlds" of central Asia, specifically the countries of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. There are two main ideas…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Studies, Cultural Awareness, Ecology
Cook, Kristin; Buck, Gayle – Science Scope, 2010
Situating instruction in a local context, socioscientific issues (SSIs) offers students an opportunity to become active participants in the community and has the potential to encourage them to authentically and critically participate and engage in understanding, caring for, and transforming the world to which they belong. Photovoice is one way…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Photography, Documentation, School Community Relationship
Yurgelun, Nancy – Science Scope, 2007
The new Connecticut science standards include a "Science, Technology, and Society" (STS) standard for each grade level. This standard encourages students to explore how scientific knowledge affects the quality of their lives. By relating science concepts to real-world decision making, STS investigations give students a framework through…
Descriptors: Science and Society, Academic Standards, Debate, Scientific Research
Anderson, Megan; Zenner, Greta M.; Gimm, J. Aura – Science Scope, 2004
As part of the National Science Foundation-funded Internships in Public Science Education (IPSE) program, we have created a classroom activity that encourages middle school students to think about the interactions between technology, individuals, and communities. Good and bad, the effects of technology on society are important, real-world issues.…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Science and Society, Technological Advancement, Class Activities
Minogue, James; Guentensberger, Todd – Science Scope, 2006
One set of ideas at the core of the National Science Education Standards (NSES) Science and Technology Standards is that of engaging middle school students in activities that help them develop their understandings of technological design. More precisely, students should be able to identify appropriate problems for technological design, design a…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Science Education, Middle School Students, Secondary School Science
Peer reviewedShaka, Farella – Science Scope, 1996
Presents suggestions for a schoolwide Olympic curriculum that uses an interdisciplinary approach and takes advantage of student interest in the Olympic games. (JRH)
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Olympic Games
Peer reviewedAzfar, Beth – Science Scope, 1992
Describes the poster developed for National Science and Technology Week 1992 that encourages the exploitation of student curiosity to study three themes: (1) science in sports; (2) ecosystems; and (3) exploration, discovery, and invention. (MDH)
Descriptors: Athletics, Curiosity, Discovery Processes, Ecology
Peer reviewedRunyan, Tom; Gertz, Susan – Science Scope, 1993
Describes a unit of hands-on activities on the corrosion of iron and steel. The unit uses the learning cycle and the science/technology/society approach. Three activities are presented. (PR)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Junior High Schools, Learning Activities, Learning Processes
