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KIND Teacher, 1990
Presented are 14 student worksheets for use in teaching the care of and humane treatment of animals. Topics of these games and puzzles include state animal trivia, domestic pets and wild animals. An answer sheet for teachers is included. (CW)
Descriptors: Animals, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Science Activities
KIND Teacher, 1989
Presented are 14 student worksheets for use in teaching the care and humane treatment of animals. Topics of these games, puzzles include both domestic pets and wild animals. An answer sheet for teachers is included. (CW)
Descriptors: Animals, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Science Activities
Peer reviewedBartlett, Albert A. – Physics Teacher, 1989
Four questions related to rain concerning aerodynamic drag force, pressure from the impact of raindrops, impact of wind on the pressure, and stopping force extended on the car by the water are proposed. (YP)
Descriptors: College Science, Mechanics (Physics), Motion, Physics
Peer reviewedvan Haren, Rob; And Others – Physics Teacher, 1994
Describes a program designed to make physics more accessible to students. Entails extracting articles from newspapers (compiled to form a journal named "Exaktueel") and using them as a source of ideas for classroom activities. (ZWH)
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Integrated Activities, Newspapers, Physics
Hutchinson, John – TIES Magazine, 1990
The background and history of light and fiber optics are discussed. Applications for light passed either directly or indirectly through optical fibers are described. Suggestions for science activities that use fiber optics are provided. (KR)
Descriptors: Communications, Light, Optics, Physics
Peer reviewedMayer, Victor J. – Science Activities, 1991
Provides both a rationale and framework for Earth systems education and a description of the early development of the Program for Leadership in Earth Systems Education (PLESE). Presents the seven basic understandings that form the conceptual basis for the PLESE program. (five references) (MCO)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Ecological Factors
Peer reviewedAgostinelli, Andrea J.; Krockover, Gerald H. – Science Teacher, 1991
Teachers are being asked to provide students with activities that are relevant, interrelated, and challenging. This article describes an activity, Zoo Investigation Cards, that place students in an investigative problem-solving situation and allows them to observe living organisms in the complex system of their natural habitat. (ZWH)
Descriptors: Biology, Elementary Education, Field Trips, Problem Solving
Mikelskis, Helmut – Western European Education, 1990
Attempts to develop a theoretical foundation for the practice of ecological education. Focuses upon the severed relationship between man and nature. Identifies seven elements of ecological education designed to develop ecological action and experience as well as knowledge. Argues that, without a comprehensive, ecological framework, environmental…
Descriptors: Ecology, Educational Research, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education
Solomon, Joan, Ed.; Aikenhead, Glen, Ed. – 1994
This book is a collection of essays about science-technology-society (STS) education for school science that examines new challenges and new questions in the domain of STS education. The book does not employ a purely academic approach found in science studies, yet almost every chapter shows some reflection on the historical, philosophical, or…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Educational Research
Download full textSchnell, Bobbi; Blau, Judith H.; Hinrichs, Jennifer Judd – 1997
This activity guide is designed to be used with the Growing Together program. Tree-related activities are correlated to the Benchmarks for Scientific Literacy, the recommended standards for mathematics, science, and technology suggested by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The Treature Educational Program is dedicated…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Biology, Early Childhood Education, Environmental Education
Altieri, Miguel; Vukasin, Helen L., Ed. – 1988
Environmental planning requires more than finding the right technology and a source of funds. Planning involves consideration of the social, cultural, economic, and natural environments in which the project occurs. The challenge is to develop sustainable food systems that have reasonable production but do not degrade the resource base and upset…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Agronomy, Community Planning, Conservation (Environment)
Hall, William – 1988
Intended to help course designers and other professionals infuse the teaching of the social implications of technological change into existing technical and further education (TAFE) courses in Australia, the guide has four sections: (1) a chapter called "Why Teach Social Implications"; (2) examples that were collected from the 11 of 245…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Foreign Countries, Postsecondary Education
Schachterle, Lance E., Ed.; Shanahan, Joan M., Ed. – 1987
In 1970, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) radically revised its curriculum by replacing specific course distributions with a new program, emphasizing projects at various levels. In instituting this change, faculty were especially concerned to encourage engineering, science, and management students to recognize how their professional work…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Environmental Education, Program Descriptions, Research Papers (Students)
Singleton, Laurel R. – 1988
This science/technology/society (STS) training manual is designed to help state-level coordinators, university teacher educators, district coordinators, or lead teachers to implement the guidelines provided in "Science/Technology/Society: A Framework for Curriculum Reform in Secondary School Science and Social Studies." The manual…
Descriptors: Coordinators, Learning Strategies, Science and Society, Science Instruction
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Hampton, VA. Langley Research Center. – 1999
This teaching unit is designed to help students in grades 4-8 explore the concept of measurement in the context of the earth's atmosphere. The units in this series have been developed to enhance and enrich mathematics, science, and technology education and to accommodate different teaching and learning styles. Each unit consists of a story line…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Lesson Plans, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction
