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National Academies Press, 2013
"Next Generation Science Standards" identifies the science all K-12 students should know. These new standards are based on the National Research Council's "A Framework for K-12 Science Education." The National Research Council, the National Science Teachers Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Secondary School Science
Madden, Andrew S.; Hochella, Michael F., Jr.; Glasson, George E.; Grady, Julie R.; Bank, Tracy L.; Green, Andre M.; Norris, Mary A.; Hurst, Andrew N.; Eriksson, Susan C. – National Science Teachers Association (NJ3), 2011
In a society where technology plays an ever-increasing role, students' ability to understand the underlying science and make smart social and environmental decisions based on that knowledge is crucial. "Welcome to Nanoscience" helps biology, chemistry, and Earth science teachers introduce the revolutionary fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology…
Descriptors: Water, Investigations, Computer Simulation, Mineralogy
Sarquis, Mickey, Ed. – 1996
This "Ambassador" guide is a product of the Partners for the Advancement of Chemical Technology (PACT) Ambassador program that began in 1995. The purpose of this program is to bring industrial scientists and technicians into high school and two-year college classrooms to expose students and teachers to issues faced in the industrial workplace and…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Educational Strategies, Hands on Science, High Schools
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission. – 1998
This teacher's guide and student text detail the causes and effects of earthquakes and tsunamis. In the teacher's guidebook, suggested activities for each section of the text book's chapters as well as answers to the chapter test problems are presented. Worksheet masters are also provided. Chapters in both books are: (1) "Outside and Inside…
Descriptors: Earth Science, Earthquakes, Environmental Education, High Schools