Describes a program utilizing grant money for a marine education project in a Floridian coastal elementary school. (PR)

Describes the four major phases of a science project to create a school-site native plant habitat: (1) planning the habitat area; (2) constructing the habitat; (3) writing the related curriculum; and (4) providing inservice programs to other interested science teachers. (MDH)

Describes an assignment in a graduate-level course in sedimentary-basin analysis that requires students to write a research-grant proposal. The assignment forces students to develop a topic suitable for original research. Each year 25 percent of the class turns these assignments into master's thesis projects and/or submits them as student grant…

Presents an elementary school principal's account of how he utilized corporate sponsorship to improve science education. The principal and seven teachers obtained grants and then recruited local scientific companies to become involved in their science education programs. (PR)

The Minority Research Initiation (MRI) awards are one-time grants for underrepresented minority investigators who have not previously received Federal research support as faculty members. This booklet highlights 105 minority investigators who graduated from the nation's top research universities. They are creative and productive contributors to…

Discusses ways of developing proposal-writing skills that include discussing ideas with program officers, serving on review panels, seeking suggestions from people who have received grants, and working through the process of rewriting a rejected proposal. Provides some basic principles of writing winning proposals. (DDR)

Describes three programs funded by the Toyota Appreciation Program for Excellence to Science Teachers Reaching Youth (TAPESTRY) program: (1) High School Hawk Watch promotes wildlife awareness student research; (2) Science without Bounds makes science accessible to at-risk and minority students; and (3) Kansas Environmental Monitoring Network…

Presents five recommendations for writing winning proposals as suggested by the credo of "honor thy user," proposal reviewers being the honored users. Considers information provided directly from funding agencies such as the National Institutes for Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). (DDR)

The Massachusetts Dissemination Project presents this compendium of energy-related educational resources as a reference guide for persons interested in exploring energy problems, conservation techniques, and alternate energy sources with their students. Provided are brief descriptions of available bibliographies, classroom materials, publications,…

Presented are the state guidelines and framework for the infusion of energy education into the Texas public school curriculum. Designed to assist teachers, administrators, and other school personnel in the process of infusing energy education concepts, this guide focuses on the basic concerns and needs of the people as related to energy and…