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Direct linkLeppien, Jann H.; Purcell, Jeanne H. – Corwin, 2011
Based on the best-selling book "The Parallel Curriculum", this professional development resource gives multifaceted examples of rigorous learning opportunities for science students in Grades 6-12. The four sample units revolve around genetics, the convergence of science and society, the integration of language arts and biology, and the periodic…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Secondary School Science, Science Curriculum, Interdisciplinary Approach
Download full textPowers, Samuel Ralph; Neuner, Elsie Flint; Bruner, Herbert Bascom – Ginn and Company, 1935
This series has been prepared for use in the junior-high-school grades. The authors have been guided in this work by the recommendations set forth in the report "A Program for Teaching Science," in the Thirty-first Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education (1932), Part I. In this report of the National Society for the…
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Science Education, Evaluation Methods, Textbooks
Powers, Samuel Ralph; Neuner, Elsie Flint; Bruner, Herbert Bascom – Ginn and Company, 1934
This series has been prepared for use in the junior-high-school grades. The authors have been guided in this work by the recommendations set forth in the report "A Program for Teaching Science," in the Thirty-first Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education (1932), Part I. In this report there is a list of principles and…
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Science Education, Evaluation Methods, Textbooks
Brinckerhoff, Richard F. – 1992
Many people feel that the purpose of an education is to prepare students for life outside of school. To help reach this desire it has been suggested that students be allowed to experience and confront issues that they will experience later in their lives. This book confronts students with major issues in science that in many instances have created…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Discussion (Teaching Technique), Instructional Materials, Science and Society
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
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
Peer reviewedCalhoun, Bruce – American Biology Teacher, 1990
Described are the formation, goals, and activities of a network of teachers and students designed to help raise consciousness about conservation topics. A two-week minicourse on tropical diversity, ecology, and society is outlined. (CW)
Descriptors: Activism, Biology, Course Content, Ecology
Cutter, Mary Ann G.; Drexler, Edward; Gottesman, Kay S.; Goulding, Philip G.; McCullough, Laurence B.; McInerney, Joseph D.; Micikas, Lynda B.; Mural, Richard J.; Murray, Jeffrey C.; Zola, John – 1996
This module, for high school teachers, is the second of two modules about the Human Genome Project (HGP) produced by the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS). The first section of this module provides background information for teachers about the structure and objectives of the HGP, aspects of the science and technology that underlie the…
Descriptors: Biology, Ethics, Evolution, Genetic Engineering
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 aeronautics. 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 storyline presenting the…
Descriptors: Aerospace Education, Astronomy, Elementary Education, Lesson Plans
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Committee on the Conduct of Science. – 1989
This booklet was written for students and describes some of the basic features of a life in contemporary research and some of the personal and professional issues that researchers will encounter in their work. This booklet divides the decisions that scientists make into two overlapping categories. Much of the first half of the booklet looks at…
Descriptors: College Science, Higher Education, Science and Society, Science Education
Carrothers, Gerald A. P.; And Others – 1987
This document describes the curriculum model developed by the Faculty of Environmental Studies (FES). The FES Model is based on connected concepts of "environment" and "study." In this approach "environmental" not only is the focus of what is to be studied but also describes the experiential way in which the study is…
Descriptors: College Science, Curriculum Development, Ecology, Environmental Education
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. – 1988
The National Science Foundation (NSF) first announced the Presidential Young Investigator (PYI) awards program in January 1983 as part of the Fiscal Year 1984 budget submitted by the President to Congress. This program addresses the growing faculty shortages in highly competitive fields of engineering and science. The PYI awards represent a…
Descriptors: Awards, College Science, Doctoral Programs, Government School Relationship
Basta, Nicholas – Graduating Engineer, 1988
Discusses electrical engineering employment opportunities. States that the market is showing more demand. Predicts that future job offers will be strong. Reviews several aspects of the marketplace. Suggests areas of electrical engineering that provide employment opportunities. (CW)
Descriptors: College Science, College Students, Electrical Occupations, Employment Opportunities
Truxal, John G. – 1987
Technological advances during the past few decades have revolutionized many complex systems that influence human activity. As the rate of technological progress accelerates, these systems will become more complex, and new ones will evolve. Citizens in a technological society need to be able to make intelligent choices about how technology will…
Descriptors: College Science, Communications, Community Colleges, Higher Education
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 concepts of geometry in the context of space navigation. 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 storyline presenting…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Elementary Education, Geometry, Lesson Plans
