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Thomas, Kelli, Ed.; Huffman, Douglas, Ed. – IGI Global, 2020
The addition of the arts to STEM education, now known as STEAM, adds a new dimension to problem-solving within those fields, offering students tools such as imagination and resourcefulness to incorporate into their designs. However, the shift from STEM to STEAM has changed what it means for students to learn within and across these disciplines.…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Art Education, Educational Change, Barriers
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Hauserman, W. B. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1988
Evaluates the overall economic efficiency of a closed resource cycle. Uses elementary thermodynamic definitions of overall thermal efficiency for determining an economically quantifiable basis. Selects aluminum for investigation and includes a value-entropy diagram for a closed aluminum cycle. (MVL)
Descriptors: Chemical Analysis, Chemistry, College Science, Conservation (Environment)
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Pederson, Darryll T. – Journal of Geological Education, 1987
Reports on a study of position descriptions in the field of hydrogeology appearing in want ads, published studies describing the working professional, and published descriptions of hydrogeology programs. Results indicate an increase in positions of ten times that of five years ago. Suggests basic training requirements for beginning…
Descriptors: College Science, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections, Employment Qualifications
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Ramsey, John M.; Hungerford, Harold – Journal of Environmental Education, 1989
This study reports the instructional effects of issue investigation and action training on the environmental behavior of middle school students. Discussed are the methodology including training and modules, the design of the study, instruments used, scoring protocols, and analysis of results. (Author/CW)
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Environmental Education, Grade 7, Middle Schools
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Schultz, Hyman; And Others – Analytical Chemistry, 1989
This review covers methods of sampling, analyzing, and testing coal, coke, and coal-derived solids and methods for the chemical, physical, and instrumental analyses of gaseous fuels. The review covers from October 1986, to September 1988. (MVL)
Descriptors: Calorimeters, Chemical Analysis, Chemical Industry, Chemistry
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Hershey, David R. – Bioscience, 1992
Reviews rationale, purposes, challenges, and relevance of hands-on, plant biology curricula that have been developed in response to the limited use of plants in biology education. Discusses methods to maintain both instructional rigor and student interest in the following topics: cut flowers, container-growing media, fertilizers, hydroponics,…
Descriptors: Biology, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Bethesda, MD. – 1983
The Education Committee of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) organized a Task Force on Precollege Science Education Programs to develop a strategy for increasing the involvement of scientific research personnel in the implementation of innovative elementary and secondary science education programs. This report…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Educational Cooperation, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Hughes, Donna J. – 1986
This document reports on a doctoral-level practicum designed to train volunteers as docents to assist in the programs of the NOVA Children's Museum located on the Cedargrove School campus (Covina, California). Docents were found to be essential for more in-depth science learning to take place during hands-on museum experiences which promote the…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Experiential Learning
Tasker, Ross; And Others – 1979
The first (exploratory) phase of the Learning in Science Project focused on science teaching/learning in the Form 1 to 4 level (ages 10 to 14) and sought to identify problems and difficulties in several areas. Provided in this paper are comments obtained during structured/unstructured interviews (from students, ex-students, teachers, headmasters,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Audiovisual Aids, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Science