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Download full textResnick, Lauren B., Ed.; Zurawsky, Chris, Ed. – American Educational Research Association (AERA), 2007
Demand for students with a solid foundation in science continues to grow. Also important, science education needs to ready citizens who do not pursue careers in science to handle dilemmas they will face in their lives, such as selecting treatments for diseases, evaluating messages about climate change, or using new technologies. Instruction that…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Teacher Role, Investigations, Educational Strategies
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As the United States strives to achieve energy independence, students need to be literate about energy and environmental issues. In this article, the authors present a lesson about the nation's electricity resources that is part 1 of a free, comprehensive unit on coal and energy that is available online (http://tinyurl.com/coalenergyunit). The…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Fuels, Energy, Graduate Students
Grove, Crissie M.; Dixon, Patricia J.; Pop, Margareta M. – Professional Development in Education, 2009
This qualitative study examines one professional development program and how this experience affects teachers' thoughts about planning and science teaching practices specific to the elements focused on during the program. The program supports 13 American K-12 teachers, selected from across the nation, to spend six weeks with a mentor scientist in…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Science Laboratories, Teaching Methods
Rose, Mary Annette – Journal of Technology Education, 2010
It is no coincidence that many of the "Grand Challenges for Engineering" (National Academy of Engineering, 2007-2010)--such as carbon sequestration--address environmental problems that were precipitated by human inventiveness and engineering achievements. Although people recognize their dependence upon environmental processes to provide…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Environmental Education, Ecology, Program Effectiveness
Freeman, Richard B. – Hamilton Project, 2006
There is widespread concern that the United States faces a problem in maintaining its position as the scientific and technological leader in the world and that loss of leadership threatens future economic well-being and national security. Business, science, and education groups have issued reports that highlight the value to the country of…
Descriptors: Fellowships, Employment Opportunities, Science Course Improvement Projects, Science Achievement
Leonard, Mary J. – Online Submission, 2004
In recent years educators and educational researchers in the U.S. have begun to introduce engineering design activities in secondary science classrooms for the purpose of scaffolding science learning as well as supporting such general problem-solving skills as decision making and working in teams. However, such curricula risk perpetuating a…
Descriptors: Design, Engineering, Educational Research, Epistemology
