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Download full textLee, Hyongyong – 2002
The systems approach provides a framework for integrating different scientific disciplines. This approach is used often in Earth Systems Education. This ERIC Digest describes the systems theory and its influence on science education. (Contains 16 references.) (YDS)
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Haury, David L. – 2002
Learning science through design offers students the opportunity to engage in real-life problems from an interdisciplinary perspective. This ERIC Digest explains the power of "design" as a teaching tool, what it brings to teaching, and what learning through design entails. (YDS)
Descriptors: Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Hands on Science
Lisowski, Marylin – 1985
A review of representative instructional strategies and programs which focus on Science-Technology-Society (STS) themes is presented in this digest. A rationale and specific recommendations for the inclusion of an STS component in the science curriculum are offered. The options which exist for instruction of STS themes are identified and examples…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement, Interdisciplinary Approach
