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Wheeler, Lindsay B.; Whitworth, Brooke A.; Gonczi, Amanda L. – Science Teacher, 2014

The number of students majoring in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) is declining due in part to a lack of student interest (Fairweather 2008; NRC 2012; PCAST 2010). One reason may be the difference between how science is done in school and how it is done in the field (Osborne, Simon, and Collins 2003). An interdisciplinary…

Descriptors: Engineering Technology, Student Interests, Science Interests, STEM Education

Recognizing Excellence: Pinging--Sound at Work

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Lindquist, William; Forsberg, Britt – Science and Children, 2014

One author shares the unique opportunity to be immersed in the science of "sound at work" through participation in NOAA's (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Teacher at Sea Program. A third- through fifth-grade learning outcome within the Nature of Science section of the "Next Generation Science Standards"…

Descriptors: Acoustics, Instructional Innovation, Science Course Improvement Projects, Teaching Methods

Predicting Precipitation in Darwin: An Experiment with Markov Chains

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Boncek, John; Harden, Sig – Australian Senior Mathematics Journal, 2009

As teachers of first-year college mathematics and science students, the authors are constantly on the lookout for simple classroom exercises that improve their students' analytical and computational skills. In this article, the authors outline a project entitled "Predicting Precipitation in Darwin." In this project, students: (1) analyze…

Descriptors: College Mathematics, Markov Processes, Prediction, Foreign Countries

Teaching Physics Concepts and Numbers.

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Schmidt, Martin F., Jr. – Physics Teacher, 1995

Describes the reordering of a ninth-grade physics course that aimed at making core concepts clear to the students while at the same time developing students' skills and depth of understanding. Discusses its benefits and associated problems. (JRH)

Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Mathematics, Physics, Science Course Improvement Projects

High School Science Reform: Taking SS&C to a Higher Level.

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Aldridge, Bill G. – Science Teacher, 1995

Discusses important tenets of the Scope Sequence and Coordination (SS&C) project and presents the SS&C high school project designed specifically to achieve the National Science Education Standards. Specifies the scope, sequence, and coordination of the natural sciences in grades 9 through 12 in support of general goals taken from the…

Descriptors: Educational Change, Science Activities, Science Course Improvement Projects, Science Education

GuideBook to Pre-Service Use of ChemSource Version 1.0.

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Orna, Mary Virginia, Ed.; James, M. Lynn, Ed. – 1994

Whether for use in a special methods course in teaching chemistry or a general methods course in teaching science, this guidebook is designed to assist the methods instructor in the task of fitting the ChemSource materials into the established patterns of the course. Each of three sections contains a number of units that accommodate the patterns…

Descriptors: Chemistry, High Schools, Higher Education, Methods Courses

Performance Assessment of a Standards-based High School Biology Curriculum.

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Leonard, William H.; Speziale, Barbara J.; Penick, John E. – American Biology Teacher, 2001

Presents a study that compares an introductory high school biology curriculum, Biology: A Community Context (BACC), with traditional curricula. Discusses the differences between standards-based BACC and traditional instruction. Identifies the instructional method in BACC as investigative inquiry and the activities proceed from concrete to more…

Descriptors: Biology, High Schools, Inquiry, Performance Based Assessment

Volcanoes: Where and Why? Crustal Evolution Education Project. Teacher's Guide [and] Student Investigation.

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