This document provides the teacher's guide for grade six for the Conceptually Oriented Program in Elementary Science (COPES) science curriculum project. The guide includes an introduction to COPES, instructions for using the guide, instructions for assessment of the student's grade 5 mastery of science concepts, and six science units. Each unit…

This document provides the teacher's guide for grade five for the Conceptually Oriented Program in Elementary Science (COPES) science curriculum project. The guide includes an introduction to COPES, instructions for using the guide, instructions for assessment of student's grade 4 mastery of science concepts, and five science units. Each unit…

This volume summarizes the National Science Foundation's evaluation of 19 precollege curriculum projects in mathematics, science, and social science. The projects were examined by 73 consultants, including experts in science, mathematics, and child and adolescent development, and educators, education administrators, representatives of the…

This document presents the 1973-74 school year curriculum guide for the Dallas Independent School District for science and health education. Included are the rationale, program goals, overall program, course descriptions, and objectives for each grade K-12 for science education and health education. The program has eight program goals. Behavioral…

This guide presents a model developed to assist schools and districts in planning and implementing multicultural and nonsexist education in all subject areas from kindergarten to twelfth grade. The guide illustrates how multicultural/nonsexist curricula may be integrated into social studies, mathematics, language arts, and science, and emphasizes…

This collection of papers is intended to provide a means for the exchange of information on hydrological techniques and for the coordination of research and data collection. The objectives and trends in hydrological education are presented. The International Hydrological Decade (IHD) Working Group on Education recommends a series of topics that…

This guide contains factual information about the status of science education in the public, private, and parochial schools of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The content reveals an organization of material, grades 6-12, arranged alphabetically by district. The items of information are letter-coded, and a list showing the letter-code and its…

This guide provides the assessment procedures for use with the seven science units of the grade 6 Conceptually Oriented Program in Elementary Science (COPES) science curriculum program. Included are individual screening assessments for each of the seven grade 6 science units, instructions for using the guide, instructions for scoring the…

This guide consists of examples and blank worksheets to aid Oklahoma schools in assessing their science curriculum on a continuing basis. Worksheets focus on: (1) philosophy and rationale of science curricula; (2) expected student outcomes; (3) educational programs (topics covered and concepts emphasized); (4) student skills; (5) program…

This document presents a curriculum base for a particular school system comprised of eight high schools. Its purpose is to provide a conceptual base which encourages flexibility and diversity. The format is based on the conceptual schemes identified in the NSTA publication, Theory Into Action. Included in the publication is the philosophy of the…

The guide is one of a series developed in a pilot project to integrate career education concepts with subject matter in secondary grades. The units are designed to reveal career orientation aspects of traditional topics within five major subject areas: English, social studies, mathematics, science, and health and physical education. The lesson…

Designed to supplement the existing curriculum at the fifth and sixth grade levels, this curriculum guide contains activities for the following subject areas: Social studies, math, fine arts, science, and language arts. Each subject area includes units of study which provide information (in column form) on career related activities, resources, and…

This document is the fourth volume on the subject of integrated science education in the UNESCO series "The Teaching of Basic Sciences" and reviews the area of evaluation of integrated science education programs. Presented is a thorough review of current knowledge and practice in the field and a wide coverage of material and ideas. The…

The unit plans in Correlated Science 1 are intended to be of use to the teacher in both lesson and team planning. The course in science was designed for optimum correlation with the work done in business, health, and industrial careers. Behavioral objectives, class routines, time allotments, student evaluation, and the design of the manual are…

This publication is part of the Oxford/Council of Europe Study for the Evaluation of the Curriculum and Examinations (OCESCE) Study, and is concerned with aims, objectives, program content, teaching methods, evaluation, and assessment and future trends in the development of curricula for the gifted student at the upper academic secondary level.…