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Mount, Ellis; List, Barbara A. – 1994
This book presents the facts, history, names, and dates behind 1,250 major accomplishments in science and technology. Each topic is covered in understandable paragraphs of 150 to 600 words and is intended for students, librarians, science instructors, and the general public. Four indexes provide access to the entries by year, name of discoverer or…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Inventions, Science Education
Download full textThorne, Muriel M., Ed. – 1983
This book is designed to serve as a reference base from which teachers can develop classroom concepts and activities related to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The book consists of a prologue, ten chapters, an epilogue, and two appendices. The prologue contains a brief survey of the National Advisory Committee for…
Descriptors: Aerospace Education, Aerospace Technology, Energy, Federal Programs
The Nature of Science. A Personal View of Science and How It Has Shaped the Way We Think and Behave.
Aicken, Frederick – 1984
Designed to provide a broader and more encompassing approach to science studies, this book contains perspectives on science and its impact on culture. It consists of a series of discrete essays which focus on the interaction of science with religion, philosophy, and lifestyle. Each essay begins with a series of quotations and questions which are…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Models, Philosophy, Science and Society
