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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
Try and Prove It: An Exercise in the Logic of Science.
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Bady, Richard J.; Enyeart, Morris A. – Science Teacher, 1978
Presents a classroom activity which can be used both to assess student's modes of thought and to clarify the logic of hypothesis testing. The task is based on Piaget's theories of cognitive development. (HM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Research, Hypothesis Testing, Learning Theories
The Forum: Curriculum-Generated Identity Crisis.
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Howe, Ann C. – Science Teacher, 1978
Discusses the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) teacher's role. Sources and dimensions of ISCS teachers' role conflict and some of the ways that this conflict has been, or might be, resolved are also presented. (HM)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Problems, Junior High Schools, Role Conflict
Biology in the School Lot
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Sanford, Julie P. – Science Teacher, 1978
Reviews the Outdoor Biology Instructional Strategies (OBIS) Food Chain Game. (SL)
Descriptors: Biology, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Games
Planning a Course for Success: Using an Integrated Curriculum to Prepare Students for the Twenty-First Century.
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Huebel-Drake, Madeline; And Others – Science Teacher, 1995
Presents a project-based curriculum, Foundations of Science (FOS), that integrates the physical and biological sciences. Consists of three years of integrated science based on: integrating science disciplines, project-based science, inclusion of authentic problems, and routine uses of technology. (nine references) (JRH)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Educational Change, Integrated Curriculum, Problem Solving