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Methods & Strategies: What's the Big Idea?
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Houseal, Ana K.; Ellsworth, Peter C. – Science and Children, 2014
The fact that "The Next Generation Science Standards" ("NGSS") are standards and not curriculum (NRC 2012, p. xiv) means that while they tell teachers what to teach, they do not tell them "how" science shall be taught. Ana Houseal and Peter Ellsworth have worked with eight Wyoming school districts on the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Science Education, Guidelines, Research
The "Next Generation Science Standards" and the Earth and Space Sciences
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Wysession, Michael E. – Science and Children, 2013
In this article, Michael E. Wysession comments on the "Next Generation Science Standards" (NGSS), which are based on the recommendations of the National Research Council and represent a revolutionary step toward establishing modern, national K-12 science education standards. The NGSS involves significant changes from traditional…
Descriptors: Science Education, Earth Science, Space Sciences, Academic Standards
An OK Science Teacher
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Sims, Ward L; Fuller, Robert G. – Science and Children, 1974
Describes a course for elementary science teachers which uses Transactional Analysis to enable the prospective teacher to improve his self-understanding and his interactions with children. (JR)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Educational Psychology, Elementary School Science
ScienceQuest: A Program that Works.
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Kyle, William C., Jr.; And Others – Science and Children, 1990
Described are the organization, development, and piloting of this K-6 science curriculum program. Results of the pilot study are presented including the improvement in student and teacher attitudes. (CW)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation