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Reiser, Brian J.; Berland, Leema K.; Kenyon, Lisa – Science and Children, 2012
"A Framework for K-12 Science Education" identifies eight science and engineering practices for K-12 classrooms. These practices, along with core ideas and crosscutting concepts, define the nation's learning goals for science. An important advance from earlier standards (AAAS 1993, NRC 1996), these practices are clearly identified "not" as…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Persuasive Discourse, Elementary Secondary Education, Science Instruction
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Lachapelle, Cathy P.; Sargianis, Kristin; Cunningham, Christine M. – Science and Children, 2013
Engineering is prominently included in the "Next Generation Science Standards" (Achieve Inc. 2013), as it was in "A Framework for K-12 Science Education" (NRC 2012). The National Research Council, authors of the "Framework," write, "Engineering and technology are featured alongside the natural sciences (physical…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Engineering Education, STEM Education, Elementary School Curriculum
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Bell, Philip; Bricker, Leah; Tzou, Carrie; Lee, Tiffany; Van Horne, Katie – Science and Children, 2012
The National Research Council's recent publication "A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas" (NRC 2011), which is the foundation for the Next Generation Science Standards now being developed, places unprecedented focus on the practices involved in doing scientific and engineering work. In an effort…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Science Education, Data Collection