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Hamilton, Candy – Winds of Change, 1992
Pine Ridge Reservation schools use an interdisciplinary culture-based hands-on approach to science education. During a two-week summer science camp, elementary school teachers receive training in hands-on science instruction and apply their training with students. High school science classes incorporate Lakota culture and community problem…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Inservice Teacher Education

Gadecki, Victoria L. – Science Scope, 1998
Details the use of a grant to enhance science education and the science curriculum through a series of workshops and a resource program. Describes the development of interdisciplinary units. (DDR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, General Science, Hands on Science
Denoya, Laila E., Ed.; And Others – 1997
This book contains descriptions of the 122 Summer Science Camps (SSC) funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) from 1992 to 1996. This program is employed as an early intervention strategy that reaches out to a large number of disadvantaged children who are underrepresented in scientific and technical careers. The main goal of the SSC is to…
Descriptors: Calculus, Career Awareness, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Strategies