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Devon, Elizabeth; Kennett, Peter; King, Chris – School Science Review, 2013
This description features a set of lively demonstrations and observations, including some group work, that illustrate features of Earth science such as the Earth's rotation, ocean currents, the formation and erosion of rocks, earthquakes and volcanoes. All were shown in a one-hour presentation to teachers and can readily be used in schools,…
Descriptors: Observation, Demonstrations (Educational), Earth Science, Science Activities
Lega, Joceline C.; Buxner, Sanlyn; Blonder, Benjamin; Tama, Florence – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2014
We describe a third-year undergraduate course that focuses on multiscale modeling and protein folding and has as its primary goal the encouragement of students to integrate thinking across and beyond disciplinary boundaries. The ability to perform innovative and successful research work in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)…
Descriptors: Integrated Activities, Science Activities, Science Education, Undergraduate Students
Lord, Thomas R.; Travis, Holly J. – National Science Teachers Association (NJ3), 2011
With 101 easy and inexpensive activities to do on school grounds, "Schoolyard Science" can help students develop their observation and inquiry skills as well as an appreciation of their outdoor environment. Covering topics such as lower plants, gardens, insects and other invertebrates, energy, and Earth science, Thomas Lord and Holly Travis…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Earth Science, Entomology, Critical Thinking
Owen, Susanne; Ryan, Greg; Woulfe, Jim; McKauge, Leigh; Stupans, Ieva – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
Academics preparing students for experiential placements within professional programs require considerable curriculum planning and pedagogical expertise. Communities of practice involving workshops and online processes provide opportunities for collaborative work in developing quality curriculum materials and also in supporting widespread…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Curriculum Development, Pharmacy, Experiential Learning
Scott, Arthur; And Others – 1967
This guide contains Parts III and IV of the students' guide to the first year of the three-year integrated biology, chemistry, and physics courses being prepared by the Portland Project Committee. Part III is titled "Energy and Work" and Part IV is titled "Ecology." (GR)
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Curriculum, Instructional Materials
Australian Science Education Project, Toorak, Victoria. – 1972
These materials form a service unit for students in grade seven science courses in Australian secondary schools. The teacher's guide lists the expected knowledge, skills, and attitudinal outcomes; suggests methods of facilitating student investigation; lists materials needed for each activity; and suggests additional references for student and…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Instructional Materials, Measurement, Science Activities
Webster, David; And Others – 1971
This picture book was designed to be used with an Elementary Science Study unit that provides opportunities for students in grades 4-6 to study animal tracks. Shown within this book are numerous examples of tracks, including those of tires, human beings, animal tracks, and others in various media, such as snow, sand, mud, dust, and cement. (CS)
Descriptors: Animals, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Instructional Materials
Scott, Arthur; And Others – 1967
Parts I and II of the students' guide to the three-year integrated biology, chemistry, and physics course being prepared by the Portland Project Committee are contained in this guide. A committee reviewed and selected material developed by the national course improvement groups--Physical Science Study Committee, Chemical Bond Approach, Chemical…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Curriculum, Instructional Materials
Smith, Edward L.; And Others – 1972
Solution alternatives in the form of flowcharts are presented for a set of tasks relevant to primary level science curriculum. The fundamental processes to which the steps in the flowcharts refer are briefly defined in psychological terms. These processes represent hypothesized skills underlying performance of the set of tasks analyzed.…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Curriculum, Elementary School Science, Instructional Materials
Australian Science Education Project, Toorak, Victoria. – 1972
This unit, intended for students in grades eight or nine, is a revised version of ED 053 990. The teacher's guide lists the aims of the unit, behavioral objectives, suitable references and audio-visual aids, required apparatus and materials, and provides teaching notes for each activity, including comments concerning microbiological techniques.…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Instructional Materials, Laboratory Procedures, Microbiology
Conard, David; Lawson, Chester A. – 1969
This Teacher's Guide is designed for use with the Science Curriculum Improvement Study's (SCIS) unit Population. Populations is the third of a six-unit sequence of SCIS's Life Science Program for grades K-6. The Populations guide consists of activity outlines along with suggestions for guiding children's observation and manipulations of living…
Descriptors: Biology, Conceptual Schemes, Ecology, Elementary School Science

Schlarb, Keith M.; And Others – Journal of Geological Education, 1978
This is an instructional activity from a Crustal Evolution Project (CEEP) module which involves the student with evidence supporting continental drift and the past existance of Pangea. (MDR)
Descriptors: Earth Science, Instructional Materials, Paleontology, Science Activities

Gleeson, Ronald F. – Physics Teacher, 1972
Descriptors: College Science, Heat, Instructional Materials, Liberal Arts
Australian Science Education Project, Toorak, Victoria. – 1972
The unit on the history of the Australian Aboriginal prepared as part of the series of science units for Australian secondary schools is intended for approximately the tenth grade level. The research techniques used by anthropologists are also emphasized in some of the activities within the unit. The core section, which all students are expected…
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, Anthropology, Curriculum, Instructional Materials

Thier, Herbert D.; Hadary, Doris E. – Science and Children, 1973
Describes some of the adaptations of science exercises found in the program Adapting Science Materials for the Blind. This program enables blind and other visually impaired pupils to participate in the activities of the Science Curriculum Improvement Study. (JR)
Descriptors: Blindness, Elementary School Science, Handicapped Children, Instructional Materials