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Hueppauff, Sonia – Teaching Science, 2016
This article describes key facets of the Cognitive Acceleration through Science Education (CASE), a curriculum that emerged in the United Kingdom, enabling teachers to accelerate the process of cognitive development so that more students could attain the higher-order thinking skills (formal operational thinking) required (Lecky, 2012). CASE, also…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Science Education, Science Instruction, Science Process Skills
Faria, Cláudia; Guilherme, Elsa; Gaspar, Raquel; Boaventura, Diana – Science & Education, 2015
The activities presented in this paper, which are addressed to elementary school, are focused on the pioneering work of the Portuguese King Carlos I in oceanography and involve the exploration of the exhibits belonging to two different science museums, the Aquarium Vasco da Gama and the Maritime Museum. Students were asked to study fish…
Descriptors: Museums, Science Education History, Science Education, Elementary School Science
Pantaleao, Ines; Portugal, Ana F.; Mendes, Adelio; Gabriel, Joaquim – Journal of Chemical Education, 2010
A pedagogical experiment is described to examine the physical absorption of gases, in this case carbon dioxide, in a hollow fiber membrane contactor (HFMC) where the absorption concentration profile can be followed by a color change. The HFMC is used to teach important concepts and can be used in interesting applications for students, such as…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Laboratory Experiments, Science Experiments, Scientific Concepts
Spector, Barbara S.; Burkett, Ruth; Leard, Cyndy – Science Educator, 2012
This paper introduces a model for using informal science education venues as contexts within which to teach the nature of science. The model was initially developed to enable university education students to teach science in elementary schools so as to be consistent with "National Science Education Standards" (NSES) (1996) and "A Framework for…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Scientific Principles, Experiential Learning, Science Education
Dana, Judi; Kock, Meri; Lewis, Mike; Peterson, Bruce; Stowe, Steve – National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 2010
The many activities contained in this teaching guide emphasize hands-on involvement, prediction, data collection and interpretation, teamwork, and problem solving. The guide also contains background information about aeronautical research that can help students learn how airplanes fly. Following the background sections are a series of activities…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Space Sciences, Teaching Guides, Educational Resources
Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning, 2010
California's public schools have struggled since the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978, and today face enormous challenges to try to regain lost quality and standing as a national education leader. In light of the current economic crisis, competition for limited resources is fierce and the pressure is on to eliminate all but the basic "Three…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Science Programs, Focus Groups, Science Instruction
Kralina, Linda M. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Extracurricular activities (ECA) are informal settings offering free-choice experiences that are generally voluntary, open-ended, non-sequential, self-directed, hands-on, and evaluation-free. This mixed methods study investigates participation in a high school science ECA by collecting the memories of former student members for their perceptions…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Informal Education, Science Education, Learner Engagement
Sneider, Cary I.; Barber, Jacqueline; Bergman, Lincoln – 1997
The world of science education is rich with guidelines on what the science curriculum should include, but impoverished in time and money to create real programs for students that reflect these guidelines effectively. This handbook is designed to assist teachers and administrators in charting a course through the maze of new national and state…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Goodman, Jan; Sneider, Cary; Gould, Alan; Barber, Jacqueline; Hosoume, Kimi; Tucker, Laura; Willard, Carolyn – 1997
For many educators, gathering, organizing, and maintaining materials involved in inquiry-based science and math activities can seem daunting. This handbook is designed to help teachers in the task of gathering and maintaining materials to make kits for 42 activities derived from the Great Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS) Program at the…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education

Dougherty, Michael J.; Miller, Jacqueline S. – American Biology Teacher, 1998
Presents overviews of two programs developed in the spirit of the National Science Education Standards. BSCS Biology: A Human Approach is an inquiry-based, activity-driven biology program developed by the Biological Science Curriculum Study (BSCS). Insights in Biology, developed by the Education Development Center (EDC), is a modular program that…
Descriptors: Biology, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Leonard, Mary J. – Online Submission, 2004
In recent years educators and educational researchers in the U.S. have begun to introduce engineering design activities in secondary science classrooms for the purpose of scaffolding science learning as well as supporting such general problem-solving skills as decision making and working in teams. However, such curricula risk perpetuating a…
Descriptors: Design, Engineering, Educational Research, Epistemology