Outlines the development and implementation of a project in which students work in groups of two or three to research, design, and build a display about a geologic time period or a topic related to the history of life on Earth. (DDR)

Explains how a curriculum is integrated across subject areas with strands of career awareness. Focuses on a course known as Connections, a combination physical science, geometry, and English course that shows students how course content relates to possible careers. (DDR)

Provides a set of macro-experiments designed to improve students' intuitive understanding of physics and motivation for learning physics. Students become part of the experimental apparatus and experience the physical phenomena firsthand. (DDR)

Investigates the effect of the presentation of brief biographical materials on women scientists on student knowledge of women scientists and on student perceptions of scientists. Contains 29 references. (DDR)

Outlines the development of a kinetic study using the enzyme Lactaid to hydrolyze the synthetic substrate of lactose into an undergraduate laboratory experiment. Provides students with experience doing order-of-magnitude estimates. (DDR)

Shares the perspectives of two newly qualified teachers who suggest ways in which new teachers should be supported. These views were shared in the context of a professional-development conference. (DDR)

Details the rethinking of the role of sciences in general education by the Virginia Commonwealth University science faculty. Describes courses designed to provide students not only with a background in concepts and methods, but also to enhance their critical-thinking skills and provide the scientific literacy necessary for informed citizenship.…

Argues that, to revitalize undergraduate education in astronomy, courses must be restructured, particularly at the introductory level. Suggests that the culture of higher education does not often support change. (DDR)

Discusses how to develop teacher subject knowledge for effective delivery of the program of study at the primary level. Indicates that providing teachers with the necessary skills and confidence is complex. Contains 27 references. (DDR)

Presents results from a study of the conceptions of chemical reactions held by middle school students, high school students, and general chemistry students at the university level. Results suggest that very few students understand what a chemical reaction is. Contains 19 references. (DDR)

Explains how population growth can be used to illustrate the concepts of chemical kinetics. Provides an illustration of how one can use concepts and mathematics to take information that is known and obtain a result that is not initially obvious. (DDR)

This qualitative study explored issues and outcomes associated with implementing "Playtime Is Science for Students with Disabilities," a curriculum and materials that were modified for students with visual impairments. It found several student-related outcomes (such as persistence and positive peer-related skills) and identified themes (such as…

Examines both what it means to teach writing and what it means to write in a first-year university course in the history of science. Investigates what students learned about writing when the focus was on subject matter and secondarily on writing and rhetoric. Raises the question of whether disciplinary courses in writing provide an authentic…

Discusses the long running debate on teaching evolution in public schools. Recommends using the 5E teaching cycle of engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate to show that scientific concepts and theories can be fundamental. (Contains 20 references.) (YDS)

Explores whether there are problems with A-level biology that are broadly shared by teachers. Addresses five major areas of concerns: (1) teaching and learning, (2) practical work, (3) subject content, (4) assessment, and (5) initial teacher training. (DDR)