This document supports the integration of the scientific method not only into science teaching but also into the entire curriculum. It argues that the methods and attitudes that have made science the most productive enterprise of the past 300 years can be adapted to most areas of secondary education. The scientist's way of thinking is described,…

Science student assessors evaluated each other's work and ranked posters of major ecosystem processes in the same order as staff assessors. Students ranking highly in poster presentation tended to do poorly in their essay work and vice versa. This would suggest that diversity of assessment strategies is needed. (AIM)

Explores the interrelationship between students' problem-solving ability and their science-process skills in earth science. Statistical analyses indicated that a significantly moderate correlation existed between students' problem-solving ability and their science process skills. Results of a t-test also revealed that there were significant mean…

Answers the question, "What is science? with two components: body of knowledge and doing procedure. Points out the pitfalls scientists experience and how these pitfalls are not presented in textbooks, thereby affecting students' understanding and appreciation of science. Explains science as process, product, and perseverance. (YDS)

Points out the enthusiasm of students towards the complex chemical survival mechanism of some plants during the early stages of life. Uses allelopathic research to introduce students to conducting experimental research. Includes sample procedures, a timetable, and a sample grading sheet. (YDS)

Introduces gall-making insects and explains gall development. Explains how to bring galls into the classroom and conduct experiments. Suggests using gall systems to introduce students to the concepts of genetic control, biodiversity, plant and animal development, species interactions, biodiversity, and the flow of energy through the food web. (YDS)

Presents a unit of study about acorns that involves science process skills and emphasizes interdisciplinary possibilities. (MKR)

Involves 135 eighth graders in a study designed to identify those conditions that favor the transfer of laboratory-based science process skills to other areas of study. Data showed that a significant correlation exists between planning and performing (p<0.01), communication and interpreting (p<0.01), and performing and interpreting (p<0.05). (ZWH)

Argues that there is a strong case for elementary school students having access to sophisticated and modern measuring and other science-related equipment. (Author/WRM)

Discusses a game and related activities to help students develop observation and inference skills. (MKR)

Desribes teaching investigations at key stages 2 and 3. Includes two activities used to develop understanding in scientific inquiry. (SAH)

Develops and modifies a series of 11 lab activities designed to strengthen and build science laboratory and inquiry skills for students in physical science classes. Includes a figure that summarizes the sequencing skills and concepts developed by these lab activities. (ASK)

Attempts to develop a methodology for assessing the relationship between students' written text and their scientific thinking by investigating how one group of middle school students generated meanings for scientific data and expressed them in writing. Finds that many student reports contained a minimal number of written inferences, expressing…

Through Bucket Buddies--a collaborative online project developed and administered by The Center for Improved Engineering Science and Education (CIESE) at Stevens Institute of Technology, in Hoboken, New Jersey--elementary students from more than 150 schools in 33 states and 6 countries have taken samples from local ponds and teamed up to answer…

A well-designed and executed field trip experience serves not only to enrich and supplement course content, but also creates opportunities to build basic science process skills. The National Science Education Standards call for science teachers "to design and manage learning environments that provide students with the time, space, and resources…