Discusses the changing face of science and the roles of students depending on their social status. First published in 1960. (YDS)

Explains the use of a Sun Tower in different activities at elementary grade levels while addressing national and state science standards. Shows the movement and motion of the sun in the sky. Introduces an activity that includes the sun tower in which students observe the changes of shadows every half hour. (YDS)

Discusses controversy over the teaching of biological evolution and other scientific ideas such as Big Bang theory. Recommends that teachers avoid debating creationists, help students develop a greater understanding and appreciation for science as a way of explaining the natural world, and emphasize inquiry and the nature of science. (Contains 19…

Describes an inquiry-based biochemistry activity on the industrial applications of cellulase, which is known as biostoning, and used to soften denim jeans. (YDS)

Explains the limitations of a traditional density experiment and presents an inquiry-based laboratory experiment which allows students to develop an understanding on the relationship between the object's properties and the volume of water the object displaces. (YDS)

Describes strand maps in general and in relation to the Benchmarks for Science Literacy. Examines three draft maps entitled "Evidence and Reasoning", "Scientific Investigations", and "Scientific Theories" which together represent one section of Benchmarks Chapter 1 on scientific inquiry. (Author/MM)

Investigates the relationship between students' conceptions of the nature of science and their reactions to evidence that challenged their beliefs about socioscientific issues. Stimulates students to reflect on their own beliefs and defend their opinions and suggests that the reaction of students to anomalous socioscientific data are varied and…

Presents a study investigating the relationship between teachers' beliefs on the goals of contemporary science education and their teaching practices. (Contains 33 references.) (YDS)

Argues that standardized testing may eliminate inquiry-based science education. (Contains 11 references.) (PKP)

Discusses the importance of inquiry and discovery in science and mathematics education. Presents three science problems for students to develop their own solutions. Concludes that curriculum materials must engage and support teachers in the process of integrating mathematics and science. (ASK)

Advocates a collaborative model of sustained staff development for school improvement, rather than "quick-fix" inservice workshops. Describes the challenges one school faced, when making the transition from traditional staff development, in confronting established norms of teacher privacy and individualism. (SK)

Observes students in 6th grade science classes as they use the Web to carry out an inquiry-based assignment. Explores their understanding and enactment of the assignment to do research on the Web. (Author/CCM)

Analyzed the scientific-inquiry studies of 22 high school physics students for operational rules as they physically and mentally manipulated materials over 9 weeks. The study found six operational rules and determined that scientific activity could be described in terms of structural transformational rules and in terms of behavior, information,…

Explores technology-supported inquiry learning as an opportunity for integrating content and process learning using a design framework called the Learning-for-Use model. Describes a curriculum called the Create-a-World Project as an example of a technology-supported inquiry unit that engages students in open-ended earth science investigations…

Presents activities that use the Fibonacci sequence of numbers in nature. (YDS)