This document contains a bibliography of over 1,000 publications relating to the teaching of science to students with disabilities. Entries cover such topics as teaching the blind, the hearing-impaired, the educable-mentally retarded, and the autistic student. The areas in science education for students with disabilities include computer-assisted instruction, elementary science, mainstreaming handicapped students into science, counseling of the handicapped, urban and rural science education....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Science Instruction
This workbook introduces curriculum mapping, a process used by schools and districts to reform and improve curricula. The school's or district's elementary and middle level science curriculum can be mapped out by indicating what topics are taught at what grade levels. This workbook is part of the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory's (NCREL's) ongoing effort to develop accessible and user-friendly, data-driven decision making tools. The workbook allows for the analysis and comparison...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Middle Schools, Science Instruction
Proposed is a relational framework for characterizing experienced physicists' representations of physics problem situations and the process of constructing these representations. A representation includes a coherent set of relations among: (1) a mental model of the objects in the situation, along with their relevant properties and relations; (2) a mental model of theoretical idealizations of objects; and (3) parameter histories based on mental simulations of both models. Evidence from protocols...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Physics, Problem Solving, Science Education, Science Instruction, Sciences
In this study, a conceptual system is outlined for the educational science sub-discipline of adult education. Adults' attending instruction or not attending instruction is conceptually specified. Focusing as it does on a cardinal event of adult education, this represents a first step toward a system for the educational science sub-discipline of adult education. Attending instruction is mainly understood as action, and non-attending instruction as behavior. Instruction is a system of educational...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Discipline, Adult Education, Science Education, Science Instruction, Schneider, Kaethe
This publication provides guidelines for chemistry programs in two-year colleges. Contents include: (1) "Chemistry Program Mission and Review"; (2) "Organizational Structure for Chemistry Programs"; (3) "Financial Support"; (4) "Faculty and Supporting Staff"; (5) "Facilities"; (6) "The Curriculum"; and (7) "Advising, Articulation, and Alliances". (YDS)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Chemistry, Higher Education, Program Development, Science Curriculum, Science...
Presented are analytical abstracts, prepared by science educators, of research reports in the areas of instruction, mainstreaming, curriculum, classroom learning environment, and the educational use of planetaria. Each abstract includes bibliographical data, research design and procedure, purpose, research rationale, and an abstractor's analysis of the research. Some abstracts are clustered by topics investigated. (CS)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Abstracts, Mainstreaming, Planetariums, Science Curriculum, Science Education,...
GRADES OR AGES: Not given. SUBJECT MATTER: Biology, the structure and physiology of the cell. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: There are four sections: a) objectives for the unit, b) bibliography, c) activities, and d) evaluation. The guide is directed to the student rather than the teacher. The guide is mimeographed and stapled, with no cover. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES: The objectives for the unit are detailed in section one. Activities form the major part of the guide and include the use...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Biology, Curriculum Guides, High School Students, Microscopes, Science Instruction
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In this response to, "SoTL Commons Conference: A Spirit of Inquiry" (Margaret Davis, Kera Watkins, and Deborah Allen, "International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning,"v3 n2 Jul 2009), Griebenow adds his personal impressions as an "SOTL newbie." He states that many scientists have an idea of scholarship, but not of SoTL, and that it cannot be overestimated what exposure of SoTL to new faculty can do to improve their teaching and learning.
Topics: ERIC Archive, Scholarship, Instruction, Learning, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Griebenow,...
This book presents science activities investigating the chemical changes and reactions with powders that are used in baking. Activities include: (1) Mystery Powders; (2) Find the Fizz: Discover the Secret of Baking Powder; and (3) A Feast for Yeast and Cheese: Behold the Power of Chemistry. (YDS)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Chemical Reactions, Chemistry, Elementary Education, Science Activities, Science...
The purpose of this bulletin is to enable persons not technically trained in botany to identify the coniferous species of the northern Rocky Mountain region lying within the United States. Forest trees of all kinds have interest for all people. Familiar and affection knowledge of them has culture value of a very fine kind. For the people of some sections of the country, a scientific study of the trees of the forest has much practical and commercial value as well. this is particularly true of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Botany, Forestry, Science Instruction, Geographic Location, Guides, Kirkwood, J. F.
Geologists have always embraced the time arrow in order to reconstruct the past geology of Earth, thus turning geology into a historical science. The covert assumption regarding the direction of time from past to present appears in Nicolas Steno's principles of stratigraphy. The intuitive-metaphysical nature of Steno's assumption was based on a biblical narrative; therefore, he never attempted to justify it in any way. In this article, I intend to show that contrary to Steno's principles, the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Geology, Science Instruction, Earth Science, Thermodynamics, Science History,...
Microgravity-the absence or reduction of some of the effects of gravity-is an important attribute of free-fall. In microgravity (often incorrectly called zero-g), water no longer flows "downhill" and neither do smoke or steam bubbles rise. This changes a number of chemical and physical activities. Experiments in combustion, fluid behavior, materials formation, cell science, and even fundamental physics formed an important part of the research conducted aboard the Space Shuttle in the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Higher Education, Science Activities, Science Equipment, Science Instruction,...
This article presents recent research results in mental chronometry and neuroimaging that support the coexistence of multiple conceptions. It then presents and elaborates on six possible implications for an adherence to the coexistence claim within the context of scientific conceptual learning: (1) stop the war on misconceptions; (2) use a different chronology for students with lower background knowledge; (3) give cognitive conflict a new function; (4) avoid personal prejudice; (5) reaffirm the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Biology, Incidence, Concept Formation,...
This curriculum supplement introduces students in the early childhood classroom to the International Space Station and the role rockets play in its construction. The guide uses these topics as the basis for interdisciplinary activities for the early learner. Each activity features objectives, a material list, educator information, procedures, and suggestions for assessment and enrichment. A glossary of terms and acronyms is also included. Activities include: (1) "Station Information";...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Aerospace Education, Force, Primary Education, Science Activities, Science...
This educator guide is designed to provide references and resource materials to K-12 educators about the connection between the sun and the earth. Chapters include: (1) "Common Questions and Answers"; (2) "Sun-Earth Connection Missions"; (3) "Website Resources"; (4) "NASA CORE Materials"; (5) "Activities"; (6) "NASA Educator Workshop Resources"; (7) "Glossary"; and (8) "Additional NASA Resources." (YDS)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Science Activities, Science...
This paper aims to discuss epistemological and philosophical foundation of meaningful learning and teaching mathematics and science from the perspective of radical and social constructivism. I have reflected on my experiences of radical and social constructivism through dilemma, dialogue, and defense of my personal epistemology of learning. I went through articles of different authors which immensely put me into a dilemma as I tried to make connections to my experiences of learning and teaching...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Constructivism (Learning), Epistemology, Mathematics Instruction, Science...
This paper explains the structure of the International Organization of Science and Technology Education (IOSTE) and the relevance of science and technology education. To support the environment, education should integrate the environment into the curriculum, and the information should be delivered as a system. Earth Systems Education (ESE) is a structured curriculum based on the integrated approach and uses Earth as the focal point of the curriculum. (YDS)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Environmental Influences, Interdisciplinary Approach, Science Instruction, Technology...
As part of the "Educating Gifted and Talented Students" series, the booklet offers guidelines for teaching science to gifted and talented students. The first section titled "On Being Gifted and Talented" looks at the concept of excellence, normal distribution, and motivation; a model for the growth of intellect, skills, and giftedness; myths regarding the nature of giftedness; and the problem with a narrow view of giftedness. Characteristics of the gifted and types of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Science Activities, Science Instruction,...
The National Center for Science Teaching and Learning (NCSTL) located at The Ohio State University conducts research on factors that while influencing the teaching and learning of science are generally outside teacher control. This NCSTL digest deals with the professional status and responsibility of science teachers in schools. While giving lip-service to teaching as a profession, few have been willing to establish the work environment that would promote and sustain the professional teacher....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Change, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education,...
In order to test the theory that selected first-grade science concepts could be successfully reinforced with the use of motor activities, 52 first-graders were exposed to certain experimental procedures. Two separate classes of 25 students (group A) and 27 students (group B) underwent a pretest. Both classes were then taught through traditional teaching methods. After each lesson, group A was taken outside where the science concept was reinforced through a motor activity, while group B...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Grade 1, Motor Development, Physical Activities, Science Instruction, Prager, Iris J.
Thermally activated analysis of experimental data allows considering about the structure features of each material. By modelling the structural heterogeneity of materials by means of rheological models, general and local plastic flows in metals and alloys can be described over. Based on physical fundamentals of failure and deformation of materials that are revealed by thermally activated analysis of simple test data, the methodology of longevity prediction of materials under arbitrary thermally...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Physics, Science Education, Science Instruction, Methods, Climate, Thermodynamics,...
The author discusses Moh's hardness scale, a comparative scale for minerals, whereby the softest mineral (talc) is placed at 1 and the hardest mineral (diamond) is placed at 10, with all other minerals ordered in between, according to their hardness. Development history of the scale is outlined, as well as a description of how the scale is used and its relationship to other systems. The writer's research notes that although there may be alternative ways of identifying a mineral, Moh's scale is...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Mineralogy, Science Instruction, Measurement Techniques, Comparative Analysis,...
This booklet, geared toward an advanced high school or early college-level audience, describes how basic chemistry and biochemistry research can spur a better understanding of human health. It reveals how networks of chemical reactions keep our bodies running smoothly. Some of the tools and technologies used to explore these reactions are described, and the research of a number of chemists is highlighted. Questions at the end of each chapter are also included. Chapter 1, "Actions and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Biochemistry, Chemistry, High Schools, Higher Education, Science Activities, Science...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the nature of scientific explanations used in science education. Science educators agree with philosophers that explanation is the very purpose of science itself and explanation tasks are commonly used to assess students' understanding. However, little research is done on the nature of the explanations given by individuals who have received formal science instruction. A review of the views on explanation expressed by philosophers, physicists, and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Communications, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Philosophy, Science...
Four bibliographies from Dean's Grant Projects (programs designed to prepare regular class teachers to work with mainstreamed handicapped students) are provided. Entries include author's name, title, source, date and pagination information, and, in two of the bibliographies, a brief annotation. The following topics are the central concerns of the bibliographies: teacher attitudes towards children with special needs, math and the handicapped, and science education and the handicapped. The final...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Annotated Bibliographies, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education,...
This document presents laboratory safety rules for Arkansas K-12 schools which were developed by the Arkansas Science Teachers Association (ASTA) and the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE). Contents include: (1) "Laboratory Safety Guide for Arkansas K-12 Schools"; (2) "Safety Considerations"; (3) "Safety Standards for Science Laboratories"; (4) "Laboratory and Classroom Sizes"; (5) "Designing a Classroom and Lab"; (6) "Fire...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Elementary Secondary Education, Laboratory Safety, School Safety, Science...
This series of leaflets provides information about nature education in outdoor settings. Each issue begins with an account of a personal experience with children in nature. Following the personal narrative is a section titled, "A Nature Primer," which provides scientific information about a topic in nature. The next section, "Ready, Set, Go" presents nature activities for children related to the topic. The final section, "Naturally Good Reading," suggests books and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Elementary Education, Entomology, Experiential Learning, Learning Activities,...
This book presents science experiments that can be conducted in the kitchen. Contents include: (1) "Safety First"; (2) "Chemistry in and Near the Kitchen Sink"; (3) "Chemistry in the Refrigerator"; (4) "Chemistry on the Stove"; (5) "Chemistry on the Kitchen Counter"; and (6) "Further Reading and Internet Addresses." (YDS)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Chemistry, Elementary Education, Laboratory Experiments, Safety, Science Activities,...
Inquiry-based learning is about more than moving desks out of those neat rows and avoiding lecture and recitation, says the author in his newest book, "Engaging Readers & Writers With Inquiry". It is about turning the way teachers teach upside down and inside out by asking students the big questions and letting them find their own way to the answers. Most teachers probably already use inquiry at least some of the time, but how do they go full-time? In this article, the author...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Teaching Methods, Inquiry, Student Projects, Teacher Role, Comprehension, Science...
This paper focuses on the importance of inquiry in the development of scientific knowledge and includes recommendations for inquiry teaching in higher education, especially in preservice teacher education. Some of the recommendations include: (1) students should engage in inquiry early; (2) teachers should be able to effectively ask questions and listen to answers; and (3) students should be able to collect and analyze data. (Contains 17 references.) (YDS)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Critical Thinking, Higher Education, Inquiry, Preservice Teacher Education, Science...
This paper discusses the types of readiness that are necessary for learning in science and how to assess them. Subject matter readiness refers to what students bring in terms of facts, concepts, generalizations, and principles to the new science lesson. Evaluating many aspects of student background, such as prior instruction, helps in the evaluation of this aspect of readiness. Attitudinal readiness is another important type. Good attitudes toward the curriculum help the student achieve the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Readiness, Science Instruction, Sciences,...
As the important part of the theoretical physics, the electrodynamics is a theoretical basic course of the physics and relative subjects. To adapt the demands for cultivating the target of highly-quality talents in the 21st century, the aesthetic principle can be used in the teaching to stimulate students' learning desire and cultivate students' scientific thinking ability. Combining with research experiences, the aesthetic characteristics of the electrodynamics and the application of science...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Aesthetics, Science Instruction, Energy, Teaching Methods, Scientific Principles,...
This study of the role of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in chemistry education begins by discussing the lack of computer-based enhancements in the study of chemistry and goes on to describe ACS efforts to deal with this problem, including a member survey, formation of the Computer Secretariat to coordinate computer-related activities within the ACS, establishment of a network for electronic conferencing, symposia dealing with computers in chemistry, newsletters, and teacher workshops. A...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Accreditation (Institutions), Chemistry, Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher...
The ability to become a scientifically literate citizen rests on the foundation students build from elementary, middle, and high school science experiences. The North Carolina Science Standard Course of Study (SCS) provides the concepts and theories all students should understand. Strands unify the goals and objectives and reflect a science as inquiry approach to doing and teaching science. The Strands (Nature of Science, Science as Inquiry, Science and Technology, and Science in Personal and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Inquiry, Science Instruction,...
This document provides background information on balloons including: (1) the history of balloons; (2) balloon manufacturing; (3) biodegradability; (4) the fate of latex balloons; and (5) the effect of balloons on the rainforest and sea mammals. Also included as part of this instructional kit are four fun experiments that allow students to investigate some of the questions raised in the background information. (ZWH)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Science...
This study examined the interrelationships between research, policy, and practice. A year-long observation study was made of the lives and activities of a group of educational researchers collaborating on a nationally funded research investigation. The researchers were trying to implement wait time in high school biology and chemistry classes. Initially, the study focused on: (1) the development of research ideas; (2) the subjective meaning of the research as work to the individuals; (3) the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, High Schools, Interaction Process Analysis, Pacing, Research, Researchers, Science...
Recent advances in information technology have made feasible the development of intelligent computer assisted instruction study units. Analysis and design of such systems require the active involvement of a development team consisting of domain experts, educators, and knowledge engineers. Science and technology teaching methods are frequently domain-independent. The important component that changes is the domain knowledge. This is the basis for the analysis and development of an intelligent...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Foreign Countries, Intelligent Tutoring...
This paper suggests that although good attitudes towards science on the part of teachers are very important in teaching, attitudes are difficult to measure. Prospective candidates for teaching should be chosen because they have good attitudes toward science coupled with an adequate self-concept. Prospective science teachers need adequate preparatory coursework and field experiences. Science teachers may assess themselves to see if they have the qualifications to be good science teachers. A...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Attitude Measures, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Science...
This report summarizes Mid-Atlantic Eisenhower Consortium for Mathematics and Science Education outcomes over a 5-year period, from October 1, 1995 through September 30, 2000. Results are based on findings presented in previous reports to the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) as well as new analyses that cover the Consortium experience over the 5-year period. The outcomes of activities designed to meet objectives in the areas of collaboration, dissemination, training and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Elementary Secondary Education, Grants, Mathematics Education, Partnerships in...
Studies indicate that there are attitudinal problems toward chemistry that keep students from achieving relevant objectives; thus, positive attitudes need to be developed by having a learning environment that fosters a warm and relaxed atmosphere in which students feel accepted and are willing to take risks in achieving complex objectives. Attitudinal objectives are vital for students to achieve since these objectives assist learners in attaining knowledge and skill objectives more thoroughly....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Chemistry, Science Curriculum, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Student...
In this study a distinction is made between routine, semiroutine, and nonroutine problems based on the problem solver's knowledge. Routine problems are solved by applying a known procedure, semiroutine problems require planning that uses functional knowledge, and nonroutine problems require generation of new functional knowledge. Nonroutine problem solving has been simulated in which functional knowledge is derived from properties of objects that are available in the situation. In an...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Cognitive Structures, Inferences, Learning, Learning Strategies, Problem Solving,...
This article briefly reviews the central ideas associated with the notion of systemic reform and indicates how these ideas are manifested in the draft of the National Science Education Standards. The draft is critiqued and what the critique suggests about the viability and utility of the notion of systemic reform is considered. The discussion identifies problems associated with the implementation of a conceptual distinction between means and ends identified by rhetoric and discusses the use of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Standards, Criticism, Educational Change, Evaluation Methods, National...
This case study is an interpretation of the honesty of a student in a high school physics classroom, and is part of a dissertation designed to investigate student roles and goals based on gender, ethics, and learning. In this paper on ethics, the actions of the physics student are examined as issues which link to the student's classroom roles and goals. The honesty of the student is questioned by the researcher as other students help her solve textbook problems and a student says the value of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Case Studies, Cheating, Ethics, High Schools, Physics, Science Instruction, Student...
These instructional objectives have been selected from materials submitted to the Curriculum Laboratory of the Graduate School of Education at UCLA. Arranged by major course goals, these objectives are offered simply as samples that may be used where they correspond to the skills, abilities, and attitudes instructors want their students to acquire. These objectives may also serve as models for assisting instructors to translate other instructional units into specific measurable terms. For other...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Behavioral Objectives, Biological Sciences, Biology, Science Instruction, Two Year...
A study investigated whether there would be any significant difference in the academic achievement of primary grade students when learning science through the use of textbook instruction or literature-based instruction. Two third-grade classes in Paterson, New Jersey, were involved. The experimental group, (a class of 24 students), was instructed by a researcher, a library media teacher, using a literature-based (trade book) approach on a science unit about animals. The control group (of 23...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Content Area Reading, Conventional Instruction, Grade 3, Instructional Effectiveness,...
Both teachers and students alike acknowledge that genetics and genetics problem-solving are extremely difficult to learn and to teach. Therefore, a number of recommendations for teaching college genetics are offered. Although few of these ideas have as yet been tested in controlled experiments, they are supported by research and experience and may therefore be of some value. They include: (1) 17 recommendations which are not content-specific but relate more to teaching techniques; (2)...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Science, Genetics, Higher Education, Problem Solving, Science Education,...
This booklet contains mathematics unit plans for Biology, Chemistry, and Physical Science developed by PACE (Promoting Academic Excellence In Mathematics, Science & Technology for Workers of the 21st Century). Each unit plan contains suggested timing, objectives, skills to be acquired, workplace relationships, learning activities with suggested teaching strategies, evaluation techniques, and resources. The unit plans for Biology include the following: micro-organisms, genetics, introduction...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Biology, Chemistry, Lesson Plans, Physical Sciences, Science Instruction, Secondary...
This educator guide for grades K-4 and 5-8 presents the basic science of aeronautics by emphasizing hands-on involvement, prediction, data collections and interpretation, teamwork, and problem solving. Activities include: (1) Finding the Center of Gravity Using Rulers; (2) Finding the Center of Gravity Using Plumb Lines; (3) Changing the Center of Gravity Using Moment Arms; (4) Jet Propulsion; (5) Vectoring; (6) Center of Gravity, Pitch, Yaw; and (7) Fuel Efficiency. (MVL)
Topics: ERIC Archive, Aerospace Education, Elementary Education, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools,...
This paper considers some themes that I have discussed before at this seminar in previous years, namely the different perceptions of the best ways to teach chemistry in the nineteenth and early twentieth century between British and American chemists. In this paper I will examine the biographies of a number of nineteenth century British and American chemical textbook writers and see what, if any differences stand out in the chemical pedagogies that they expressed in the textbooks that they...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Textbooks, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Science History, Scientists, Authors,...
