Describes what students should know and be able to do in science, mathematics, and technology by the ends of grades 2, 5, 8, and 12.
In addition, teachers can brainstorm about how to coordinate seemingly unrelated benchmarks by using "benchmark roulette," a functionwhich creates a random sample of six benchmarks, at two grade levels, that can be used as a basis for ...
Benchmarks for Science Literacy on Disk greatly enhances the capablities of its companion book, alllowing teachers to tailor searches that are relevant to the grades and subjects they teach.
Ten years ago, Project 2061 of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) set out to define what it means to be science literate. Project 2061 confronted this...
The Language of Science Education provides definitions for 100 unique terms, but when considering the related terms that are also defined as they relate to the targeted words, almost 150 words are represented in the book.
The latest volume in a continuing series of publications from the AAAS designed to reform science education, Designs for Science Literacy presupposes that curriculum reform must be considerably more extensive and fundamental than the ...
CD-ROM contains: electronic version of the text; information resources, databases and utilities (incl. Macromedia Shockwave Player and Macromedia Flash Player software).
Introducing the National Science Education Standards is a booklet that provides an overview and background of the vision and principles of the National Science Education Standards.
The second publication from Project 2061--a long-term initiative of the American Association for the Advancement of Science which promotes literacy in science, mathematics, and technology among elementary and secondary school students- ...
IVB: Making Sense of Secondary Science: Research Into Children's Ideas Making Sense of Secondary Science, by Rosalind Driver, Ann Squires, Peter Rushworth, and Valerie Wood-Robinson, is a comprehensive summary of research into students' ...
An oversized book with ambitious goals: That's the Atlas of Science Literacy. Asking -- then answering -- such vital questions as: -- What should students learn? -- When should they learn it -- and in what order?