The policies, practices, and institutions needed to imbed conservation in society should aim to change the perceptions of conservation from a cost of development to human advancement and welfare. Discusses the rise of modern conservation and rights, complexity, and change. Emphasizes the need for flexible and adaptive conservation strategies. (ASK)

Describes a prime example of promising new pollution cleanup methods known as phytoremediation, which uses plants that have an appetite for lead, uranium, and other pollutants. (ASK)

Describes an education reform consisting of a science education curriculum of which environmental education has become an integral part to emphasize higher order thinking skills and connections to the world beyond the classroom. Discusses instruction, assessment, and organization of school sites with this reform. (ASK)

Discusses the reasons for the extinction of amphibians and what makes them so vulnerable. (ASK)

Discusses researchers' attempts to understand the reasons for the declining number of California sea otters. (ASK)

Provides answers to common questions on climate change and global warming with the help of the National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS). (ASK)

Discusses the largest and most dangerous uncontrolled experiment in history to see what will happen to our health and the health of the planet when the atmosphere and climate are changed. (ASK)

Emphasizes the issue of human population growth. Provides information on current demographic trends; their social, economic, and environmental impacts; and Zero Population Growth's (ZPG) position on several controversial topics. (ASK)

Investigates the effects of environmental science classes on preservice elementary education majors using a model inquiry-oriented environmental science course that was offered to and assessed by preservice elementary education majors. The study asked (1) what learning environment profile reflects an inquiry-oriented environmental science…

Identifies Leader Master Teachers' (LMTs) perceptions of restraining and driving forces in the implementation of an elementary-level science systemic reform initiative. A group process technique utilizing Lewin's force-field analysis concept provided the framework for professional development activities for 124 LMTs. Categories of supporting and…

Ascertains the impact of prior science course experience and achievement on the science teaching self-efficacy of preservice teachers. The Science Teaching Efficacy Belief (STEB) instrument-Form B was administered. Results suggest that prior science course experience and achievement have little impact on the belief systems of future teachers.…

Describes the infusion of hands-on science into a classroom for children with emotional/behavioral disabilities. The abundance of age-appropriate science materials in this classroom contrasts with more typical, unadorned rooms designed to minimize temptation. Carefully organized lessons engage students in what they perceive to be real science,…

The goal of this study was to familiarize teachers with reform initiatives in science education and to chart their progress as change agents of gender equity in the classroom. Discusses teachers' reflections and dialogue concerning their conception changes of teaching and mathematics as they confront the issue of equitable practice. (Author/SAH)

Documents a case of model-building in biology through microanalysis of one student's interaction with "Science for Living: The Circulatory System (SFL)", an interactive multimedia resource prototype for research. Describes the student's learning goals, gains, and activities with particular attention to interactions with representations, then…

Analyzes fifth grade students' diagrams and explanations for the spatial, causal, and dynamic processes inside the earth. Identifies and characterizes the different types of student models for the inside of the earth, and characterizes the reasoning associated with these models. (Contains 74 references.) (Author/YDS)