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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Encouraging Equitable Enrollment--A Second Look.
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Hill, Stan; Hounshell, Paul B. – Science Teacher, 2002
Reports on the project Join Underrepresented in Science and Technology (JUST) which aims to increase the enrollment and completion of minority students in math and science courses. Uses a problem-based teaching approach in both science and mathematics education and includes parents, communities, and institutions of higher education as participants…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Mathematics Education, Minority Groups
Student-Centered Scheduling.
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Louden, Cynthia K.; Hounshell, Paul B. – Science Teacher, 2000
Questions whether more student-centered instruction is occurring in block scheduled biology classes than in traditional classrooms. Explains the results of the study in terms of academic achievement. First published in 1998. (YDS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Block Scheduling, High Schools
Enabling the Learning Disabled.
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Williams, Carrie Wehmann; Hounshell, Paul B. – Science Teacher, 1998
Addresses the dearth of materials in science for the learning disabled student. Suggests some teaching strategies such as a student assignment journal, the usefulness of mnemonics, and incorporating technology such as computers as much as possible. Also discusses classroom organization, assessment strategies, and how to build confidence. (AIM)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Evaluation, Learning Disabilities
A Simple Spectroscope
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Fansler, David; Hounshell, Paul B. – Science Teacher, 1975
Descriptors: Astronomy, Laboratory Equipment, Light, Optics
The 'Catch 22' of Unwanted Chemicals.
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Hounshell, Paul B.; Coble, Charles R. – Science Teacher, 1979
Discusses the problem of disposing of unwanted and dangerous chemicals found in storage rooms in elementary and secondary schools. Suggestions for how science teachers and principals deal with this problem are also presented. (HM)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Standards
Enhance Reading through Science.
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Wright, Jill D.; Hounshell, Paul B. – Science Teacher, 1978
Discusses the importance of reading in science learning. Some ways to help improve reading skills are presented. (MDR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Instruction, Reading Improvement, Reading Skills
Labs off Limits.
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Hounshell, Paul B. – Science Teacher, 1989
Addresses whether or not science laboratory activities should become a thing of the past. Discusses the impact of the curriculum reforms of the 1960s and 1970s, physical restraints which cause teacher overload, rationale, and objectives of laboratory work. (RT)
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Experiential Learning, Laboratories, Laboratory Experiments
A Framework for Evaluating Chemical Hazards.
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Coble, Charles R.; Hounshell, Paul B. – Science Teacher, 1980
Lists questions that teachers should ask relating to use of all chemicals in the school laboratory, as well as chemicals with known and suspected dangerous properties. Tables list Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)-defined carcinogens, American Chemical Society-defined teratogens, suspected carcinogens, and other hazardous…
Descriptors: Cancer, Chemistry, Laboratory Safety, Resource Materials
Environmental Decision-Making in the Classroom
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Hounshell, Paul B.; Coble, Charles R. – Science Teacher, 1973
Relevance creates a dilemma for the teacher because solutions to problems are controversial in contemporary society. It is argued that students still need to explore these problems and hopefully they can come to understand and appreciate the situations, and can comprehend the alternatives. (DF)
Descriptors: Ecology, Environment, Environmental Education, Instruction