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ERIC Number: EJ538313
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Life Science Standards and Curriculum Development for 9-12.
Speece, Susan P.; Andersen, Hans O.
Hoosier Science Teacher, v22 n2 p42-51 Dec 1996
Proposes a design for a life science curriculum following the National Research Council National Science Education Standards. The overarching theme is that science as inquiry should be recognized as a basic and controlling principle in the ultimate organization and experiences in students' science education. Six-week units include Matter, Energy, and Organization; The Cell; Evolution of Living Systems; and Diversity of Organisms. (PVD)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Biological Sciences, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, High Schools, Inquiry, Science Curriculum
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: National Science Education Standards
Note: Hoosier Science Teacher, Indiana State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Science Education, Terre Haute, IN 47809.