ERIC Number: ED277537
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986
Pages: 12
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Building Bridges: Summary Report of the 1985-86 ACS Prehigh School Science Mini-Grant Project.
American Chemical Society, Washington, DC.
The American Chemical Society (ACS) sponsored a conference for educators and chemists to design strategies for implementing the recommendations made in the 1984 ACS publication, Priorities, Partnerships, and Plans: Chemistry Education in the Schools. Participants submitted proposals for mini-grant funding to the ACS Prehigh School Science Program of which ten were awarded. This report presents highlights of the final reports of each funded project. The strategy, findings, and impact are outlined for each state model. State models and projects include: (1) Oregon (curriculum guide for classroom demonstrations); (2) Alabama (inexpensive science activities); (3) Indiana (hands-on teacher workshop); (4) Minnesota (state conference for elementary teachers); (5) Connecticut (workshop on science demonstrations); (6) Colorado (workshop for middle school physical science teachers); (7) Ohio I (videotape of a physical science classroom lesson); (8) Ohio II (two-day workshop for elementary teachers); (9) Washington, D.C. (demonstration of a kitchen chemistry kit); and (10) Pennsylvania (hands-on workshops for fifth and sixth grade teachers). Also included is a statement of how the projects addressed the needs of elementary science. (ML)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Cooperative Planning, Educational Cooperation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Improvement, Models, Physical Sciences, Science Education, Science Instruction, Science Programs, Teacher Workshops
American Chemical Society, Education Division, Prehigh School Science Program, 1155 Sixteenth St. NW, Washington, DC 20036.
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: American Chemical Society, Washington, DC.
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