Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) science and engineering practices are ways of eliciting the reasoning and applying foundational ideas in science. As research has revealed barriers to states and schools adopting the NGSS, this mixed-methods study attempts to identify characteristics of professional development (PD) that will support NGSS…

This article presents a study exploring the beliefs, knowledge, and practices of four middle and secondary science teachers participating in a collaborative curriculum action research project. Using a case study methodology, the views and practices of these teachers were described and analyzed as they investigated novel ideas about scientific…

Discusses the rationale for creation, and the characteristics of, middle schools. Investigates the problems of science curriculum materials and preparation of science teachers for the 6-8 grade level. (CP)

Surveys some predictions for the 21st century and presents data which stress the need for improving education. Cites inadequacies in present science course improvement projects and advocates changing the emphasis of science education to foster curiosity, creativity, competence, and compassion. (CP)

Provides methods by which one may include historical aspects of the growth and development of chemistry into a secondary school curriculum. Includes a selected bibliography of materials related to the history of chemistry. (CP)

Provides a description of Project Tactics for Applying Programs in Education (TAPE), a National Science Foundation funded program currently in use in South Dakota. Components of the program which include the use of television, telephone, and newspaper media are explained. (CP)

Presents the present status of unified science education and provides a pragmatic, philosophical and psychological rationale for this approach. (GS)

Outlines the use of computer programs in modeling and simulation to provide a link between science and mathematics education. (GS)

Outlines the basic requirements for genuinely transdisciplinary studies. Describes ways of transcending the boundaries of the disciplines and describes a learning environment that would facilitate integration. (GS)

States that real problem solving must become an effective and integral part of education at all levels. Describes the relationship of real problem solving to the USMES class, interdisciplinary education, and the total school program. (GS)

The science curriculum in Anne Arundel County Maryland specifies a scheme for major unifying concepts in science and a scheme for scientific literacy as the basic structure of the program. (GS)

Describes integrated science activity by UNESCO and in the countries of the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan, Australia, the United Kingdom, Isreal, and the Carribean. (GS)

Presents the philosophical basis and general characteristics of the Correlated Science Program and describes specific examples of curriculum and teaching techniques used. Explores problems encountered in developing and implementing the program. (Author/GS)

Describes the project from its inception in 1962 to its present state. Presents a topic outline and describes the variety of school settings and instructional methodologies that exist in the program. (GS)