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SECONDARY SCIENCE CURRICCULUM

SECONDARY SCIENCE CURRICCULUM. Kalen Harvey and Amanda McCauley. What Is Science????. “What is science" is not at all equivalent to how to teach science.“ Richard Feynman. http://eduweb.brandonu.ca/~science/feynman.htm

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SECONDARY SCIENCE CURRICCULUM

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  1. SECONDARY SCIENCE CURRICCULUM Kalen Harvey and Amanda McCauley

  2. What Is Science???? • “What is science" is not at all equivalent to how to teach science.“ Richard Feynman http://eduweb.brandonu.ca/~science/feynman.htm Feynman, Richard, “What is Science,” The Physics Teacher, September, 1969, pp. 313-320.

  3. EARTH SCIENCE • The study of the Earth’s composition, structure, processes. • The study of historical contributions surrounding Earth and Space. • Major topics: planet tectonics, the rock cycle, Earth history, the oceans, the atmosphere, weather and climate, and the solar system.

  4. BIOLOGY • The study of living systems. • The historical background of life processes, cellular organization, mechanisms of inheritance, relationships between organisms, and the change of organisms over time. • An emphasis on validation through scientific research

  5. CHEMISRTY • A study of the interactions of energy and matter. • The use of the scientific method to manipulate chemicals and explore practical applications. • Emphasis on qualitative and quantitative study oh substances, how they change, and the safety precautions surrounding therestudy.

  6. PHYSICS • An emphasis on experimentation, analysis of data, and logical reasoning with the use of mathematics to help build an understanding of physical systems. • Key areas of study: force, motion, kinetic molecular theory, energy transformations, wave phenomena, electromagnetic spectrum, light, electricity, and non-Newtonian physics.

  7. TRENDS AND ISSUES • Evolution and Creativism National Center for Science Education www.ncseweb.org/ • Dissection Froguts.com www.froguts.com/flash_content/demo/frog.html • Safety in the Lab ENC Online www.enc.org/features/focus/archive/equity/document.shtm?input=FOC-001780-index,00.shtm • Technology New Horizons for Learning www.newhorizons.org/strategies/environmental/wolf.htm • Quality and Diversity LearningEisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics & Science Educationwww.enc.org/topics/equity/

  8. NATIONAL STANDARDS • National Science Education Standards www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/nses/html/ • National Curriculum On-Line www.nc.uk.net/webdav/servlet/XRM?Page/@id=6004&Subject/@id=6 321&Session/@id=D_5tUMAqvYc22VM76mHQks • US Department of Education www.ed.gov/index.jhtml • National Science Teachers Association www.nsta.org/

  9. SOL STANDARDS Earth Science www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/Science/ScienceCF-ES.doc Biology www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/Science/ScienceCF-BIO.doc Chemistry www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/Science/ScienceCF-CH.doc Physics www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/Science/ScienceCF-Appendix.doc

  10. Special Education And Science • Science and Special Education Needs www.tomwilson.com/david/InclusiveCurricula/Sc.htm • Building Bridges Between Science and Special Education • http://unr.edu/homepage/crowther/ejse/haskell.html

  11. Science Lesson Plan Helpers • EdHound.com www.eduhound.com/cat.cfm?subj=Science • LessonPlanz.Com http://lessonplanz.com/Lesson_Plans/Thematic_Units/ • NASA www.spacelink.nasa.gov/

  12. Professional Organizations • Association for the Education of Teachers in Science www.aets.unr.edu • National Association of Biology Teachers www.nabt.org • American Association of Physics Teachers www.aapt.org • The American Chemical Society www.acs.org

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