Ideas For Use
Pathways has five appendices, including a history of the Science Standards movement, a complete list of all the National Science Education Standards, recommendations for setting up a middle level science facility, a list of addresses for middle level science programs, and ways to adapt a science program for students with special needs. In addition, this book will enable you to identify, create, and implement classroom experiences that will have power and value for your students and improve science learning in your classroom.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
How To Use This Book
Science Teaching Standards
• Realizing the Teaching Standards
Professional Development Standards
• Reaching for the Professional Development Standards
Assessment Standards
• Exploring the Assessment Standards
Content Standards
• Mapping the Content Standards
• Unifying Concepts and Processes
• A–Science as Inquiry
• B–Physical Science
• C–Life Science
• D–Earth and Space Science
• E–Science and Technology
• F–Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
• G–History and Nature of Science
Program Standards
• Moving into the Program Standards
System Standards
• Navigating the System Standards
Appendices
• Appendix A: National Science Education Standards:
Some Relevant History
• Appendix B: National Science Education Standards
• Appendix C: Designing Middle School Science Facilities
• Appendix D: Addresses for Program
• Appendix E: Science for All: Including Each Student