%0 Book %T Resources for Teaching Elementary School Science %@ 978-0-309-05293-1 %D 1996 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/4966/resources-for-teaching-elementary-school-science %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/4966/resources-for-teaching-elementary-school-science %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Education %P 312 %X What activities might a teacher use to help children explore the life cycle of butterflies? What does a science teacher need to conduct a "leaf safari" for students? Where can children safely enjoy hands-on experience with life in an estuary? Selecting resources to teach elementary school science can be confusing and difficult, but few decisions have greater impact on the effectiveness of science teaching. Educators will find a wealth of information and expert guidance to meet this need in Resources for Teaching Elementary School Science. A completely revised edition of the best-selling resource guide Science for Children: Resources for Teachers, this new book is an annotated guide to hands-on, inquiry-centered curriculum materials and sources of help in teaching science from kindergarten through sixth grade. (Companion volumes for middle and high school are planned.) The guide annotates about 350 curriculum packages, describing the activities involved and what students learn. Each annotation lists recommended grade levels, accompanying materials and kits or suggested equipment, and ordering information. These 400 entries were reviewed by both educators and scientists to ensure that they are accurate and current and offer students the opportunity to: Ask questions and find their own answers. Experiment productively. Develop patience, persistence, and confidence in their own ability to solve real problems. The entries in the curriculum section are grouped by scientific area—Life Science, Earth Science, Physical Science, and Multidisciplinary and Applied Science—and by type—core materials, supplementary materials, and science activity books. Additionally, a section of references for teachers provides annotated listings of books about science and teaching, directories and guides to science trade books, and magazines that will help teachers enhance their students' science education. Resources for Teaching Elementary School Science also lists by region and state about 600 science centers, museums, and zoos where teachers can take students for interactive science experiences. Annotations highlight almost 300 facilities that make significant efforts to help teachers. Another section describes more than 100 organizations from which teachers can obtain more resources. And a section on publishers and suppliers give names and addresses of sources for materials. The guide will be invaluable to teachers, principals, administrators, teacher trainers, science curriculum specialists, and advocates of hands-on science teaching, and it will be of interest to parent-teacher organizations and parents. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 60 %@ 978-0-309-07865-8 %D 1991 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/6061/biographical-memoirs-volume-60 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/6061/biographical-memoirs-volume-60 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 432 %X Biographic Memoirs: Volume 60 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a member of the Academy familiar with the professional career of the deceased. For historical and bibliographical purposes, these volumes are worth returning to time and again. %0 Book %T Science and Human Rights %D 1988 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9733/science-and-human-rights %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9733/science-and-human-rights %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Behavioral and Social Sciences %P 106 %X Why does the National Academy of Sciences have a Committee on Human Rights? How does the committee define human rights and which rights are fundamental? Does a focus on human rights undermine efforts toward international scientific cooperation , development, political stability, or nuclear disarmament? Why does the committee work only in behalf of scientists and how do scientists become victims of human rights violations? How and why do some health professionals collude with torturers? These questions are typical of those asked frequently of the members and staff of the academy's Committee on Human Rights. They are important questions that this document helps to answer. Science and Human Rights is the summary of the presentation and discussion of a Symposium convened by the National Academy of Sciences to discuss these issues. Also included in this report are three major papers written by former prisoners from Chile, South Africa, and the Soviet Union. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Ecological Risks: Perspectives from Poland and the United States %@ 978-0-309-04293-2 %D 1990 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1608/ecological-risks-perspectives-from-poland-and-the-united-states %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1608/ecological-risks-perspectives-from-poland-and-the-united-states %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Environment and Environmental Studies %P 428 %0 Book %T Scientists and Human Rights in Chile: Report of a Delegation %D 1985 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9732/scientists-and-human-rights-in-chile-report-of-a-delegation %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9732/scientists-and-human-rights-in-chile-report-of-a-delegation %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Behavioral and Social Sciences %P 70 %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Science and Creationism: A View from the National Academy of Sciences, Second Edition %D 1999 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/6024/science-and-creationism-a-view-from-the-national-academy-of %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/6024/science-and-creationism-a-view-from-the-national-academy-of %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biology and Life Sciences %K Education %P 48 %X While the mechanisms of evolution are still under investigation, scientists universally accept that the cosmos, our planet, and life evolved and continue to evolve. Yet the teaching of evolution to schoolchildren is still contentious. In Science and Creationism, The National Academy of Sciences states unequivocally that creationism has no place in any science curriculum at any level. Briefly and clearly, this booklet explores the nature of science, reviews the evidence for the origin of the universe and earth, and explains the current scientific understanding of biological evolution. This edition includes new insights from astronomy and molecular biology. Attractive in presentation and authoritative in content, Science and Creationism will be useful to anyone concerned about America's scientific literacy: education policymakers, school boards and administrators, curriculum designers, librarians, teachers, parents, and students. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %A Institute of Medicine %T Science, Evolution, and Creationism %@ 978-0-309-10586-6 %D 2008 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11876/science-evolution-and-creationism %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11876/science-evolution-and-creationism %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biology and Life Sciences %K Education %P 88 %X How did life evolve on Earth? The answer to this question can help us understand our past and prepare for our future. Although evolution provides credible and reliable answers, polls show that many people turn away from science, seeking other explanations with which they are more comfortable. In the book Science, Evolution, and Creationism, a group of experts assembled by the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine explain the fundamental methods of science, document the overwhelming evidence in support of biological evolution, and evaluate the alternative perspectives offered by advocates of various kinds of creationism, including "intelligent design." The book explores the many fascinating inquiries being pursued that put the science of evolution to work in preventing and treating human disease, developing new agricultural products, and fostering industrial innovations. The book also presents the scientific and legal reasons for not teaching creationist ideas in public school science classes. Mindful of school board battles and recent court decisions, Science, Evolution, and Creationism shows that science and religion should be viewed as different ways of understanding the world rather than as frameworks that are in conflict with each other and that the evidence for evolution can be fully compatible with religious faith. For educators, students, teachers, community leaders, legislators, policy makers, and parents who seek to understand the basis of evolutionary science, this publication will be an essential resource. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 88 %@ 978-0-309-10389-3 %D 2006 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11807/biographical-memoirs-volume-88 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11807/biographical-memoirs-volume-88 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 396 %X Biographic Memoirs Volume 88 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a member of the Academy familiar with the professional career of the deceased. For historical and bibliographical purposes, these volumes are worth returning to time and again. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 74 %@ 978-0-309-06086-8 %D 1998 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/6201/biographical-memoirs-volume-74 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/6201/biographical-memoirs-volume-74 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %K Biology and Life Sciences %P 398 %X Biographic Memoirs: Volume 74 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a member of the Academy familiar with the professional career of the deceased. For historical and bibliographical purposes, these volumes are worth returning to time and again. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 70 %@ 978-0-309-05541-3 %D 1996 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5406/biographical-memoirs-volume-70 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5406/biographical-memoirs-volume-70 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 448 %X Biographic Memoirs: Volume 70 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a member of the Academy familiar with the professional career of the deceased. For historical and bibliographical purposes, these volumes are worth returning to time and again. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 44 %@ 978-0-309-10361-9 %D 1974 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/567/biographical-memoirs-volume-44 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/567/biographical-memoirs-volume-44 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 388 %X Biographic Memoirs: Volume 44 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a member of the Academy familiar with the professional career of the deceased. For historical and bibliographical purposes, these volumes are worth returning to time and again. %0 Book %T A History of the First Half-Century of the National Academy of Sciences: 1863-1913 %D 1913 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10800/a-history-of-the-first-half-century-of-the-national-academy-of-sciences %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10800/a-history-of-the-first-half-century-of-the-national-academy-of-sciences %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Policy for Science and Technology %K Explore Science %P 427 %X The National Academy of Sciences is the third oldest American institution, being established after the Smithsonian Institute and the American Association for the Promotion of Science. The Academy dates back to 1863, right in the midst of the American Civil War. Fortunately for the time, the Academy was vital to the development of the war in favor of the Union through its establishment of much needed scientific advancements and insight tantamount to those of the academies in Great Britain and the rest of Europe despite the involvement of science's most primary men. Since then, the Academy has served as a scientific adviser to the government, an adviser greatly appreciated by the government. The Academy's recommendations have been adopted, its findings accepted, and its investigations used to better advance the nation as a whole. A History of the First Half-Century of the National Academy of Sciences: 1863-1913 (1913) illustrates the Academy's history from its creation to the appointment of Woodrow Wilson as president. The book features a detailed look into the founding and forming of the Academy; the annals of the academy including the classifications of membership in 1892; lists of those involved with the Academy including officers and foreign associates; the Academy's publications, and more. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 64 %@ 978-0-309-04978-8 %D 1994 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/4547/biographical-memoirs-volume-64 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/4547/biographical-memoirs-volume-64 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 496 %X Biographic Memoirs: Volume 64 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a member of the Academy familiar with the professional career of the deceased. For historical and bibliographical purposes, these volumes are worth returning to time and again. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 45 %@ 978-0-309-02239-2 %D 1974 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/568/biographical-memoirs-volume-45 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/568/biographical-memoirs-volume-45 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 486 %X Biographic Memoirs: Volume 45 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a member of the Academy familiar with the professional career of the deceased. For historical and bibliographical purposes, these volumes are worth returning to time and again. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %E Ayala, Francisco J. %E Fitch, Walter M. %E Clegg, Michael T. %T Variation and Evolution in Plants and Microorganisms: Toward a New Synthesis 50 Years After Stebbins %@ 978-0-309-07099-7 %D 2000 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9766/variation-and-evolution-in-plants-and-microorganisms-toward-a-new %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9766/variation-and-evolution-in-plants-and-microorganisms-toward-a-new %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biology and Life Sciences %P 352 %X "The present book is intended as a progress report on [the] synthetic approach to evolution as it applies to the plant kingdom." With this simple statement, G. Ledyard Stebbins formulated the objectives of Variation and Evolution in Plants, published in 1950, setting forth for plants what became known as the "synthetic theory of evolution" or "the modern synthesis." The pervading conceit of the book was the molding of Darwin's evolution by natural selection within the framework of rapidly advancing genetic knowledge. At the time, Variation and Evolution in Plants significantly extended the scope of the science of plants. Plants, with their unique genetic, physiological, and evolutionary features, had all but been left completely out of the synthesis until that point. Fifty years later, the National Academy of Sciences convened a colloquium to update the advances made by Stebbins. This collection of 17 papers marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Stebbins' classic. Organized into five sections, the book covers: early evolution and the origin of cells, virus and bacterial models, protoctist models, population variation, and trends and patterns in plant evolution. %0 Book %T The Science of Science Communication II: Summary of a Colloquium %@ 978-0-309-29200-9 %D 2014 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18478/the-science-of-science-communication-ii-summary-of-a-colloquium %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18478/the-science-of-science-communication-ii-summary-of-a-colloquium %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Policy for Science and Technology %P 138 %X Successful scientists must be effective communicators within their professions. Without those skills, they could not write papers and funding proposals, give talks and field questions, or teach classes and mentor students. However, communicating with audiences outside their profession - people who may not share scientists' interests, technical background, cultural assumptions, and modes of expression - presents different challenges and requires additional skills. Communication about science in political or social settings differs from discourse within a scientific discipline. Not only are scientists just one of many stakeholders vying for access to the public agenda, but the political debates surrounding science and its applications may sometimes confront scientists with unfamiliar and uncomfortable discussions involving religious values, partisan interests, and even the trustworthiness of science. The Science of Science Communication II is the summary of a Sackler Colloquium convened in September 2013 At this event, leading social, behavioral, and decision scientists, other scientists, and communication practitioners shared current research that can improve the communication of science to lay audiences. In the Sackler Colloquia tradition, the meeting also allowed social and natural scientists to identify new opportunities to collaborate and advance their own research, while improving public engagement with science. Speakers provided evidence-based guidance on how to listen to others so as to identify their information needs, ways of thinking about the world, and the cultural stereotypes regarding scientists. They delved deeply into the incentive systems that shape what scientists study and how they report their work, the subtle changes in framing that can influence how messages are interpreted, the complex channels that determine how messages flow, and the potential politicization of scientific evidence. %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 87 %@ 978-0-309-09579-2 %D 2005 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11522/biographical-memoirs-volume-87 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11522/biographical-memoirs-volume-87 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %K Biology and Life Sciences %P 398 %X Biographic Memoirs Volume 87 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a member of the Academy familiar with the professional career of the deceased. For historical and bibliographical purposes, these volumes are worth returning to time and again. %0 Book %T (NAS Colloquium) Genetics and the Origin of Species: From Darwin to Molecular Biology 60 Years After Dobzhansky %D 1997 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5923/nas-colloquium-genetics-and-the-origin-of-species-from-darwin %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/5923/nas-colloquium-genetics-and-the-origin-of-species-from-darwin %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biology and Life Sciences %P 121 %0 Book %A National Academy of Sciences %T Biographical Memoirs: Volume 54 %@ 978-0-309-03391-6 %D 1983 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/577/biographical-memoirs-volume-54 %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/577/biographical-memoirs-volume-54 %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Biography and Autobiography %P 448 %X Biographic Memoirs: Volume 54 contains the biographies of deceased members of the National Academy of Sciences and bibliographies of their published works. Each biographical essay was written by a member of the Academy familiar with the professional career of the deceased. For historical and bibliographical purposes, these volumes are worth returning to time and again. %0 Book %T The Life Sciences: Recent Progress and Application to Human Affairs The World of Biological Research Requirements for the Future %D 1970 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9575/the-life-sciences-recent-progress-and-application-to-human-affairs %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/9575/the-life-sciences-recent-progress-and-application-to-human-affairs %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %K Health and Medicine %P 526