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Appendix D
Appendix D
Pages 441-448
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~ _ _ ~it, ANNOTATED TITLES IN CORE PROGRAMS D.1 Concepts and Challenges In Life, Earn, and Physical Science series The series entitled Concepts and Challenges in Life, Earth, and Physical Science consists of 3 textbooks 1 in life science, 1 in earth science, and 1 in physical science. Each year-long course contains about 20 units.
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Components of the program include teacher's guides 1 for each grade level, a program handbook, and a technology supplement. · Middle Grades Science: A Problem-Solving Approach, Sixth Grade, 5.9 · Middle Grades Science: A Problem-Solving Approach, Seventh Grade, 5.10 · Middle Grades Science: A Problem-Solving Approach, Eighth Grade, 5.11 D.9 Middle School Life Science Middle School Life Science is a fullyear course organized around a series of learning cycles during which students work independently, with partners, and in small groups.
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For each course, teaching materials, ancillary student materials, and some optional components are available. · Exploring Earth Science, 4.2 · Exploring Life Science, 2.6 · Exploring Physical Science, 1.3 D.12 Prentice Hall Science Integrated Learning System series The Prentice Hall Science Integrated Learning System series is a program for middle school or junior high school students.
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444 5.17 · Science Interactions: Course 2, 5.18 · Science Interactions: Course 3, 5.19 D.18 SciencePlus Technology and Society series The SciencePlus Technology and Society series consists of 3 year-long courses for middle school students. Each of the 3 textbooks-designated Level Green, Level Red, and Level Blue integrates the life, earth, and physical sciences and incorporates the program's 5 science themes: energy, systems, structures, changes over time, and cycles.
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· Chemicals: Choosing Wisely, 3.9 · Energy Conservation, 3.15 · Waste Reduction, 3.34 D.27 Event-Based Science series The Event-Based Science series is a program for middle school students in grades 6-9. Each module tells the story of a real event such as the 1995 outbreak of the Ebola virus in Zaire through reprinted newspaper articles and personal interviews; sections of background information explain relevant scientific concepts.
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The project develops a science and technology curriculum module to prepare students to participate in the expedition using interactive telecommunication. The JASON Project series currently consists of 9 such modules.
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They were designed to reflect The Project Earth Science series con sists of 4 volumes for students in mid the ideas about teaching, learning, and curriculum in the Michigan Essential Goals and Objectives for K-12 Science Education, which were developed by the Michigan Science Education Resources Project. Several New Directions Teaching Units can be used with middle school students.
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For each unit, all video, graphics, and text-based materialsincluding the teacher's and students' guides are contained on a CD-ROM. · Health Risk: Shadow over Crystal Valley, 3.17 D.43 A World In Motion II: The Design Expenence senes A World in Motion II: the Design Experience series consists of 3 units on using science, mathematics, and technology to explore the process of design.
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