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General Association of Science and Math Teachers Committee on Unified High School Courses.
- Knowledge of environment to solve problems of everyday living.
- More decent purposeful activities.
- Choose future Occupations intelligently.
- Methods for obtaining accurate information.
- Derive greater clearer, and more intellectual satisfaction from life.
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1915 to 2009...When Science Education went back in time
Science Education took two steps forward between 1915 and 1962..and has continued to travel backward ever since. -
1950's The term SCIENCE LITERACY is first used in science journals
The original use of the term (not published) sprouted from prominent scientists of the early and mid twentieth centuries, such as Michael Faraday. -
USSR launches Sputnik
America was embarrassed by the Russian program. NSF and other federal programs came into existence. There was a shortage of scientists. There were few qualified people entering the field. Science was boring. -
"We choose to go to the moon"
Exceprt from JFK speech at Rice (2 min)After this speech at Rice University...American interest in science was at it's apex. We must get to this level of understanding of the importance of science again...and soon. "Not because it is easy, but becasue it is hard" -
A Nation At Risk- indicates American schools inadequately preparing students in science.
The title of the 1983 report of American President Ronald Reagan's National Commission on Excellence in Education. Its publication is considered a landmark event in modern American educational history. Among other things, the report contributed to the ever-growing (and still present) sense that American schools are failing, and it touched off a wave of local, state, and federal reform efforts. -
American Association for the Advancement of Science publishes Benchamrks for Science Literacy
AAASBenchmarks for Science Literacy is the Project 2061 statement of what all students should know and be able to do in science, mathematics, and technology by the end of grades 2, 5, 8, and 12. The recommendations at each grade level suggest reasonable progress toward the adult science literacy goals laid out in the project's 1989 report Science for All Americans. Benchmarks can help educators decide what to include in (or exclude from) a core curriculum, when to teach it, and why. -
1997- Media takes over as top provider of science information
In 1997, CSICOP unveiled its Council for Media Integrity, chaired by author Steve Allen and Nobel laureate chemist Glenn Seaborg. Paul Kurtz, CSICOP founder and chairman, cited surveys showing mass media, especially television, has replaced schools and universities as the public’s primary source of scientific information. Television, unfortunately, has proven itself less than responsible as a reliable source for scientific information. Producers have blurred the lines between information and ent -
1999 TIMMS- U.S. ranks 18 of 34 in Science
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2003 TIMMS- U.S. ranks 9 out of 34 in Science
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Evolution Vs Creationism
In 2009, the Texas State Board of Education made an attempt to add creationism to the science curriculum as an equally acceptable scientific explanation for the biodiversity of life on Earth. "This is the most specific assault I've seen against evolution and modern science," said Steven Newton, a project director at the National Center for Science Education, which promotes teaching of evolution. The initiative failed but still set science education back decades. -
2001 TIMMS- U.S. ranks 11 in science
