Young students find extra-terrestrial life one of the most intriguing of all topics. A project funded by the National Science Foundation and NASA, and administered by the SETI Institute, is underway to devise science lessons for grades 3-9 that draw upon this fascination. The lessons are designed by teachers and persons with long experience at curriculum design, tested in classrooms, revised and retested. Six guides, each containing some 6-10 science lessons, will be finished by summer, 1994.The theme Life in the Universe lends itself naturally to integrated treatment of facts and concepts from many scientific disciplines. The lessons for two completed guides span the origin of planet systems, evolution of complex life, chemical makeup of life, astronomy, spectroscopy, continental drift, mathematics and SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence). All lessons are hands-on, interesting, and successful.


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    Title :

    Life in the Universe: Foundation for exciting multidisciplinary science activities for middle and elementary school classes


    Contributors:
    Milne, D. (author) / O'Sullivan, K. (author)


    Publication date :

    1994-08-01




    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English