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Record Nr.

UNINA9910806211203321

Titolo

America's lab report : investigations in high school science / / Committee on High School Science Laboratories--Role and Vision, Board on Science Education, Center for Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education ; Susan R. Singer, Margaret L. Hilton, and Heidi A. Schweingruber, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, c2006

ISBN

0-309-13360-2

1-280-28642-3

9786610286423

0-309-65286-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SingerSusan R

HiltonMargaret L

SchweingruberHeidi A

Disciplina

507/.1273

Soggetti

Science - Study and teaching (Secondary) - United States

Education, Secondary - Curricula - United States

Laboratories - Curricula - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

FrontMatter -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction, History, and Definition of Laboratories -- 2 The Education Context -- 3 Laboratory Experiences and Student Learning -- 4 Current Laboratory Experiences -- 5 Teacher and School Readiness for Laboratory Experiences -- 6 Facilities, Equipment, and Safety -- 7 Laboratory Experiences for the 21st Century -- Appendixes -- APPENDIX A Agendas of Fact-Finding Meetings -- APPENDIX B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff -- Index.