Describes a secondary school physical science course entitled "Space Science" which is based on decision making and which involves aspects of business, psychology, life sciences, and sociology through a total class project. (JR)

Described is an earth science course in which students develop projects throughout the school year. Essential behavior goals, a description of projects for developing cooperative group skills, and a student evaluation form are included. (KR)

Argument-Driven Inquiry (ADI) is an instructional model that enables science teachers to transform a traditional laboratory activity into a short integrated instructional unit. To illustrate how the ADI instructional model works, this article describes an ADI lesson developed for a 10th-grade chemistry class. This example lesson was designed to…

A self-paced format is used to teach physical science on three levels: (1) regular program; (2) challenging readings and experiments for academically gifted; and (3) modified textbooks for students with reading/learning difficulties. (Author/JN)