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OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2012
How "green" are 15-year-olds? To what extent do they understand environmental issues? What are the sources of their information about the environment? Can they apply scientific principles and evidence to the world around them? This paper reports that across OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) countries, around…
Descriptors: School Activities, Environmental Education, Scientific Principles, Scientific Concepts
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Kosal, Erica; Lawrence, Carol; Austin, Rodney – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2010
An interdisciplinary and context-driven course focused on global water issues was developed and taught at the college level. Students designed a semester-long research project, collected and analyzed data, and ultimately presented their results and conclusions to the larger community. As a result of the course, students' science literacy improved…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Scientific Literacy, Integrated Curriculum, Biology