Facilitating Science Literacy in a Rural School.

Monhardt, Rebecca M.

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ERIC Number: EJ570909

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Publication Date: 1998

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Facilitating Science Literacy in a Rural School.

Monhardt, Rebecca M.

Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, v18 n1 p47-53 Apr 1998

Examines the effects of issue-based science teaching on students in rural Idaho. Eighth-grade students investigated the use of the Bear River using the Jurisprudential Inquiry Model of Science, Technology and Society (STS) as a guide. Describes challenges encountered in attempting to integrate the use of technology as part of the project as well as resulting positive outcomes for students. (Author/PVD)

Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Environmental Education, Experiential Learning, Futures (of Society), Grade 8, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Place of Residence, Rural Education, Science and Society, Science Curriculum, Student Projects, World Wide Web

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Idaho

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