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Volume 4 |
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Middle School Curriculum |
1. Suppose you are a member of curriculum selection team for your middle school. The task of the team is to make recommendations to the district curriculum department concerning the goals and curriculum for a middle school program , grades 6 - 8. What would your recommended curriculum look like?
2. Investigate one of the "exemplary middle school science programs." You should locate the materials of the program, and write a brief report outlining the strengths and weaknesses of the program. What are the goals of the curriculum? How do the goals of the program compare to the recommendations for exemplary middle schools developed by Project Synthesis?
3. Demonstrate at least one activity from one of the "exemplary middle school science programs," with a group of peers, or middle school students.