A long-term AAAS initiative to advance literacy in Science, Mathematics, and Technology

Assessment Team Shares Latest Findings

Project 2061's assessment experts are busy developing high-quality science assessment items and testing them with middle school students across the country. They presented their latest findings at this year's NSTA and NARST annual conferences. Topics covered include atoms, molecules, and states of matter; matter transformations in living systems; and interdependence in living systems.

Read more in Project 2061 Connections.

Interactive Atlas Maps Debut Online

If you’re a fan of Project 2061’s conceptual strand maps in Atlas of Science Literacy, a new Web-based tool is ready to give you a glimpse into the next generation of strand maps. If you’re new to Project 2061’s maps, the digital map demonstrator is a great way to learn about the detailed connections between key science ideas that are the hallmark of Atlas.

Read the full story in the latest Project 2061 Connections.

Science for All Americans Now in Japanese

Any global citizen fluent in Japanese can now read Science for All Americans for free online. First published in 1989, Project 2061’s landmark publication has been translated into Japanese and posted on the Project 2061 Web site. The translation will serve as a resource about U.S. science education research for Japan’s ambitious “Science for All Japanese” project.

Read more in Project 2061 Connections.

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• Science for All Americans Online

• Benchmarks Online

• Blueprints Online

• Resources for Science Literacy: Professional Development Online

• 2061 Today

• Project 2061 Connections

• Order Project 2061 Publications

• Evaluation of Science and Mathematics Textbooks Online

• Project 2061 Textbook Analysis Procedure and Criteria

• Professional Development Workshops

• Center for Curriculum Materials in Science

• Partnership for Science Literacy

Founded in 1985, Project 2061 is a long-term initiative of AAAS to help all Americans become literate in science, mathematics, and technology. To achieve that goal, Project 2061 conducts research and develops tools and services—books, CD-ROMS, on-line resources, professional development, and public outreach—that educators, researchers, parents and families, and community leaders can use to make critical and lasting improvements in the nation’s education system.

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