Project 2061 Print Tools

Atlas of Science Literacy,
Volumes 1 and 2

To help educators gain insight into the connections among benchmark ideas, Project 2061 has developed this collection of linked maps that graphically depict how students might grow in their understanding and skills toward particular science literacy goals.

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Designs for Science Literacy

Designs for Science Literacy
Reforming the curriculum so that students achieve science literacy is a major undertaking worthy of thoughtful design. This print and CD-ROM tool deals explicitly with strategies and techniques for aligning the entire K-12 curriculum to specific learning goals such as benchmarks, national standards in science and mathematics, or state and local frameworks.

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Science for All Americans Science for All Americans
This landmark publication is the cornerstone of Project 2061's efforts to reform the K-12 science, mathematics, and technology curriculum. Science for All Americans defines science literacy, outlining what all high school graduates should know and be able to do in these closely related domains.

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Benchmarks for Science Literacy Benchmarks for Science Literacy
This 1993 publication outlines the progress that students can be expected to make toward science literacy by the ends of grades 2, 5, 8, and 12.

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Teaching Guides for Special Topics

Drawing on Project 2061’s Science for All Americans, Benchmarks for Science Literacy, and Atlas of Science Literacy, these guides support teachers as they convey core science concepts to students and build their own knowledge about important topics like evolution, global climate change, and the nature of science. The guides describe what science-literate adults should know about these special topics and then show how students work toward that knowledge as they move from kindergarten through high school.

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RSL:PD Resources for Science Literacy: Professional Development 
This is Project 2061’s first CD-ROM tool and the first professional development tool in science to focus on standards-based teaching and learning. Resources offers a wide array of materials designed to provide educators with a deeper understanding of how to help their students achieve science literacy.

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Blueprints for Reform Blueprints for Reform
These summaries of a dozen concept papers address areas of the education system that need to change to make Project 2061’s vision of science literacy for all students a reality.

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Middle Grades Mathematics Textbooks: A Benchmarks-Based Evaluation
This report contains the results of Project 2061’s analysis of 13 middle-school mathematics textbooks and includes an overall comparison of the texts, an overview of how and why the analysis was conducted, a description of Project 2061’s rigorous analysis procedure, and summary reports on each textbook. An accompanying CD-ROM allows educators to compare data and delve deeper into the analysis findings.

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Dialogue on Early Childhood Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education
Read about the best ways to develop learning experiences for young children in 15 papers commissioned by AAAS for its forum on Early Childhood Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education. This book also contains an extensive bibliography and list of resources for educators, parents, and advocacy groups.

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Learn About Atlas of Science Literacy, Volumes 1 and 2
This collection of nearly 100 conceptual strand maps shows how students’ understanding of the ideas and skills that lead to literacy in science, mathematics, and technology might develop from kindergarten through high school.