**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**          0095450                                          

  **Award Title text    A Revision of Investigatons in Number, Data and  
  :**                   Space: Focus on Algebra and Assessment           

  **NSF Org :**         ehr                                              

  **Award Instr. :**    Continuing Grant                                 

  **Program Manager.                                                     
  :**                                                                    

  **Division :**        11020000                                         

  **Start Date :**      07-01-2001                                       

  **Expiration Date :** 06-30-2005                                       

  **Est Total Amt :**   \$4,720,690.00                                   

  **Investigator:**     Susan Jo Russell                                 

  **Sponsor:**          TERC Inc                                         

                        2067 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge              
                        ,Massachusetts 02140                             

  **Program Element     7355                                             
  code:**                                                                

  **Abstract :**                                                         

  \"Investigations in                                                    
  Number, Data and                                                       
  Space\" is an                                                          
  elementary school                                                      
  mathematics                                                            
  curriculum which                                                       
  reflects research on,                                                  
  and best practices                                                     
  in, learning and                                                       
  teaching mathematics                                                   
  in grades K-5. NSF                                                     
  funded the                                                             
  development of the                                                     
  original curriculum,                                                   
  starting in 1990.                                                      
  This revision of the                                                   
  \"Investigations\"                                                     
  curriculum will focus                                                  
  on the integration of                                                  
  algebraic thinking                                                     
  throughout the                                                         
  curriculum, the                                                        
  development of                                                         
  comprehensive                                                          
  assessment tools, and                                                  
  the strengthening of                                                   
  the number and                                                         
  operations strand.                                                     
  This work is informed                                                  
  by feedback from the                                                   
  field, as well as by                                                   
  recent                                                                 
  recommendations for                                                    
  improving the                                                          
  mathematics                                                            
  curriculum. These                                                      
  revisions will be                                                      
  carried out and                                                        
  tested in an                                                           
  established network                                                    
  of school system                                                       
  partners, teacher                                                      
  collaborators and                                                      
  educational leaders.                                                   
  In addition to                                                         
  revising the                                                           
  curriculum, the                                                        
  project will develop                                                   
  materials to support                                                   
  teachers as they                                                       
  implement the                                                          
  curriculum.                                                            
  Additional materials                                                   
  will be developed for                                                  
  parents and                                                            
  administrators. The                                                    
  summative evaluation                                                   
  of the project will                                                    
  include longitudinal                                                   
  student achievement                                                    
  data, following two                                                    
  groups of students                                                     
  for three years each.                                                  
  Cost sharing will                                                      
  include substantial                                                    
  contributions from                                                     
  the publisher, Scott                                                   
  Foresman, and the                                                      
  developer, TERC.                                                       
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**              0095922                                         

  **Award Title text :**    Invention-Innovation-Inquiry: Units for         
                            Technological Literacy, Grades 5-6              

  **NSF Org :**             ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**        Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager. :**    Gerhard Salinger                                

  **Division :**            11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**          09-01-2001                                      

  **Expiration Date :**     08-31-2005                                      

  **Est Total Amt :**       \$995,039.00                                    

  **Investigator:**         Kendall Starkweather                            

  **Sponsor:**              International Technology Education Association  

                            1914 Association Drive Suite 201 Reston         
                            ,Virginia 201911539                             

  **Program Element code:** 7355                                            

  **Abstract :**                                                            

  This proposal is for the                                                  
  creation of two units of                                                  
  instruction in technology                                                 
  education, yielding ten                                                   
  modules for the fifth and                                                 
  sixth grades. The units                                                   
  are titled \"Design and                                                   
  Innovation, and                                                           
  Technology Systems,\" and                                                 
  would seek to interpret                                                   
  the recently published                                                    
  standards for                                                             
  technological literacy.                                                   
  Modules include:                                                          
  Communication\--Better                                                    
  ideas in history; Power                                                   
  and Energy\--Circuits in                                                  
  a city;                                                                   
  Manufacturing\--Keeping                                                   
  food fresh;                                                               
  Transportation\--People                                                   
  and goods in motion;                                                      
  Health\--Fighting disease                                                 
  in the air;                                                               
  Ecosystem\--Energy from                                                   
  the sun;                                                                  
  Construction\--Keeping                                                    
  the heat in and out;                                                      
  Innovation\--people                                                       
  making things better;                                                     
  Invention\--Creating the                                                  
  new thing; and                                                            
  Environment\--Changing                                                    
  waste. Units will be                                                      
  piloted and field-tested                                                  
  in eight states by                                                        
  exemplary teachers.                                                       
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0099093                                         

  **Award Title text   Learning By Doing: A Mathematics Curriculum for 
  :**                  Elementary School Children and Their Teachers   

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.                                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     09-01-2001                                      

  **Expiration Date    10-31-2004                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$4,931,722.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    E. Paul Goldenberg                              

  **Sponsor:**         Education Development Center                    

                       55 Chapel Street Newton ,Massachusetts          
                       024581060                                       

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  This project                                                         
  addresses two                                                        
  challenges in                                                        
  elementary school                                                    
  mathematics                                                          
  improvement. First,                                                  
  it will provide a                                                    
  high quality                                                         
  mathematics                                                          
  curriculum that is                                                   
  aligned with                                                         
  national standards,                                                  
  promotes student                                                     
  understanding, and                                                   
  is acceptable to a                                                   
  wide range of                                                        
  elementary school                                                    
  teachers. Second, it                                                 
  proposes to advance                                                  
  teachers\'                                                           
  mathematical                                                         
  understanding as                                                     
  they teach, and to                                                   
  accomplish this goal                                                 
  without the                                                          
  additional cost of                                                   
  extensive                                                            
  professional                                                         
  development.                                                         
  Following Liping                                                     
  Ma\'s belief that                                                    
  the right kinds of                                                   
  curriculum materials                                                 
  can help improve                                                     
  teachers\'                                                           
  understanding of                                                     
  mathematics, the                                                     
  project will build                                                   
  on the existing Math                                                 
  Workshop materials                                                   
  to develop a                                                         
  dual-purpose                                                         
  curriculum, one that                                                 
  improves the                                                         
  understanding of                                                     
  both students and                                                    
  teachers. The                                                        
  evaluation of the                                                    
  project will assess                                                  
  not only student                                                     
  learning, but will                                                   
  also include                                                         
  extensive analyses                                                   
  of how the                                                           
  instructional and                                                    
  professional                                                         
  development                                                          
  materials promote                                                    
  teacher                                                              
  understanding.                                                       
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0099265                                         

  **Award Title text   Issue-oriented 6th Grade Earth and Physical     
  :**                  Science                                         

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Gerhard Salinger                                
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     09-01-2001                                      

  **Expiration Date    08-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$1,991,304.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Barbara Nagle                                   

  **Sponsor:**         University of California-Berkeley               

                       Sponsored Projects Office 336 Sproul Hall       
                       Berkeley ,California 947205940                  

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The issue-oriented                                                   
  and eigth grade                                                      
  courses in life and                                                  
  physical science                                                     
  developed by SEPUP                                                   
  (Science Education                                                   
  for Public                                                           
  Understanding                                                        
  Program) are                                                         
  extended to the                                                      
  sixth grade covering                                                 
  Physics and Earth                                                    
  Science. Students                                                    
  will understand the                                                  
  unique physical                                                      
  characteristics of                                                   
  the Earth in                                                         
  comparison with                                                      
  other planets, the                                                   
  relationship between                                                 
  force and motion,                                                    
  the role gravity                                                     
  plays in planetary                                                   
  processes, how                                                       
  energy in sunlight                                                   
  interacts with the                                                   
  Earth and its                                                        
  atmosphere, the role                                                 
  convection plays in                                                  
  atmospheric, oceanic                                                 
  and geologic                                                         
  processes and how                                                    
  the study of rocks                                                   
  provides evidence of                                                 
  current and past                                                     
  Earth processes and                                                  
  conditions. Each of                                                  
  these topics is                                                      
  considered in the                                                    
  context of making                                                    
  informed,                                                            
  non-emotional,                                                       
  evidence-based                                                       
  decisions that                                                       
  affect students and                                                  
  their families such                                                  
  as global warming,                                                   
  need for space                                                       
  exploration,                                                         
  location of                                                          
  essential, but                                                       
  potentionally                                                        
  dangerous                                                            
  structures, etc. The                                                 
  course materials                                                     
  include kits,                                                        
  printed materials,                                                   
  teacher guides and                                                   
  community outreach                                                   
  tools. The materials                                                 
  are developed by                                                     
  teachers and                                                         
  scientists and are                                                   
  tested in                                                            
  classrooms. Specific                                                 
  learning goals for                                                   
  students are derived                                                 
  from national and                                                    
  state standards.                                                     
  Student assessment                                                   
  is based on the                                                      
  previously developed                                                 
  embedded assessment                                                  
  system. The                                                          
  materials are                                                        
  published and                                                        
  distributed by                                                       
  LabAids.                                                             
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0101758                                         

  **Award Title text   Collaborative Research/Applied Research: Map    
  :**                  and Spatial Skills of Children and Teachers,    
                       and How They are Affected by the \'Where are    
                       We?\' Instructional Materials                   

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Janice Earle                                    
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     08-01-2001                                      

  **Expiration Date    07-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$199,719.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Lynn Liben                                      

  **Sponsor:**         Pennsylvania State Univ University Park         

                       110 Technology Center University Park           
                       ,Pennsylvania 168021503                         

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The applied research                                                 
  project builds on                                                    
  the IMD funded                                                       
  \"Where are We?\"                                                    
  and poses the                                                        
  following research                                                   
  questions: Do                                                        
  students perform                                                     
  significantly better                                                 
  on real-world map                                                    
  tasks after using                                                    
  WAW? What specific                                                   
  misconceptions and                                                   
  weaknesses remain                                                    
  widespread among                                                     
  students after using                                                 
  the materials? How                                                   
  much improvement in                                                  
  student performance                                                  
  on map skills tasks                                                  
  would be expected                                                    
  after using the                                                      
  curriculum? How can                                                  
  teachers tell                                                        
  whether student                                                      
  learning has                                                         
  occurred? What is                                                    
  the relationship                                                     
  between teachers\'                                                   
  spatial abilities                                                    
  and the likelihood                                                   
  they would use the                                                   
  materials? The                                                       
  project will develop                                                 
  quantitative,                                                        
  reliable field-based                                                 
  assessments of map                                                   
  skills and use them,                                                 
  along with other                                                     
  instruments, with                                                    
  three populations:                                                   
  elementary students                                                  
  using the materials;                                                 
  children over the                                                    
  7-15 age range who                                                   
  do not use the                                                       
  materials; and                                                       
  preservice                                                           
  elementary teachers.                                                 
  Results from these                                                   
  assessments will be                                                  
  used in a redesign                                                   
  of the materials.                                                    
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0101766                                         

  **Award Title text   Has Inquiry Made a Difference? A Synthesis of   
  :**                  Research on the Impact of Inquiry               

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Janice Earle                                    
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     08-01-2001                                      

  **Expiration Date    01-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$1,305,086.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Jeanne Rose Century                             

  **Sponsor:**         Education Development Center                    

                       55 Chapel Street Newton ,Massachusetts          
                       024581060                                       

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The primary applied                                                  
  research question                                                    
  posed by this                                                        
  project is: \" What                                                  
  is the impact of                                                     
  inquiry science on                                                   
  student outcomes                                                     
  compared with the                                                    
  impact of other                                                      
  instructional                                                        
  strategies and                                                       
  approaches?\" The                                                    
  project will: 1)                                                     
  identify studies to                                                  
  be included; 2)                                                      
  review and organize                                                  
  the studies into                                                     
  clusters; 3) code                                                    
  and analyze studies                                                  
  within and across                                                    
  clusters; 4) prepare                                                 
  written reports and                                                  
  articles and 5)                                                      
  disseminate findings                                                 
  to researchers,                                                      
  reformers,                                                           
  educators, parents                                                   
  and the general                                                      
  public.                                                              
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0101780                                         

  **Award Title text   Middle School Science Curriculum Materials:     
  :**                  Meeting Standards and Fostering Inquiry Through 
                       Learning Technologies                           

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Gerhard Salinger                                
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     08-01-2001                                      

  **Expiration Date    01-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$1,999,739.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Joseph Krajcik                                  

  **Sponsor:**         University of Michigan Ann Arbor                

                       3003 S State St. RM 1062 Ann Arbor ,Michigan    
                       481091274                                       

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  This sixth through                                                   
  eighth grade                                                         
  comprehensive,                                                       
  project-based,                                                       
  science curriculum                                                   
  focuses on students                                                  
  acquiring deep                                                       
  understandings of                                                    
  the concepts,                                                        
  principles and                                                       
  habits of mind                                                       
  articulated in                                                       
  national science                                                     
  standards. The                                                       
  curriculum builds                                                    
  upon the experiences                                                 
  of the Center for                                                    
  Learning                                                             
  Technologies in                                                      
  Urban Schools                                                        
  developing the LeTUS                                                 
  modules for Chicago                                                  
  and Detroit Public                                                   
  Schools. The project                                                 
  brings together                                                      
  scientists and                                                       
  science educators                                                    
  from three                                                           
  universities,                                                        
  teachers and                                                         
  administrators from                                                  
  six school                                                           
  districts,                                                           
  curriculum                                                           
  speialists from                                                      
  Project 2061,                                                        
  educational                                                          
  researchers from                                                     
  EDC, and                                                             
  Kendall/Hunt                                                         
  publishers. The                                                      
  design principles,                                                   
  arising from                                                         
  research on teaching                                                 
  and learning,                                                        
  include alignment                                                    
  with standards,                                                      
  assessments,                                                         
  contextualization,                                                   
  sustained student                                                    
  inquiry, embedded                                                    
  learning                                                             
  technologies,                                                        
  collaboration, and                                                   
  scaffolds between                                                    
  and within modules.                                                  
  Phase 1 focuses on                                                   
  the development of                                                   
  two units: Structure                                                 
  of Matter and                                                        
  Diversity of Life                                                    
  and Evolution.                                                       
  Learning outcomes                                                    
  are identified,                                                      
  target understanding                                                 
  performances are                                                     
  specified and                                                        
  assessments are                                                      
  designed before the                                                  
  activities are                                                       
  developed. Everday                                                   
  authentic questions                                                  
  that students hold                                                   
  as important provide                                                 
  the basis for                                                        
  projects,                                                            
  contextualize the                                                    
  activities and give                                                  
  coherence to the                                                     
  curriculum. In                                                       
  addition to the                                                      
  student materials                                                    
  and teacher guides,                                                  
  the project develops                                                 
  materials to provide                                                 
  information to                                                       
  administrators and                                                   
  the community to                                                     
  understand and                                                       
  support the                                                          
  implementation of                                                    
  the modules. Issues                                                  
  of language,                                                         
  literacy, culture                                                    
  and diversity are                                                    
  addressed.                                                           
  Professional                                                         
  development                                                          
  materials address                                                    
  teacher attitudes                                                    
  and beliefs while                                                    
  educating the                                                        
  teachers about the                                                   
  new context and                                                      
  pedagogy.                                                            
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0101791                                         

  **Award Title text   Science for Today and Tomorrow                  
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Gerhard Salinger                                
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     07-01-2001                                      

  **Expiration Date    12-31-2004                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$1,997,016.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Judy Vesel                                      

  **Sponsor:**         TERC Inc                                        

                       2067 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge             
                       ,Massachusetts 02140                            

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  Two 8 to 10 week                                                     
  modules, one                                                         
  focusing on cells                                                    
  and the other on                                                     
  reproduction and                                                     
  heredity, serve as                                                   
  the basis for the                                                    
  development of a                                                     
  comprehensive,                                                       
  assessment-driven,                                                   
  middle school                                                        
  science curriculum                                                   
  called \"Science for                                                 
  Today and                                                            
  Tomorrow.\" A                                                        
  curriculum                                                           
  frramework is                                                        
  developed for Life                                                   
  and Physical                                                         
  Sciences to be                                                       
  taught in Grades 6                                                   
  and 7 and Earth                                                      
  Science in Grade 8.                                                  
  The research-based                                                   
  materials assist                                                     
  students to develop                                                  
  a working knowledge                                                  
  of a core set of                                                     
  ideas that are                                                       
  fundamental to the                                                   
  discipline and                                                       
  ultimately to see                                                    
  how the concepts                                                     
  span the                                                             
  disciplines. The                                                     
  student materials                                                    
  and the teachers\'                                                   
  guides are enhanced                                                  
  with                                                                 
  classroom-tested                                                     
  assessments and                                                      
  web-based content                                                    
  resources,                                                           
  simulations and                                                      
  tools for gathering                                                  
  and interpreting                                                     
  data. On-line                                                        
  professional                                                         
  development                                                          
  materials allow                                                      
  teachers to gain                                                     
  content knowledge                                                    
  and pedagogical                                                      
  skills. The website                                                  
  also contains an                                                     
  area that provides                                                   
  information for                                                      
  administrators                                                       
  including strategies                                                 
  for supporting                                                       
  teachers and another                                                 
  area for community                                                   
  members to involve                                                   
  them in the                                                          
  students\' science                                                   
  learning. The                                                        
  project builds upon                                                  
  the lessons learned                                                  
  in previous                                                          
  materials                                                            
  development projects                                                 
  at TERC.                                                             
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0101806                                         

  **Award Title text   Collaborative Research/Applied Research: Map    
  :**                  and Spatial Skills of Children and Teachers,    
                       and How They are Affected by the \"Where are    
                       We?\" Instructional Materials                   

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Janice Earle                                    
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     08-01-2001                                      

  **Expiration Date    07-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$238,068.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Kim Kastens                                     

  **Sponsor:**         Columbia University                             

                       1210 Amsterdam Avenue; MC 2205 254 Engineering  
                       Terrace New York ,New York 100277003            

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The applied research                                                 
  project builds on                                                    
  the IMD funded                                                       
  \"Where are We?\"                                                    
  and poses the                                                        
  following research                                                   
  questions: Do                                                        
  students perform                                                     
  significantly better                                                 
  on real-world map                                                    
  tasks after using                                                    
  WAW? What specific                                                   
  misconceptions and                                                   
  weaknesses remain                                                    
  widespread among                                                     
  students after using                                                 
  the materials? How                                                   
  much improvement in                                                  
  student performance                                                  
  on map skills tasks                                                  
  would be expected                                                    
  after using the                                                      
  curriculum? How can                                                  
  teachers tell                                                        
  whether student                                                      
  learning has                                                         
  occurred? What is                                                    
  the relationship                                                     
  between teachers\'                                                   
  spatial abilities                                                    
  and the likelihood                                                   
  they would use the                                                   
  materials? The                                                       
  project will develop                                                 
  quantitative,                                                        
  reliable field-based                                                 
  assessments of map                                                   
  skills and use them,                                                 
  along with other                                                     
  instruments, with                                                    
  three populations:                                                   
  elementary students                                                  
  using the materials;                                                 
  children over the                                                    
  7-15 age range who                                                   
  do not uses the                                                      
  materials; and                                                       
  preservice                                                           
  elementary teachers.                                                 
  Results from these                                                   
  assessments will be                                                  
  used in a redesign                                                   
  of the materials.                                                    
  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---

**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0102582                                         

  **Award Title text   High Quality Science, Mathematics, Engineering  
  :**                  and Technology Education for All Learners       

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Janice Earle                                    
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     06-01-2001                                      

  **Expiration Date    06-30-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$9,856,801.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Martin Orland                                   

  **Sponsor:**         National Academy of Sciences                    

                       500 Fifth Street, NW Washington ,District of    
                       Columbia 200012736                              

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The project                                                          
  describes proposed                                                   
  work of the newly                                                    
  reconfigured Center                                                  
  for Educaton of the                                                  
  National Research                                                    
  Council. In                                                          
  September, 2000, the                                                 
  Center was expanded                                                  
  to include the Board                                                 
  on Testing and                                                       
  Assessment (BOTA),                                                   
  the Committee on                                                     
  Educatonal                                                           
  Excellence and                                                       
  Testing Equity                                                       
  (CEETE), and the                                                     
  Board on                                                             
  International                                                        
  Comparative Studies                                                  
  in Education (BISE).                                                 
  Other boards, e.g.,                                                  
  the Mathematical                                                     
  Sciences Education                                                   
  Board (MSEB), the                                                    
  Committee on Science                                                 
  Education K-12 (COSE                                                 
  K-12), and the                                                       
  Committee on                                                         
  Undergarduate                                                        
  Science Education                                                    
  (CUSE) will                                                          
  continue. The Center                                                 
  will expand its work                                                 
  at the nexus of                                                      
  education policy,                                                    
  practice and                                                         
  research and will                                                    
  enable synergy among                                                 
  the various boards                                                   
  and committees                                                       
  around key issues.                                                   
  Among the issues                                                     
  identified for study                                                 
  in the first two                                                     
  years of this grant                                                  
  are: o Relationships                                                 
  of classroom                                                         
  assessments and high                                                 
  stakes tests; o                                                      
  Effects of                                                           
  NSF-supported                                                        
  mathematics                                                          
  curricula; o Next                                                    
  steps in mathematics                                                 
  teacher development;                                                 
  o Taking stock of                                                    
  the National Science                                                 
  Education Standards;                                                 
  o Framing science                                                    
  teacher education as                                                 
  a continuum; o                                                       
  Criteria and                                                         
  Benchmarks for                                                       
  evaluating                                                           
  undergraduate SMETE                                                  
  program                                                              
  effectiveness; o                                                     
  Transitions from                                                     
  graduate learning to                                                 
  undergraduate                                                        
  teaching in SMETE; o                                                 
  Promoting                                                            
  inquiry-based                                                        
  science education                                                    
  for undergraduates;                                                  
  o Technical skills                                                   
  for work. Work over                                                  
  the subsequent three                                                 
  years will be                                                        
  developed to take                                                    
  advantage of the                                                     
  most promising work                                                  
  of years one and                                                     
  two, and to address                                                  
  current strategic                                                    
  issues in                                                            
  mathematics and                                                      
  science education                                                    
  strategically.                                                       
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0137305                                         

  **Award Title text   Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education:  
  :**                  Show-Me Project (renewal)                       

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   John Bradley                                    
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     09-01-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date    08-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$5,092,677.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Barbara Reys                                    

  **Sponsor:**         University of Missouri-Columbia                 

                       Office of Sponsored Prgm Admin 310 Jesse Hall   
                       Columbia ,Missouri 65211                        

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  This project                                                         
  continues the work                                                   
  of the Show-Me                                                       
  Center. The center                                                   
  consists of a Middle                                                 
  School Mathematics                                                   
  Center (University                                                   
  of Missouri) and                                                     
  four Curriculum                                                      
  Satellite Centers                                                    
  (University of                                                       
  Wisconsin, Michigan                                                  
  State University,                                                    
  University of                                                        
  Montana and the                                                      
  Education                                                            
  Development Center                                                   
  in Newton, MA. The                                                   
  goals of the center                                                  
  are fourfold: 1)                                                     
  disseminate                                                          
  information                                                          
  supporting                                                           
  awareness,                                                           
  examination and                                                      
  implementation of                                                    
  comprehensive,                                                       
  standards-based                                                      
  middle school                                                        
  mathematics                                                          
  curricula; 2)                                                        
  develop a leadership                                                 
  infrastructure to                                                    
  support curriculum                                                   
  reform utilizing                                                     
  Show-Me Regional                                                     
  Associates,                                                          
  experienced teacher                                                  
  users of curricula                                                   
  (Show-Me Master                                                      
  Teachers) and                                                        
  district leadership                                                  
  teams to carry the                                                   
  message and work at                                                  
  local levels; 3)                                                     
  provide professional                                                 
  development and                                                      
  teacher renewal.                                                     
  Center staff help                                                    
  school districts                                                     
  design and implement                                                 
  coherent and                                                         
  long-term                                                            
  professional                                                         
  development for                                                      
  teachers organized                                                   
  around                                                               
  standards-based                                                      
  curriculum adoption;                                                 
  and 4) monitor the                                                   
  impact of                                                            
  standards-based                                                      
  curricula on student                                                 
  learning. The Center                                                 
  initiates data                                                       
  collection through                                                   
  the Show-Me                                                          
  Postdoctoral Fellow                                                  
  Program so that the                                                  
  extent and quality                                                   
  of implementation                                                    
  and its effects on                                                   
  student learning and                                                 
  teacher development                                                  
  are documented and                                                   
  disseminated.                                                        
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0137735                                         

  **Award Title text   Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education:  
  :**                  Video Resources for In-Depth Investigations of  
                       Pond Organisms                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   David Campbell                                  
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     07-15-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date    06-30-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$688,769.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Bernard Zubrowski                               

  **Sponsor:**         Education Development Center                    

                       55 Chapel Street Newton ,Massachusetts          
                       024581060                                       

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The overall aim of                                                   
  this project is to                                                   
  develop a set of                                                     
  videos on a CD-ROM                                                   
  centering on the                                                     
  investigations of                                                    
  pond organisms to be                                                 
  used by elementary                                                   
  and middle school                                                    
  teachers as                                                          
  complements to                                                       
  existing life                                                        
  science curricula                                                    
  and environmental                                                    
  education programs.                                                  
  This product will be                                                 
  published nationally                                                 
  by a commercial                                                      
  publisher. During                                                    
  the three years of                                                   
  the project the                                                      
  videos will be pilot                                                 
  tested by EDC and                                                    
  the New England                                                      
  Aquarium staff and                                                   
  then field-tested in                                                 
  a range of school                                                    
  districts. The                                                       
  collaborators in the                                                 
  project will be the                                                  
  Education                                                            
  Development Center                                                   
  and the New England                                                  
  Aquarium. Peace                                                      
  River Films and                                                      
  Squid Country Safari                                                 
  will be                                                              
  subcontractors                                                       
  producing the videos                                                 
  and adapting them                                                    
  for a CD-ROM.                                                        
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0137826                                         

  **Award Title text   Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education:  
  :**                  K-12 Mathematics Curriculum Center: Phase III   

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.   John Bradley                                    
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     08-01-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date    07-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$1,059,932.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    June Mark                                       

  **Sponsor:**         Education Development Center                    

                       55 Chapel Street Newton ,Massachusetts          
                       024581060                                       

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The Education                                                        
  Development Center                                                   
  is continuing the                                                    
  work of the K-12                                                     
  Mathematics                                                          
  Curriculum Center.                                                   
  The Center continues                                                 
  to offer seminars                                                    
  designed to build                                                    
  capacity in the                                                      
  field. In                                                            
  particular, this                                                     
  work will assist                                                     
  mathematics                                                          
  coordinators, lead                                                   
  teachers and staff                                                   
  developers design                                                    
  professional                                                         
  development programs                                                 
  that support                                                         
  teachers using                                                       
  Standards-based                                                      
  materials; help                                                      
  districts consider                                                   
  the alignment                                                        
  between their new                                                    
  curriculum,                                                          
  classroom assessment                                                 
  and high-stakes                                                      
  tests; and help                                                      
  school districts                                                     
  develop plans for                                                    
  collecting and                                                       
  analyzing data and                                                   
  reporting results in                                                 
  order to evaluate                                                    
  the impact of their                                                  
  curriculum                                                           
  implementation. The                                                  
  Center will draw                                                     
  upon its experience                                                  
  with delivering                                                      
  seminars to                                                          
  districts in the                                                     
  past to develop                                                      
  on-line courses as a                                                 
  way of extending the                                                 
  services of the                                                      
  center to a wider                                                    
  audience. Another                                                    
  strong focus of the                                                  
  Center is to support                                                 
  the work of other                                                    
  mathematics                                                          
  implementation                                                       
  projects by                                                          
  developing materials                                                 
  and other products                                                   
  of use to these                                                      
  projects, by                                                         
  studying successful                                                  
  approaches and                                                       
  barriers to                                                          
  implementation and                                                   
  by facilitating                                                      
  communications among                                                 
  these projects                                                       
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**Award Information**

  --------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**          0137861                                         

  **Award Title text    Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education:  
  :**                   Facilitating Mathematics Education Reform:      
                        Developing a Toolkit for Change Agents          

  **NSF Org :**         ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**    Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.    Janice Earle                                    
  :**                                                                   

  **Division :**        11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**      07-01-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date :** 06-30-2005                                      

  **Est Total Amt :**   \$2,293,349.00                                  

  **Investigator:**     Sandra Wilcox                                   

  **Sponsor:**          Michigan State University                       

                        East Lansing ,Michigan 48824                    

  **Program Element     7355                                            
  code:**                                                               

  **Abstract :**                                                        

  Using assessment as                                                   
  the entry point, the                                                  
  Mathematics                                                           
  Assessment Resources                                                  
  Service (MARS) group                                                  
  at Michigan State                                                     
  University,                                                           
  University of                                                         
  California-Berkeley                                                   
  and the Shell Center                                                  
  at the University of                                                  
  Nottingham will                                                       
  create a set of                                                       
  assessment-related                                                    
  \"tools\" for                                                         
  educators engaged in                                                  
  reforming mathematics                                                 
  education in K-12                                                     
  schools. Using a                                                      
  process of                                                            
  \"co-development\"                                                    
  with participating                                                    
  client systems (e.g.,                                                 
  New York City, Clark                                                  
  County, Pittsburgh,                                                   
  El Paso, El Centro,                                                   
  Rhode Island) the                                                     
  project will create a                                                 
  set of specific tools                                                 
  that address critical                                                 
  issues such as how to                                                 
  use assessment                                                        
  information                                                           
  productively,                                                         
  designing effective                                                   
  professional                                                          
  development support                                                   
  around assessment and                                                 
  communicating                                                         
  effectively with                                                      
  parents about data                                                    
  and testing. The                                                      
  process of tool                                                       
  identification and                                                    
  development has been                                                  
  pilot-tested through                                                  
  a prior grant.                                                        
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0138715                                         

  **Award Title text   Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education:  
  :**                  Assessing Technological Literacy in the United  
                       States                                          

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.   Daniel Householder                              
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     04-01-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date    12-31-2004                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$651,312.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Greg Pearson                                    

  **Sponsor:**         National Academy of Sciences                    

                       500 Fifth Street, NW Washington ,District of    
                       Columbia 200012736                              

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The National Academy                                                 
  of Engineering and                                                   
  the National                                                         
  Research Council                                                     
  Center for Education                                                 
  propose a two-year                                                   
  project, the goal of                                                 
  which is to                                                          
  determine the most                                                   
  viable approach or                                                   
  approaches for                                                       
  assessing                                                            
  technological                                                        
  literacy.                                                            
  Technological                                                        
  literacy, as defined                                                 
  in the proposal,                                                     
  includes an                                                          
  understanding of the                                                 
  nature of                                                            
  technology, the                                                      
  design process and                                                   
  the history of                                                       
  technology; a                                                        
  capacity to ask                                                      
  questions and make                                                   
  informed decisions                                                   
  about technology;                                                    
  and some level of                                                    
  hands-on capability                                                  
  related to the use                                                   
  of technology. The                                                   
  project will focus                                                   
  on three distinct                                                    
  populations in the                                                   
  United States: K-16                                                  
  students, K-16                                                       
  teachers and                                                         
  out-of-school                                                        
  adults. It is to be                                                  
  overseen by a                                                        
  committee appointed                                                  
  by the National                                                      
  Research Council in                                                  
  consultation with                                                    
  the National Academy                                                 
  of Engineering which                                                 
  is to be comprised                                                   
  of experts in such                                                   
  fields as cognitive                                                  
  science, assessment,                                                 
  curriculum                                                           
  development,                                                         
  technology education                                                 
  and teacher                                                          
  education. The                                                       
  committee will                                                       
  collect and analyze                                                  
  relevant literature                                                  
  and get information                                                  
  through workshops                                                    
  and commissioned                                                     
  papers prior making                                                  
  a recommendation for                                                 
  assessing                                                            
  technological                                                        
  literacy. The                                                        
  primary product will                                                 
  be a report that                                                     
  describes the                                                        
  committee\'s work,                                                   
  findings and                                                         
  conclusions, and                                                     
  then presents its                                                    
  recommendations. The                                                 
  outcome will be a                                                    
  widely disseminated,                                                 
  visible,                                                             
  well-supported                                                       
  document that will:                                                  
  (a) increase the                                                     
  ability of                                                           
  educational                                                          
  researchers and                                                      
  policy makers to                                                     
  critically evaluate                                                  
  established and new                                                  
  methods for                                                          
  assessing                                                            
  technological                                                        
  literacy; (b)                                                        
  encourage the                                                        
  inclusion of                                                         
  technology-related                                                   
  items in established                                                 
  assessments (e.g.,                                                   
  NAEP); and (c) help                                                  
  develop new                                                          
  approaches for                                                       
  determining what                                                     
  various subsets of                                                   
  the U.S. population                                                  
  know about                                                           
  technology.                                                          
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0138733                                         

  **Award Title text   ESIE: NAEP Mathematics Assessments:             
  :**                  Interpretive Analyses and Materials Development 

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Janice Earle                                    
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     06-01-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date    05-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$1,304,388.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    James Rubillo                                   

  **Sponsor:**         National Council of Teachers of Mathematics     

                       Reston ,Virginia 22091                          

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The National Council                                                 
  of Teachers of                                                       
  Mathematics (NCTM)                                                   
  proposes a                                                           
  three-year project,                                                  
  the goal of which is                                                 
  to prepare reports                                                   
  on the 8th grade                                                     
  NAEP mathematics                                                     
  assessment conducted                                                 
  in 2000, any NAEP                                                    
  items to be released                                                 
  in 2002 and several                                                  
  earlier NAEP                                                         
  assessments. The                                                     
  project concentrates                                                 
  on two issues: (1)                                                   
  Focus 1 which will                                                   
  be the preparation                                                   
  of the interpretive                                                  
  reports that include                                                 
  content and process                                                  
  analyses, comparison                                                 
  studies and trend                                                    
  analyses; and (2)                                                    
  Focus II which will                                                  
  be the creation of                                                   
  materials for                                                        
  teachers. Products                                                   
  for Professional                                                     
  Development and                                                      
  Teaching will be:                                                    
  (1) three sets of                                                    
  materials based on                                                   
  4th grade, 8th grade                                                 
  and 12th grade                                                       
  student responses.                                                   
  The first set will                                                   
  be directed toward                                                   
  teachers of grades 3                                                 
  through 5, the                                                       
  second toward middle                                                 
  school teachers and                                                  
  the third toward                                                     
  high school                                                          
  teachers. Materials                                                  
  will be organized                                                    
  around the five NAEP                                                 
  content strands                                                      
  (i.e., number sense;                                                 
  properties and                                                       
  operation;                                                           
  measurement;                                                         
  geometry and spatial                                                 
  sense; data                                                          
  analysis, statistics                                                 
  and probability; and                                                 
  algebra and                                                          
  functions) to                                                        
  correspond with the                                                  
  framework used for                                                   
  Focus I; and (2)                                                     
  facilitator\'s                                                       
  guides that will                                                     
  contain suggestions                                                  
  and strategies to be                                                 
  used by the workshop                                                 
  leaders. Materials                                                   
  for professional                                                     
  development will be                                                  
  piloted in the NCTM                                                  
  meeting and through                                                  
  the Association of                                                   
  Mathematics Teacher                                                  
  Educators (AMTE).                                                    
  Data will be                                                         
  collected in the                                                     
  form of surveys and                                                  
  interviews with                                                      
  participants, as                                                     
  well as copies of                                                    
  participants\' work.                                                 
  In addition, case                                                    
  studies of teachers                                                  
  sampled from                                                         
  elementary, middle                                                   
  and high school                                                      
  levels will be                                                       
  conducted in order                                                   
  to obtain a sense of                                                 
  the impact of the                                                    
  materials on                                                         
  teachers\'                                                           
  instruction.                                                         
  Evaluation will                                                      
  focus on the                                                         
  progress of Focus I                                                  
  and the impact of                                                    
  materials on                                                         
  teachers\' classroom                                                 
  practices (Focus                                                     
  II). An advisory                                                     
  board will oversee                                                   
  the analyses,                                                        
  process and                                                          
  products.                                                            
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0138877                                         

  **Award Title text   Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education:  
  :**                  Using Student-generated Strategies in           
                       Instructional Interactions to Build             
                       Multiplicative Structures in Urban Schools      

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.                                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     06-01-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date    05-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$730,941.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Susan Empson                                    

  **Sponsor:**         University of Texas at Austin                   

                       P.O Box 7726 Austin ,Texas 787137726            

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The goal of this                                                     
  three-year project                                                   
  is to model the                                                      
  development of                                                       
  children\'s                                                          
  multiplicative                                                       
  reasoning in urban                                                   
  classrooms in grades                                                 
  K-5. The project                                                     
  proposes to analyze                                                  
  teacher-student                                                      
  interactions during                                                  
  instruction to                                                       
  understand how                                                       
  students\'                                                           
  productions (e.g.,                                                   
  strategies, invented                                                 
  notations,                                                           
  arguments, claims,                                                   
  and explanations)                                                    
  are used for                                                         
  collective                                                           
  construction of                                                      
  complex mathematical                                                 
  knowledge that can                                                   
  lead to enhanced                                                     
  student outcomes.                                                    
  The project                                                          
  proposes, through                                                    
  observation at                                                       
  elementary                                                           
  classrooms in urban,                                                 
  low-income schools,                                                  
  to: (1) identify and                                                 
  classify                                                             
  teacher-student                                                      
  interactions that                                                    
  help generate                                                        
  student productions                                                  
  and the sequence                                                     
  that lead to                                                         
  significant                                                          
  mathematical                                                         
  understandings and                                                   
  practices; and (2)                                                   
  create models of                                                     
  thinking - a space                                                   
  of possible teaching                                                 
  and learning                                                         
  actions - that can                                                   
  help teachers adapt                                                  
  or reproduce                                                         
  effective teaching                                                   
  actions. The models                                                  
  created will be                                                      
  tested with other                                                    
  teachers in the last                                                 
  phase of the study.                                                  
  The research will                                                    
  use two types of                                                     
  cases: longitudinal                                                  
  cases of the                                                         
  development of                                                       
  individual                                                           
  student\'s thinking,                                                 
  and cross-sectional                                                  
  cases in which the                                                   
  focus is the                                                         
  sequence of                                                          
  teacher-student                                                      
  interactions. A                                                      
  secondary goal is to                                                 
  understand how                                                       
  children\'s                                                          
  reasoning about the                                                  
  strand of                                                            
  multiplicative                                                       
  structures -                                                         
  including fractions,                                                 
  rations,                                                             
  proportions, and                                                     
  multiplication and                                                   
  division - become                                                    
  integrated.                                                          
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0418911                                         

  **Award Title text   Assessing Mathematical Proficiency \-- A        
  :**                  Conference on Assessment in Mathematics         
                       Education, University of California, Berkeley,  
                       March, 2004                                     

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.                                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     04-01-2004                                      

  **Expiration Date    03-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$0.00                                          

  **Investigator:**    David Eisenbud                                  

  **Sponsor:**         Mathematical Sciences Research Institute        

                       17 Gauss Way (AKA 1000 Centenni Berkeley        
                       ,California 947205070                           

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The authors propose                                                  
  a conference on                                                      
  assessment in                                                        
  mathematics                                                          
  education to be held                                                 
  at the Mathematical                                                  
  Sciences Research                                                    
  Institute at the                                                     
  University of                                                        
  California,                                                          
  Berkeley, during the                                                 
  month of March,                                                      
  2004. Participants                                                   
  will be drawn from                                                   
  the mathematics                                                      
  research community,                                                  
  together with                                                        
  researchers in                                                       
  mathematics                                                          
  education,                                                           
  psychometricians and                                                 
  school and district                                                  
  education personnel.                                                 
  Sessions at the                                                      
  conference will                                                      
  assume various                                                       
  formats, from                                                        
  individual                                                           
  presentations to                                                     
  panel discussion to                                                  
  small group                                                          
  discussion. A volume                                                 
  of proceedings will                                                  
  be generated and                                                     
  disseminated. The                                                    
  goals of the                                                         
  proposal are to                                                      
  examine a variety of                                                 
  issues connected                                                     
  with assessment in                                                   
  mathematics                                                          
  education, including                                                 
  the effect of                                                        
  assessment on                                                        
  curriculum and                                                       
  instruction, issues                                                  
  of ethics and equity                                                 
  and questions of                                                     
  tools and methods                                                    
  for assessment. An                                                   
  important outcome of                                                 
  the project will be                                                  
  the identification                                                   
  of research                                                          
  questions and                                                        
  directions for                                                       
  development of new                                                   
  assessment tools.                                                    
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         9730804                                         

  **Award Title text   Building Blocks\--Foundations for Mathematical  
  :**                  Thinking, Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 2:          
                       Research-based Materials Development            

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.                                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     06-01-1998                                      

  **Expiration Date    05-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$999,807.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Douglas Clements                                

  **Sponsor:**         SUNY at Buffalo                                 

                       501 Capen Hall Buffalo ,New York 14260          

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  9730804 Clements The                                                 
  State University of                                                  
  New York at Buffalo                                                  
  plans to develop                                                     
  exemplary PreK-grade                                                 
  2 curriculum                                                         
  materials, which                                                     
  will enable young                                                    
  children to build                                                    
  solid content                                                        
  knowledge and to                                                     
  enhance their                                                        
  higher-order                                                         
  thinking skills. The                                                 
  approach is that of                                                  
  \"finding the                                                        
  mathematics in,\"                                                    
  and \"developing                                                     
  mathematics from,                                                    
  children\'s                                                          
  activities.\"                                                        
  Activities will be                                                   
  designed based on                                                    
  children\'s                                                          
  experiences and                                                      
  interests, with an                                                   
  emphasis on                                                          
  supporting the                                                       
  development of                                                       
  mathematical growth.                                                 
  The materials will                                                   
  emphasize the                                                        
  development of basic                                                 
  mathematical                                                         
  building blocks -                                                    
  organized into two                                                   
  areas: (a) spatial                                                   
  and geometric                                                        
  competencies and                                                     
  concepts and (b)                                                     
  numeric and                                                          
  quantitative                                                         
  concepts. There will                                                 
  be three mathematics                                                 
  sub-themes, patterns                                                 
  and functions, data,                                                 
  and discrete                                                         
  mathematics. The                                                     
  materials will be                                                    
  progressively                                                        
  layered so that                                                      
  users will be able                                                   
  to \"dig deeper\"                                                    
  into them in order                                                   
  to reach                                                             
  increasingly rich,                                                   
  but demanding,                                                       
  pedagogical and                                                      
  mathematical levels.                                                 
  The \"Building                                                       
  Blocks\" will be                                                     
  developed for a wide                                                 
  variety of                                                           
  situations according                                                 
  to a research-based                                                  
  design model. These                                                  
  materials will                                                       
  support and                                                          
  complement the new                                                   
  NCTM PreK-2                                                          
  Curriculum and                                                       
  Evaluation                                                           
  Standards. This                                                      
  project has the                                                      
  potential to develop                                                 
  pedagogically                                                        
  efficacious                                                          
  materials that will                                                  
  serve as tools of                                                    
  content and                                                          
  pedagogical reform,                                                  
  to conduct formative                                                 
  and summative                                                        
  evaluations at                                                       
  multiple levels, and                                                 
  to have a positive                                                   
  effect on learning                                                   
  of young children                                                    
  from a variety of                                                    
  settings.                                                            
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         9911354                                         

  **Award Title text   Object Lessons: Inquiries in Natural History    
  :**                  for Elementary Schools                          

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   David Campbell                                  
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     03-01-2000                                      

  **Expiration Date    02-28-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$1,740,861.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Peter Dow                                       

  **Sponsor:**         SUNY College at Buffalo                         

                       1300 Elmwood Avenue Buffalo ,New York 142221004 

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  9911354 DOW \"Object                                                 
  Lessons: Inquiries                                                   
  in Natural History                                                   
  for Elementary                                                       
  Schools\" is a                                                       
  natural                                                              
  history-based                                                        
  approach to teaching                                                 
  science. This                                                        
  approach introduces                                                  
  authentic objects                                                    
  and specimens into                                                   
  the classroom,                                                       
  providing a                                                          
  framework for                                                        
  extensive outdoor as                                                 
  well as indoor                                                       
  investigations,                                                      
  collaboration across                                                 
  grade levels in                                                      
  order to facilitate                                                  
  long-term                                                            
  investigations,                                                      
  exploring seasonal                                                   
  comparisons and                                                      
  building a data base                                                 
  of information that                                                  
  can support                                                          
  continuing                                                           
  schoolyard                                                           
  inquiries. Real                                                      
  objects are                                                          
  supplemented by                                                      
  accurate models,                                                     
  scientific drawings,                                                 
  photographs and                                                      
  written materials                                                    
  for children,                                                        
  together with                                                        
  suggested lessons                                                    
  and background                                                       
  materials for                                                        
  teachers.                                                            
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         9911374                                         

  **Award Title text   Kids                                            
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   John Bradley                                    
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     06-01-2000                                      

  **Expiration Date    12-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$1,716,972.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Carne Barnett-Clarke                            

  **Sponsor:**         WestEd                                          

                       730 Harrison Street San Francisco ,California   
                       94107                                           

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  9911374 BARNETT This                                                 
  four-year project is                                                 
  based on the                                                         
  instructional                                                        
  approach of having                                                   
  students discuss why                                                 
  incorrect thinking                                                   
  portrayed in                                                         
  \"cases\" of                                                         
  students\' work is                                                   
  actually wrong.                                                      
  Students examine                                                     
  incorrect work and                                                   
  identify what errors                                                 
  caused the incorrect                                                 
  answers. The project                                                 
  will develop video                                                   
  and print materials                                                  
  for K-8 students,                                                    
  along with                                                           
  professional                                                         
  development                                                          
  materials for                                                        
  teachers on how to                                                   
  use the student                                                      
  materials. At grades                                                 
  K-3 the materials                                                    
  will focus on                                                        
  beginning number and                                                 
  operation concepts,                                                  
  and at grades 4-8                                                    
  the materials will                                                   
  focus on rational                                                    
  numbers. In total                                                    
  there will be 81                                                     
  full lessons, 126                                                    
  mini lessons, 10                                                     
  \"Kids\' Cases\" for                                                 
  grades 4-8; all of                                                   
  these materials will                                                 
  be developed in                                                      
  English and Spanish.                                                 
  There will also be                                                   
  two videotapes (one                                                  
  for primary grades                                                   
  and one for                                                          
  intermediate grades)                                                 
  to help students                                                     
  learn to engage in                                                   
  discourse. The                                                       
  teacher materials                                                    
  will be teaching                                                     
  guides for each full                                                 
  lesson and mini                                                      
  lesson, 3 teacher\'s                                                 
  manuals (grade K,                                                    
  grades 1-3, and                                                      
  grades 4-8), and two                                                 
  additional                                                           
  videotapes (one for                                                  
  primary grades and                                                   
  one for intermediate                                                 
  grades) on                                                           
  conducting                                                           
  mathematical                                                         
  discourse.                                                           
  Preliminary research                                                 
  was conducted to                                                     
  validate the                                                         
  effectiveness of the                                                 
  pedagogical approach                                                 
  used by the                                                          
  materials, and                                                       
  extensive piloting                                                   
  of the materials                                                     
  will take place in                                                   
  California, Arizona,                                                 
  Missouri and                                                         
  Georgia. The                                                         
  evaluation will                                                      
  include analysis of                                                  
  students\' learning                                                  
  of key concepts,                                                     
  teachers\' use of                                                    
  materials, and the                                                   
  degree of                                                            
  dissemination. The                                                   
  materials are                                                        
  expected to be                                                       
  published by                                                         
  Heinemann and                                                        
  disseminated through                                                 
  a national network                                                   
  and an                                                               
  administrators\'                                                     
  roundtable. The                                                      
  project will be                                                      
  conducted by WestEd                                                  
  in San Francisco.                                                    
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         9911630                                         

  **Award Title text   An Integrated Early Childhood Science           
  :**                  Curriculum: The Key to School Readiness         

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.                                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     04-01-2000                                      

  **Expiration Date    02-28-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$500,697.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Lucia French                                    

  **Sponsor:**         University of Rochester                         

                       517 Hylan Bldg. RC Box 270140 Rochester ,New    
                       York 14627                                      

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  9911630 FRENCH This                                                  
  project has the                                                      
  potential to                                                         
  influence early                                                      
  childhood education                                                  
  by creating,                                                         
  testing, and                                                         
  disseminating a                                                      
  science-centered                                                     
  preschool curriculum                                                 
  that enhances                                                        
  science                                                              
  understanding and                                                    
  the intellectual                                                     
  development of all                                                   
  children in the 3-5                                                  
  age cohort,                                                          
  particularly girls,                                                  
  low income and                                                       
  minority children.                                                   
  The curriculum,                                                      
  sufficient for one                                                   
  year, will consist                                                   
  of coherent and                                                      
  integrated,                                                          
  science-based,                                                       
  classroom                                                            
  activities, and                                                      
  related material for                                                 
  assessment and                                                       
  parent involvement.                                                  
  Science topics                                                       
  provide the contexts                                                 
  for activities                                                       
  across the                                                           
  curriculum and                                                       
  support the                                                          
  development of a                                                     
  rich knowledge base                                                  
  and problem solving                                                  
  skills.                                                              
  Science-based                                                        
  materials for                                                        
  outreach to parents                                                  
  will be developed                                                    
  utilizing \"Science                                                  
  ZipKits\" that will                                                  
  link day care/school                                                 
  centers and homes                                                    
  and continue the                                                     
  science explorations                                                 
  begun in the                                                         
  centers. The new                                                     
  instructional                                                        
  materials will be                                                    
  based on current                                                     
  activities that are                                                  
  developmentally                                                      
  appropriate,                                                         
  engaging for all                                                     
  preschoolers, and                                                    
  have been shown to                                                   
  be effective for all                                                 
  children.                                                            
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         9986612                                         

  **Award Title text   Mosaic II: A Longitudinal Investigation of the  
  :**                  Effects of Systemic Reform on Student           
                       Achievement                                     

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Janice Earle                                    
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     05-01-2000                                      

  **Expiration Date    06-30-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$4,390,981.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Stephen Klein                                   

  **Sponsor:**         Rand Corporation                                

                       1700 Main Street Santa Monica ,California       
                       904072138                                       

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  9986612 KLEIN This                                                   
  project builds on                                                    
  the earlier funded                                                   
  Mosaic Study and                                                     
  proposes to maintain                                                 
  the focus that                                                       
  relates                                                              
  instructional                                                        
  practice to student                                                  
  achievement in                                                       
  mathematics and                                                      
  science programs,                                                    
  but extends the                                                      
  research in several                                                  
  ways. 1. The project                                                 
  will focus primarily                                                 
  on middle school                                                     
  classrooms. 2. It                                                    
  will follow students                                                 
  over a three-year                                                    
  period to permit                                                     
  longitudinal                                                         
  analyses of the                                                      
  relationships                                                        
  between achievement                                                  
  and instructional                                                    
  practice. 3.                                                         
  Measures of teaching                                                 
  practices will be                                                    
  expanded to include                                                  
  interviews,                                                          
  classroom                                                            
  observations,                                                        
  inspection of                                                        
  artifacts, etc. This                                                 
  will allow                                                           
  exploration of                                                       
  teacher content                                                      
  knowledge and                                                        
  broader aspects of                                                   
  the systemic                                                         
  initiatives that are                                                 
  directly related to                                                  
  teaching and                                                         
  learning. 4. The                                                     
  project will involve                                                 
  a closer examination                                                 
  of student                                                           
  achievement by                                                       
  exploring the degree                                                 
  to which selected                                                    
  assessment subscores                                                 
  are or are not                                                       
  sensitive to the                                                     
  reforms. 5. Three to                                                 
  five sites will be                                                   
  identified for                                                       
  participation in the                                                 
  study. 6. The new                                                    
  analytic techniques                                                  
  developed by this                                                    
  project will be                                                      
  useful to                                                            
  researchers and                                                      
  practitioners as                                                     
  they evaluate future                                                 
  programs.                                                            
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0000897                                         

  **Award Title text   Technology for All Americans \-- Phase III      
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Gerhard Salinger                                
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     09-01-2000                                      

  **Expiration Date    08-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$1,428,618.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    William Dugger                                  

  **Sponsor:**         International Technology Education Association  

                       1914 Association Drive Suite 201 Reston         
                       ,Virginia 201911539                             

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  0000897 DUGGER The                                                   
  Standards for                                                        
  Technological                                                        
  Literacy: Content                                                    
  Standards for the                                                    
  Study of Technology                                                  
  describe what                                                        
  students in the K-12                                                 
  school system should                                                 
  understand about                                                     
  technology and how                                                   
  they should learn                                                    
  it. Phase III is to                                                  
  develop standards                                                    
  for professional                                                     
  development of                                                       
  teachers, both                                                       
  inservice and                                                        
  preservice,                                                          
  standards for                                                        
  assessment and                                                       
  program standards.                                                   
  The project builds                                                   
  upon similar                                                         
  standards in othe                                                    
  disciplines.                                                         
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0001377                                         

  **Award Title text   Furthering the Impact of COMPASS: A National    
  :**                  Secondary Mathematics Implementation Project    

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   John Bradley                                    
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     09-01-2000                                      

  **Expiration Date    11-30-2004                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$2,800,000.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Eric Robinson                                   

  **Sponsor:**         Ithaca College                                  

                       Danby Road Ithaca ,New York 14850               

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  0001377 ROBINSON                                                     
  This Implementation                                                  
  Center at Ithaca                                                     
  College sustains and                                                 
  expands the work of                                                  
  COMPASS, a secondary                                                 
  school                                                               
  implementation                                                       
  program that focuses                                                 
  on the five                                                          
  comprehensive                                                        
  secondary school                                                     
  mathematics                                                          
  curriculum programs                                                  
  developed with                                                       
  support from NSF.                                                    
  This work began                                                      
  under grant                                                          
  #9619168. The                                                        
  COMPASS structure                                                    
  incorporates a                                                       
  Central Site                                                         
  together with five                                                   
  Satellite Sites, one                                                 
  for each curriculum                                                  
  program. The primary                                                 
  functions of the                                                     
  Central Site are to                                                  
  inform various                                                       
  constituencies about                                                 
  these innovative                                                     
  curricula, aid                                                       
  school districts in                                                  
  the first general                                                    
  phases of curriculum                                                 
  selection and                                                        
  implementation, and                                                  
  coordinate requests                                                  
  for additional                                                       
  information and                                                      
  assistance from the                                                  
  Satellite Sites. The                                                 
  primary goals of the                                                 
  Satellite Sites are                                                  
  to provide                                                           
  curriculum                                                           
  program-specific                                                     
  information to                                                       
  various                                                              
  constituencies and                                                   
  to assist school                                                     
  districts with                                                       
  program-specific                                                     
  implementation                                                       
  strategies including                                                 
  professional                                                         
  development. This                                                    
  effort involves                                                      
  working with policy                                                  
  makers at the                                                        
  school, district,                                                    
  regional or state                                                    
  level as well as                                                     
  with parents,                                                        
  businesses and                                                       
  community leaders,                                                   
  the higher education                                                 
  community, and                                                       
  others. As one                                                       
  component of this                                                    
  work, COMPASS hosts                                                  
  an annual national                                                   
  conference for                                                       
  secondary school                                                     
  decision-makers                                                      
  focusing on                                                          
  curriculum                                                           
  awareness, selection                                                 
  and implementation.                                                  
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0087447                                         

  **Award Title text   Conferences on Research on Technology in the    
  :**                  Teaching and Learning of Mathematics            

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.                                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     11-15-2000                                      

  **Expiration Date    05-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$199,674.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    M. Kathleen Heid                                

  **Sponsor:**         Pennsylvania State Univ University Park         

                       110 Technology Center University Park           
                       ,Pennsylvania 168021503                         

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  0087447 HEID This                                                    
  project is                                                           
  organizing and                                                       
  conducting two,                                                      
  2-day conferences on                                                 
  research on                                                          
  technology in the                                                    
  teaching and                                                         
  learning of                                                          
  mathematics. The                                                     
  first conference is                                                  
  an in-depth                                                          
  examination of a                                                     
  series of papers                                                     
  which summarize                                                      
  research on the                                                      
  impact of technology                                                 
  in mathematics                                                       
  education. The                                                       
  second conference is                                                 
  a conversation among                                                 
  researchers and                                                      
  authors of reform                                                    
  curriculum to                                                        
  discuss the                                                          
  implications of this                                                 
  research for                                                         
  development of more                                                  
  effective materials.                                                 
  The papers are being                                                 
  disseminated through                                                 
  publication of two                                                   
  books as well as                                                     
  through                                                              
  presentations at                                                     
  professional                                                         
  conferences.                                                         
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**Award Information**

  --------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**          0095520                                         

  **Award Title text    Embedding Assessments in the FAST Curriculum    
  :**                                                                   

  **NSF Org :**         ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**    Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.    Janice Earle                                    
  :**                                                                   

  **Division :**        11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**      08-15-2001                                      

  **Expiration Date :** 01-31-2005                                      

  **Est Total Amt :**   \$764,316.00                                    

  **Investigator:**     Richard Shavelson                               

  **Sponsor:**          Stanford University                             

                        651 Serra Street Room 260 Stanford ,California  
                        943054125                                       

  **Program Element     7355                                            
  code:**                                                               

  **Abstract :**                                                        

  Embedding Assessments                                                 
  in the FAST                                                           
  Curriculum is a                                                       
  feasibility study on                                                  
  the impact of                                                         
  formative student                                                     
  assessment on student                                                 
  performance. The                                                      
  project develops a                                                    
  framework to create a                                                 
  set of formative and                                                  
  summative assessments                                                 
  from the FAST middle                                                  
  school science                                                        
  program. The                                                          
  assessment-embedded                                                   
  unit will be                                                          
  evaluated in a small,                                                 
  randomized experiment                                                 
  focusing on both                                                      
  student learning and                                                  
  teacher                                                               
  implementation. If                                                    
  the feasibility study                                                 
  demonstrates that the                                                 
  framework and methods                                                 
  impact teaching and                                                   
  learning, a                                                           
  full-scale research                                                   
  and development                                                       
  effort to link                                                        
  assessments with                                                      
  curricula will be                                                     
  proposed using FAST                                                   
  and other middle                                                      
  school programs.                                                      
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0095726                                         

  **Award Title text   Tech\*Know: Integrated Instructional Materials  
  :**                  for Technological Literacy                      

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Daniel Householder                              
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     08-01-2001                                      

  **Expiration Date    07-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$1,520,322.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Richard Peterson                                

  **Sponsor:**         North Carolina State University                 

                       Lower Level Leazar Hall C.B. 7514 Raleigh       
                       ,North Carolina 276957514                       

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  This proposal is for                                                 
  the creation of 20                                                   
  modules of                                                           
  instruction that                                                     
  would be based on                                                    
  technology                                                           
  education,                                                           
  problem-solving                                                      
  activities that are                                                  
  part of the                                                          
  curriculum of the                                                    
  Technology Student                                                   
  Association (TSA),                                                   
  and that are                                                         
  consistent with                                                      
  standards for                                                        
  technological                                                        
  literacy as                                                          
  published by the                                                     
  International                                                        
  Technology Education                                                 
  Association (ITEA).                                                  
  Science and                                                          
  mathematics content                                                  
  would be added to                                                    
  these TSA                                                            
  activities. The                                                      
  grade levels would                                                   
  be middle and high                                                   
  school. For the                                                      
  middle school level                                                  
  units include                                                        
  Cyberspace pursuit,                                                  
  Dragster design                                                      
  challenge and Flight                                                 
  challenge. At the                                                    
  high school level                                                    
  units include                                                        
  electronic systems,                                                  
  manufacturing                                                        
  prototype and                                                        
  radio-controlled                                                     
  transportation. The                                                  
  project will extend                                                  
  over four years.                                                     
  Materials will be                                                    
  piloted and                                                          
  field-tested by TSA                                                  
  and non-TSA                                                          
  teachers, in North                                                   
  Carolina, Florida,                                                   
  Oklahoma and                                                         
  Virginia.                                                            
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0095938                                         

  **Award Title text   Project CUES: Constructing Understandings of    
  :**                  Earth Systems                                   

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Gerhard Salinger                                
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     09-15-2001                                      

  **Expiration Date    08-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$1,682,666.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Ann Benbow                                      

  **Sponsor:**         American Geological Institute                   

                       4220 King Street Alexandria ,Virginia 223021507 

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  \"Constructing                                                       
  Understandings of                                                    
  Earth Systems                                                        
  (CUES)\" is a                                                        
  comprehensive                                                        
  treatment of the                                                     
  Earth and Space                                                      
  Science Content of                                                   
  the National Science                                                 
  Education Standards                                                  
  for middle school                                                    
  students. The                                                        
  materials address                                                    
  fundamental Earth                                                    
  Systems content. The                                                 
  Earth evolves as a                                                   
  synergistic physical                                                 
  system of                                                            
  interrelated                                                         
  phenomena, processes                                                 
  and cycles that may                                                  
  be affected by human                                                 
  activities. To                                                       
  support the                                                          
  integration of                                                       
  subject matter                                                       
  knowledge and the                                                    
  nature of science,                                                   
  students engage in                                                   
  guided and                                                           
  student-driven                                                       
  inquiry and use                                                      
  CD-ROM or Web-based                                                  
  tools to gather data                                                 
  and promote their                                                    
  explorations through                                                 
  photographs and                                                      
  visualizations.                                                      
  Students are                                                         
  expected to make                                                     
  informed decisions                                                   
  about science-based                                                  
  personal and social                                                  
  issues. The topics                                                   
  covered include the                                                  
  stucture of the                                                      
  solar system, cycles                                                 
  within Earth/Space                                                   
  Systems, flow of                                                     
  matter and energy in                                                 
  and on Earth and in                                                  
  ecosystems, plate                                                    
  tectonics and its                                                    
  effects, the water                                                   
  cycle and weather,                                                   
  fossils, processes                                                   
  that shape the land,                                                 
  change, renewable                                                    
  resources, and                                                       
  resource management                                                  
  and sustainability.                                                  
  The textbook is                                                      
  accompanied by                                                       
  content video, a                                                     
  teacher\'s guide,                                                    
  professional                                                         
  development                                                          
  materials and a                                                      
  website. The variety                                                 
  of assessments                                                       
  include discovering                                                  
  pre-conceptions,                                                     
  embedded                                                             
  assessments,                                                         
  standardized tests,                                                  
  and open-ended                                                       
  questions.                                                           
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0099181                                         

  **Award Title text   Teaching About the Nature of Science and        
  :**                  Biological Evolution                            

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   David Campbell                                  
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     06-01-2001                                      

  **Expiration Date    11-30-2004                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$1,225,790.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Rodger Bybee                                    

  **Sponsor:**         Biological Sciences Curriculum Study            

                       5415 Mark Dabling Boulevard Colorado Springs    
                       ,Colorado 80918                                 

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  BSCS is developing a                                                 
  10th-grade                                                           
  curriculum unit on                                                   
  evolution and on                                                     
  science as a way of                                                  
  knowing. Included is                                                 
  a 100-page,                                                          
  six-chapter book to                                                  
  be used by students                                                  
  and a teacher\'s                                                     
  guide that contains                                                  
  background                                                           
  information,                                                         
  implementation                                                       
  strategies and                                                       
  student assessments.                                                 
  The first chapter of                                                 
  the student book                                                     
  deals with the                                                       
  nature of science                                                    
  and the issue of                                                     
  diversity and unity                                                  
  within and between                                                   
  species, the second                                                  
  with historical                                                      
  materials regarding                                                  
  evolutionary theory,                                                 
  the third with basic                                                 
  questions about                                                      
  diversity and                                                        
  adaptation, the                                                      
  fourth with genetics                                                 
  and molecular                                                        
  biology, the fifth                                                   
  with how evolution                                                   
  can be demonstrated                                                  
  experimentally with                                                  
  viruses and by                                                       
  reference to the                                                     
  AIDS epidemic and                                                    
  antibiotic                                                           
  resistance, and the                                                  
  sixth with the                                                       
  effects of humans on                                                 
  the environment and                                                  
  on natural                                                           
  selection. Two                                                       
  CD-ROMs complement                                                   
  the program. One                                                     
  includes samples of                                                  
  the writings of                                                      
  Darwin, maps of his                                                  
  voyages, and other                                                   
  historical materials                                                 
  as well as 2-3                                                       
  student                                                              
  investigations for                                                   
  each chapter of the                                                  
  book. The second                                                     
  CD-ROM is an                                                         
  interactive                                                          
  simulated inquiry                                                    
  based on                                                             
  contemporary                                                         
  research on finches                                                  
  in the Galapagos                                                     
  Islands. Also                                                        
  included on the                                                      
  CD-ROMs are                                                          
  professional                                                         
  development                                                          
  materials for                                                        
  teachers.                                                            
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0099213                                         

  **Award Title text   Journey to El Yunque: Studying the Effects of   
  :**                  Hurricane Georges                               

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   David Campbell                                  
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     08-15-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date    07-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$499,779.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Steven McGee                                    

  **Sponsor:**         Wheeling Jesuit University                      

                       316 Washington Avenue Wheeling ,West Virginia   
                       260036243                                       

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The \"Journey to El                                                  
  Yunque\" is a                                                        
  website to improve                                                   
  middle school                                                        
  students\'                                                           
  understanding of                                                     
  ecology and changing                                                 
  ecosystems. The                                                      
  bilingual web-based                                                  
  learning environment                                                 
  allows students to                                                   
  investigate the                                                      
  effects of Hurricane                                                 
  Georges on the                                                       
  Caribbean National                                                   
  Forest known as El                                                   
  Yunque. The                                                          
  materials address                                                    
  selected science                                                     
  standards. Embedded                                                  
  assessments are                                                      
  included. Teacher                                                    
  support materials                                                    
  are connected to the                                                 
  \"Exploring the                                                      
  Environment\"                                                        
  website hosted by                                                    
  NASA. Parent support                                                 
  pages are provided                                                   
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0099220                                         

  **Award Title text   Cryptography: The Mathematics of Secret Codes   
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.                                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     09-01-2001                                      

  **Expiration Date    08-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$398,109.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Janet Beissinger                                

  **Sponsor:**         University of Illinois at Chicago               

                       1737 W. Polk Street Chicago ,Illinois 606127227 

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  This project                                                         
  develops an 8-week                                                   
  middle-school                                                        
  mathematics module                                                   
  that introduces                                                      
  cryptography, the                                                    
  science of sending                                                   
  secret messages,                                                     
  while teaching and                                                   
  reinforcing the                                                      
  learning of related                                                  
  mathematical                                                         
  concepts. The topics                                                 
  range from the                                                       
  classical encryption                                                 
  systems and the                                                      
  historic context in                                                  
  which they were used                                                 
  through powerful                                                     
  modern encryption                                                    
  systems that provide                                                 
  secrecy in                                                           
  electronic messages                                                  
  today. The module                                                    
  also covers                                                          
  passwords and codes                                                  
  that correct errors                                                  
  in the transmission                                                  
  of information.                                                      
  Public awareness of                                                  
  the importance of                                                    
  cryptography is                                                      
  growing, as is the                                                   
  need to understand                                                   
  the issues involved.                                                 
  The study of                                                         
  cryptography                                                         
  provides an                                                          
  interesting context                                                  
  for students to                                                      
  apply traditional                                                    
  mathematical skills                                                  
  and concepts.                                                        
  Mathematical topics                                                  
  covered include                                                      
  percents,                                                            
  probability,                                                         
  functions, prime                                                     
  numbers, decimals,                                                   
  inverses and modular                                                 
  arithmetic. The main                                                 
  product is a                                                         
  middle-school                                                        
  student book, with                                                   
  accompanying teacher                                                 
  materials. A web                                                     
  site is being                                                        
  developed that                                                       
  supports the                                                         
  activities in this                                                   
  book. Abbreviated                                                    
  modules for Grades                                                   
  3, 4 and 5 are also                                                  
  being developed, as                                                  
  well as an                                                           
  instructor\'s guide                                                  
  for adapting the                                                     
  materials for use in                                                 
  informal educational                                                 
  settings such as                                                     
  museums and                                                          
  after-school                                                         
  programs. The                                                        
  development of the                                                   
  module involves                                                      
  piloting and                                                         
  field-testing by                                                     
  experienced                                                          
  classroom teachers                                                   
  from diverse school                                                  
  communities and                                                      
  instructors of                                                       
  informal educational                                                 
  programs. Evaluation                                                 
  includes review by                                                   
  mathematicians and                                                   
  educators, as well                                                   
  as an investigation                                                  
  into the level of                                                    
  students\'                                                           
  understanding of the                                                 
  topics studied.                                                      
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0101798                                         

  **Award Title text   Foundation Science: A Comprehensive Middle      
  :**                  School Curriculum                               

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Gerhard Salinger                                
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     09-01-2001                                      

  **Expiration Date    02-28-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$1,999,313.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Jacqueline Miller                               

  **Sponsor:**         Education Development Center                    

                       55 Chapel Street Newton ,Massachusetts          
                       024581060                                       

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  Foundation Science                                                   
  is a comprehensive,                                                  
  articulated                                                          
  curriculum for                                                       
  grades six through                                                   
  ten in which                                                         
  conceptual                                                           
  understandings are                                                   
  built and deepened                                                   
  from year to year.                                                   
  The curriculum in                                                    
  grades six through                                                   
  eight consists of                                                    
  four modules in each                                                 
  of the three major                                                   
  science disciplines.                                                 
  The sequence of                                                      
  modules in each                                                      
  discipline develops                                                  
  concepts in                                                          
  progressively deeper                                                 
  and more complex                                                     
  ways so that modules                                                 
  can be taught by                                                     
  discipline or in an                                                  
  interdisciplinary                                                    
  manner. The ninth                                                    
  and tenth grade                                                      
  modules are                                                          
  developed in Phase                                                   
  One along with the                                                   
  conceptual framework                                                 
  for the entire                                                       
  curriculum. These                                                    
  modules serve as a                                                   
  prototype for all                                                    
  the modules; they                                                    
  address learning                                                     
  goals and formative                                                  
  and summative                                                        
  assessment                                                           
  strategies that                                                      
  inform instruction                                                   
  and measure                                                          
  students\'                                                           
  achievement for the                                                  
  learning goals. Each                                                 
  module consists of a                                                 
  student book and                                                     
  teachers guide.                                                      
  Educational                                                          
  technology is used                                                   
  for instruction and                                                  
  learning, accessing                                                  
  and sharing                                                          
  information as well                                                  
  as for assessment,                                                   
  professional                                                         
  development and                                                      
  community outreach.                                                  
  Professional                                                         
  development enhances                                                 
  the teachers\'                                                       
  content knowledge,                                                   
  supports the                                                         
  hands-on, inquiry                                                    
  approach and                                                         
  prepares teachers                                                    
  for using the                                                        
  variety of                                                           
  assessments. Also                                                    
  included are                                                         
  materials to inform                                                  
  the community about                                                  
  the approach of the                                                  
  materials and also                                                   
  to gain                                                              
  administrative                                                       
  support for their                                                    
  implementation. The                                                  
  evaluation includes                                                  
  information about                                                    
  student learning of                                                  
  the learning goals.                                                  
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0103678                                         

  **Award Title text   A Proposal to Support the Next Generation of    
  :**                  Curriculum Materials in Science, Mathematics    
                       and Technology                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Janice Earle                                    
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     07-15-2001                                      

  **Expiration Date    06-30-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$5,969,813.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Jo Ellen Roseman                                

  **Sponsor:**         American Association For Advancement Science    

                       1200 New York Avenue, NW Washington ,District   
                       of Columbia 200054707                           

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The project will                                                     
  build on prior                                                       
  successful work                                                      
  and: 1) Explore                                                      
  extending the                                                        
  applicability of its                                                 
  criteria for                                                         
  evaluating materials                                                 
  to the elementary                                                    
  school level and to                                                  
  a greater variety of                                                 
  topics. 2) Produce a                                                 
  set of interrelated                                                  
  on-line databases of                                                 
  instructional                                                        
  components \--                                                       
  research summaries,                                                  
  representations,                                                     
  phenomena and                                                        
  questions/tasks that                                                 
  developers can use                                                   
  to creat K-12                                                        
  goals-based                                                          
  textbooks and other                                                  
  materials that focus                                                 
  on important ideas                                                   
  and skills in                                                        
  science, mathematics                                                 
  and technology. It                                                   
  is anticpated that                                                   
  these databases will                                                 
  also be valuable to                                                  
  practicing teachers                                                  
  (this component                                                      
  forming the basis                                                    
  for Project                                                          
  inservice programs)                                                  
  and to those                                                         
  designing preservice                                                 
  courses. 3) Create                                                   
  an expanded set of                                                   
  conceptual strand                                                    
  maps portraying                                                      
  students\' growth of                                                 
  understanding for                                                    
  important topics                                                     
  such as weather and                                                  
  climate, basic                                                       
  functions of living                                                  
  things, energy                                                       
  conservation, and                                                    
  electricity and                                                      
  magnetism; and 4)                                                    
  Create professional                                                  
  development workshop                                                 
  plans and                                                            
  presentation                                                         
  materials designed                                                   
  particularly for                                                     
  curriculum materials                                                 
  developers and                                                       
  educators                                                            
  responsible for                                                      
  evaluating and                                                       
  selecting textbooks.                                                 
  In addition, a new                                                   
  component to the                                                     
  initiative will:                                                     
  Design strategies                                                    
  and create materials                                                 
  to help parents,                                                     
  decision-makers, and                                                 
  the public in                                                        
  general to                                                           
  understand basic                                                     
  scientific literacy.                                                 
  This component will                                                  
  include the Conover                                                  
  Miller Group/Global                                                  
  Strategy Group who                                                   
  will conduct public                                                  
  opinion/market                                                       
  research polls and                                                   
  develop a strategic                                                  
  communications plan.                                                 
  The Project will                                                     
  produce a customized                                                 
  website that links                                                   
  the resources of                                                     
  AAAS with other                                                      
  organizations such                                                   
  as the NSTA, NRC and                                                 
  the Annenberg/CPB                                                    
  Project to help                                                      
  teachers and parents                                                 
  increase their                                                       
  understanding of the                                                 
  important issues                                                     
  related to science                                                   
  education. This                                                      
  component will                                                       
  encourage teachers                                                   
  and parents to                                                       
  become more actively                                                 
  involved in their                                                    
  state\'s efforts to                                                  
  improve science                                                      
  education.                                                           
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0137414                                         

  **Award Title text   Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education:  
  :**                  Revision of the \"Mathematics in Context\"      
                       Materials                                       

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   John Bradley                                    
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     12-15-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date    11-30-2004                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$1,690,000.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Thomas Romberg                                  

  **Sponsor:**         University of Wisconsin-Madison                 

                       750 University Ave Madison ,Wisconsin 537061490 

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  Staff at the                                                         
  University of                                                        
  Wisconsin are                                                        
  developing the next                                                  
  version of the                                                       
  middle school                                                        
  instructional                                                        
  program,                                                             
  \"Mathematics in                                                     
  Context.\" Materials                                                 
  are also developed                                                   
  for teachers,                                                        
  administrators and                                                   
  parents. The work is                                                 
  done is in                                                           
  collaboration with                                                   
  the Freudenthal                                                      
  Institute at the                                                     
  University of                                                        
  Utrecht, the                                                         
  Netherlands and the                                                  
  Encyclopedia                                                         
  Britannica. Some                                                     
  units will receive                                                   
  only minor changes                                                   
  and corrections and                                                  
  others will be                                                       
  completely revised.                                                  
  Among the more                                                       
  significant changes                                                  
  are: streamlining                                                    
  the fifth-grade                                                      
  units to facilitate                                                  
  the transition from                                                  
  elementary school                                                    
  reform materials;                                                    
  reducing the number                                                  
  of units at each                                                     
  grade level to                                                       
  facilitate more                                                      
  complete coverage;                                                   
  and the development                                                  
  of technology-based                                                  
  project units that                                                   
  could be used by                                                     
  groups of students                                                   
  outside regular                                                      
  class time. The                                                      
  revisions are based                                                  
  on reviews by                                                        
  experts and the                                                      
  experience of use in                                                 
  classrooms.                                                          
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0137682                                         

  **Award Title text   Middle Grades MATH Thematics Phase II           
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.                                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     08-15-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date    07-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$2,250,002.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Rick Billstein                                  

  **Sponsor:**         University of Montana                           

                       ORSP University Hall 202 Missoula ,Montana      
                       598124104                                       

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  This project                                                         
  involves revising                                                    
  the Middle Grades                                                    
  MATH Thematics                                                       
  curriculum, a                                                        
  comprehensive grades                                                 
  6-8 mathematics                                                      
  curriculum developed                                                 
  with NSF funding                                                     
  from 1992 through                                                    
  1997. Revisions will                                                 
  be informed by data                                                  
  collected from                                                       
  various                                                              
  stakeholders,                                                        
  including MATH                                                       
  Thematics teachers,                                                  
  research                                                             
  mathematicians and                                                   
  mathematics                                                          
  educators. Revised                                                   
  student materials                                                    
  will take advantage                                                  
  of new technologies                                                  
  and will be field                                                    
  tested in diverse                                                    
  middle-school                                                        
  settings. The                                                        
  professional                                                         
  development                                                          
  component of the                                                     
  curriculum will be                                                   
  greatly expanded.                                                    
  Materials for                                                        
  parents and                                                          
  administrators that                                                  
  are tailored to MATH                                                 
  Thematics will be                                                    
  developed. New                                                       
  materials will be                                                    
  designed that can be                                                 
  used with special                                                    
  learners, and                                                        
  existing                                                             
  multicultural                                                        
  materials will be                                                    
  evaluated and                                                        
  revised. Formative                                                   
  and summative                                                        
  evaluation of the                                                    
  project will be                                                      
  conducted. Cost                                                      
  sharing includes                                                     
  substantial                                                          
  contributions from                                                   
  the University of                                                    
  Montana and the                                                      
  publisher.                                                           
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0137718                                         

  **Award Title text   Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education:  
  :**                  Core-Plus Mathematics Revision Project          

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   John Bradley                                    
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     08-15-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date    07-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$4,699,476.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Christian Hirsch                                

  **Sponsor:**         Western Michigan University                     

                       1903 West Michigan Avenue Kalamazoo ,Michigan   
                       49008                                           

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  This award supports                                                  
  a major revision of                                                  
  the Core Plus                                                        
  Mathematics Project                                                  
  (CPMP; marketed as                                                   
  Contemporary                                                         
  Mathematics in                                                       
  Context) student                                                     
  materials for high                                                   
  school mathematics,                                                  
  the development of                                                   
  more informative                                                     
  teacher materials,                                                   
  and the development                                                  
  of materials for                                                     
  parents and other                                                    
  community                                                            
  stakeholders in                                                      
  mathematics                                                          
  education. The                                                       
  revision of student                                                  
  and teacher                                                          
  materials will be                                                    
  based on studies of                                                  
  student achievement                                                  
  conducted over eight                                                 
  years; a large                                                       
  collection of                                                        
  suggestions from                                                     
  teachers who have                                                    
  used the materials                                                   
  in their classrooms;                                                 
  results from expert                                                  
  panels, including                                                    
  the U.S. Department                                                  
  of Education, the                                                    
  American Association                                                 
  for the Advancement                                                  
  of Science;                                                          
  recommendations in                                                   
  the Principals and                                                   
  Standards for School                                                 
  Mathematics and a                                                    
  special review by                                                    
  university                                                           
  mathematicians                                                       
  sponsored by the                                                     
  developers. The                                                      
  development is done                                                  
  by a team that                                                       
  includes teachers,                                                   
  mathematics                                                          
  education                                                            
  specialists,                                                         
  mathematicians and                                                   
  statisticians.                                                       
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0137772                                         

  **Award Title text   Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education:  
  :**                  Advancing the Work of COMPASS: A Secondary      
                       Mathematics Implementation Project              

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   John Bradley                                    
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     09-01-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date    08-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$3,400,000.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Eric Robinson                                   

  **Sponsor:**         Ithaca College                                  

                       Danby Road Ithaca ,New York 14850               

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The \"Curricular                                                     
  Options Programs for                                                 
  All Secondary                                                        
  Students (COMPASS)\"                                                 
  Center focuses on                                                    
  issues related to                                                    
  the implementation                                                   
  of five national                                                     
  comprehensive                                                        
  secondary school                                                     
  mathematics                                                          
  curriculum programs                                                  
  as a means of                                                        
  initiating systemic                                                  
  change within a                                                      
  school district. The                                                 
  five programs are:                                                   
  Contemporary                                                         
  Mathematics in                                                       
  Context; the                                                         
  Interactive                                                          
  Mathematics Program;                                                 
  MATH Connections;                                                    
  Mathematics:                                                         
  Modeling Our World;                                                  
  and SIMMS Integrated                                                 
  Mathematics. The                                                     
  structure of COMPASS                                                 
  includes a Central                                                   
  Site and five                                                        
  Satellite Sites, one                                                 
  for each curriculum                                                  
  program. The primary                                                 
  functions of the                                                     
  Central Site are to                                                  
  inform various                                                       
  constituencies about                                                 
  these curricula, to                                                  
  assist school                                                        
  districts in                                                         
  developing the                                                       
  capacity for change                                                  
  by helping them                                                      
  formulate an                                                         
  implementation plan,                                                 
  and to coordinate                                                    
  requests for                                                         
  additional                                                           
  information and                                                      
  assistance from the                                                  
  Satellite Sites. The                                                 
  primary goals of the                                                 
  Satellite Sites are                                                  
  to provide                                                           
  curriculum                                                           
  program-specific                                                     
  information and to                                                   
  assist school                                                        
  districts with                                                       
  program-specific                                                     
  implementation                                                       
  strategies,                                                          
  including                                                            
  professional                                                         
  development for                                                      
  teachers. The work                                                   
  of all six sites                                                     
  involves working                                                     
  with policy makers                                                   
  at the school                                                        
  district, regional                                                   
  and state levels, as                                                 
  well as with                                                         
  parents, businesses                                                  
  and community                                                        
  leaders as they seek                                                 
  to institute or                                                      
  understand the kind                                                  
  of educational                                                       
  reform embodied in                                                   
  these curricula.                                                     
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**Award Information**

  ---------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**           0137805                                         

  **Award Title text :** Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education:  
                         IMP for the 21st Century                        

  **NSF Org :**          ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**     Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager. :**                                                 

  **Division :**         11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**       09-15-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date :**  08-31-2005                                      

  **Est Total Amt :**    \$2,099,935.00                                  

  **Investigator:**      Daniel Fendel                                   

  **Sponsor:**           San Francisco State University                  

                         1600 Holloway Ave San Francisco ,California     
                         941321722                                       

  **Program Element      7355                                            
  code:**                                                                

  **Abstract :**                                                         

  This project involves                                                  
  revising the                                                           
  Interactive                                                            
  Mathematics Program                                                    
  (IMP), a four-year,                                                    
  integrated,                                                            
  problem-based,                                                         
  college-preparatory,                                                   
  high-school                                                            
  mathematics curriculum                                                 
  developed with funding                                                 
  from the State of                                                      
  California and the                                                     
  NSF. Revisions will                                                    
  build on successful                                                    
  elements of the                                                        
  program in ways that                                                   
  respond to the                                                         
  changing context of                                                    
  mathematics education.                                                 
  The revisions will                                                     
  focus on three                                                         
  objectives. First, the                                                 
  curriculum will be                                                     
  strengthened by making                                                 
  changes that give the                                                  
  program greater                                                        
  flexibility. This will                                                 
  be accomplished by                                                     
  adding a major                                                         
  technology component,                                                  
  and by making content                                                  
  changes that respond                                                   
  to recent state and                                                    
  national policy                                                        
  documents. Second, the                                                 
  professional                                                           
  development program                                                    
  will be strengthened                                                   
  through leadership                                                     
  programs that produce                                                  
  more professional                                                      
  development leaders                                                    
  and by creating                                                        
  consistency and                                                        
  sustainability through                                                 
  a Professional                                                         
  Development Handbook                                                   
  that articulates                                                       
  IMP\'s vision of                                                       
  successful                                                             
  professional                                                           
  development. Third,                                                    
  dissemination and                                                      
  implementation efforts                                                 
  will be strengthened                                                   
  by developing new                                                      
  materials about all                                                    
  aspects of IMP that                                                    
  will inform and                                                        
  address concerns of                                                    
  educational decision                                                   
  makers such as school                                                  
  boards,                                                                
  administrators,                                                        
  parents, and teachers.                                                 
  These efforts will be                                                  
  carried out with the                                                   
  guidance of a                                                          
  broad-based steering                                                   
  committee. There will                                                  
  be general evaluation                                                  
  of all project                                                         
  components, as well as                                                 
  analysis of the                                                        
  mathematical content                                                   
  of the revised                                                         
  curriculum materials.                                                  
  Cost sharing includes                                                  
  substantial                                                            
  contributions from the                                                 
  publisher and from San                                                 
  Francisco State                                                        
  University.                                                            
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0137807                                         

  **Award Title text   Middle School Science Curriculum Materials:     
  :**                  Meeting Standards and Fostering Inquiry through 
                       Project-based Inquiry Science Units             

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Gerhard Salinger                                
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     12-15-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date    11-30-2004                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$3,139,534.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Janet Kolodner                                  

  **Sponsor:**         Georgia Tech Research Corporation - GA          
                       Institute of Technology                         

                       Office of Sponsored Programs Atlanta ,Georgia   
                       303320420                                       

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  This comprehensive,                                                  
  project-based,                                                       
  inquiry-driven,                                                      
  middle school,                                                       
  science curriculum                                                   
  builds upon modules                                                  
  developed for                                                        
  Learning by Design                                                   
  at Georgia Institute                                                 
  of Technology and by                                                 
  LeTUS at the                                                         
  University of                                                        
  Michigan and                                                         
  Northwestern                                                         
  University. The                                                      
  latter were                                                          
  specifically                                                         
  designed for urban                                                   
  settings. The 15                                                     
  units address                                                        
  national science                                                     
  content and process                                                  
  standards, focus on                                                  
  helping students                                                     
  acquire a                                                            
  qualitative                                                          
  understanding of the                                                 
  science principles                                                   
  and moves them                                                       
  toward a                                                             
  quantitative                                                         
  understanding. The                                                   
  time per unit is                                                     
  long enough that                                                     
  students can change                                                  
  their ideas in light                                                 
  of the evidence. The                                                 
  project develops a                                                   
  framework to assure                                                  
  complete coverage of                                                 
  fundamental topics.                                                  
  The pedagogy, use of                                                 
  software and the                                                     
  development of a                                                     
  scientific and                                                       
  collaborative                                                        
  culture are                                                          
  consistent,                                                          
  persistent and                                                       
  pervasive across the                                                 
  entire curriculum.                                                   
  The materials cover                                                  
  topics in physical,                                                  
  Earth/space and life                                                 
  sciences appropriate                                                 
  to the middle school                                                 
  and provide                                                          
  experience with                                                      
  diverse modes of                                                     
  scientific                                                           
  investigation \--                                                    
  experiment,                                                          
  observation,                                                         
  modeling, data                                                       
  mining, and history                                                  
  \-- and standards of                                                 
  evidence are                                                         
  covered.                                                             
  Instructional                                                        
  technology is                                                        
  infused throughout                                                   
  and science is                                                       
  connected to the                                                     
  students\' world by                                                  
  the use of                                                           
  engineering design.                                                  
  Assessments are                                                      
  embedded. The                                                        
  student and teacher                                                  
  materials are pilot                                                  
  tested locally and                                                   
  field tested more                                                    
  broadly. Materials                                                   
  for professional                                                     
  development of                                                       
  teachers are also                                                    
  developed.                                                           
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0137811                                         

  **Award Title text   Visualization in Technology Education (VisTE)   
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Daniel Householder                              
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     06-01-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date    05-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$923,645.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Aaron Clark                                     

  **Sponsor:**         North Carolina State University                 

                       Lower Level Leazar Hall C.B. 7514 Raleigh       
                       ,North Carolina 276957514                       

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  Visualization in                                                     
  Technology Education                                                 
  (VisTE) is a                                                         
  standards-based                                                      
  initiative designed                                                  
  to promote the use                                                   
  of graphic                                                           
  visualization tools                                                  
  among students in                                                    
  grades 9-12. By                                                      
  using simple and                                                     
  complex                                                              
  visualization tools,                                                 
  students can conduct                                                 
  research, analyze                                                    
  phenomena, solve                                                     
  problem and                                                          
  communicate major                                                    
  topics identified in                                                 
  the Standards for                                                    
  Technology Literacy                                                  
  (STL) as well as                                                     
  topics aligned with                                                  
  national science and                                                 
  mathematics                                                          
  standards. VisTE has                                                 
  forged a national                                                    
  coalition of                                                         
  institutions and                                                     
  individuals                                                          
  committed to the                                                     
  development of these                                                 
  materials, including                                                 
  North Carolina State                                                 
  University, the                                                      
  North Carolina                                                       
  Department of Public                                                 
  Instruction,                                                         
  Research Triangle                                                    
  Institute, the                                                       
  Southern Regional                                                    
  Education Board, and                                                 
  the International                                                    
  Technology Education                                                 
  Association, among                                                   
  others. Over three                                                   
  years, partnership                                                   
  members will create                                                  
  12 modules                                                           
  reflecting the 20                                                    
  STL standards and                                                    
  corresponding                                                        
  benchmarks.                                                          
  Combined, the                                                        
  modules will form a                                                  
  discrete course in                                                   
  graphic                                                              
  visualization.                                                       
  However, each of the                                                 
  12 modules could be                                                  
  used in existing                                                     
  technology education                                                 
  courses as a                                                         
  stand-alone                                                          
  activity. Modules                                                    
  will be piloted in                                                   
  SREB \"High Schools                                                  
  that Work\" sites,                                                   
  selected to provide                                                  
  student diversity                                                    
  and to facilitate                                                    
  the collection of                                                    
  evaluation data.                                                     
  VisTE\'s final                                                       
  products and                                                         
  outcomes will                                                        
  include 12                                                           
  standards-based                                                      
  modules (in                                                          
  electronic and print                                                 
  formats) written for                                                 
  a diverse student                                                    
  audience; national                                                   
  dissemination of the                                                 
  materials through                                                    
  teacher training                                                     
  workshops, local and                                                 
  national                                                             
  presentations, and a                                                 
  web site; and a                                                      
  formal evaluation of                                                 
  the project\'s                                                       
  process and student                                                  
  outcomes.                                                            
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0137855                                         

  **Award Title text   Raising the Floor: The Development of Selected  
  :**                  Experientially Based Mathematics Instructional  
                       Modules for Previously Under-Served Target      
                       Populations                                     

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.                                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     12-15-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date    11-30-2004                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$549,079.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Robert Moses                                    

  **Sponsor:**         Algebra Project Inc                             

                       99 Bishop Allen Drive Cambridge ,Massachusetts  
                       02139                                           

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  Two high-school                                                      
  algebra modules will                                                 
  be developed                                                         
  consistent with                                                      
  current research on                                                  
  student learning.                                                    
  Each module will                                                     
  span from four to                                                    
  six weeks of                                                         
  classroom                                                            
  instruction;                                                         
  incorporate the use                                                  
  of technology; and                                                   
  include a curriculum                                                 
  unit, teacher guide,                                                 
  assessment materials                                                 
  and materials to                                                     
  support                                                              
  community-based                                                      
  mathematics literacy                                                 
  events. One module                                                   
  will use the \"Road                                                  
  Coloring Problem\"                                                   
  to introduce                                                         
  students to                                                          
  functions and lay                                                    
  the groundwork for                                                   
  matrix                                                               
  multiplication. The                                                  
  other module will                                                    
  use games to enhance                                                 
  students\'                                                           
  mathematical                                                         
  understanding, and                                                   
  will help students                                                   
  learn polynomials                                                    
  and introduce                                                        
  elementary counting                                                  
  and probability                                                      
  concepts. The                                                        
  materials will                                                       
  embody a pedagogical                                                 
  approach whereby                                                     
  mathematics emerges                                                  
  from students\'                                                      
  careful observation                                                  
  and systematic                                                       
  analysis of familiar                                                 
  events that are                                                      
  mathematically rich.                                                 
  Teachers using the                                                   
  materials will form                                                  
  professional                                                         
  communities by                                                       
  collaborating                                                        
  online. The                                                          
  materials will be                                                    
  pilot- and                                                           
  field-tested in                                                      
  several                                                              
  geographically and                                                   
  demographically                                                      
  diverse sites. The                                                   
  project will have                                                    
  formative and                                                        
  summative evaluation                                                 
  components.                                                          
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0137872                                         

  **Award Title text   Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education:  
  :**                  \"Active Chemistry\" \-- An Inquiry-based       
                       Secondary Chemistry Curriculum                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Gerhard Salinger                                
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     08-01-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date    07-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$2,385,376.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Barbara Zahm                                    

  **Sponsor:**         It\'s About Time, A Division of Herff-Jones     
                       Inc.                                            

                       84 Business Park Drive Suite 307 Armonk ,New    
                       York 105041738                                  

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  \"Active Chemistry\"                                                 
  is a modular, one                                                    
  year, stand-alone,                                                   
  inquiry-based,                                                       
  secondary school                                                     
  chemistry course. It                                                 
  is modeled in design                                                 
  and pedagogical                                                      
  strategies on                                                        
  \"Active Physics\"                                                   
  and is meant to                                                      
  follow it or to be                                                   
  used in conjunction                                                  
  with it to become a                                                  
  physical science                                                     
  course. \"Active                                                     
  Chemistry\" is                                                       
  aligned with the                                                     
  National Science                                                     
  Education Standards                                                  
  and State Frameworks                                                 
  that directs all                                                     
  students, grades                                                     
  9-12, to learn the                                                   
  science necessary to                                                 
  solve real-world                                                     
  problems. The four                                                   
  chapters on Sports                                                   
  Science and Health,                                                  
  Environmental                                                        
  Issues,                                                              
  Entertainment, and                                                   
  Energy contain three                                                 
  modules. Each module                                                 
  includes a chapter                                                   
  challenge, a                                                         
  scenario,                                                            
  activities, and a                                                    
  final project                                                        
  assignment. Students                                                 
  work together in                                                     
  groups to acquire                                                    
  the knowledge needed                                                 
  to address the                                                       
  challenge. Chemical                                                  
  concepts are                                                         
  introduced on a need                                                 
  to know basis and                                                    
  topics reappear in                                                   
  various chapters                                                     
  providing multiple                                                   
  exposures in                                                         
  different contexts.                                                  
  The teacher                                                          
  resources provide a                                                  
  scope and sequence                                                   
  presented in matrix                                                  
  format with unifying                                                 
  and fundamental                                                      
  concepts identified,                                                 
  suggested                                                            
  instructional                                                        
  strategies and                                                       
  techniques, and                                                      
  other resources                                                      
  including                                                            
  precautions on                                                       
  safety issues,                                                       
  equipment lists and                                                  
  assessment tools. A                                                  
  professional                                                         
  development video                                                    
  for one chapter is                                                   
  provided.                                                            
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0222673                                         

  **Award Title text   GLOBE: Learning Links for Professional          
  :**                  Development                                     

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   David Campbell                                  
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     09-01-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date    08-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$636,029.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Harold McWilliams                               

  **Sponsor:**         TERC Inc                                        

                       2067 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge             
                       ,Massachusetts 02140                            

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  This project will                                                    
  maintain and enhance                                                 
  the GLOBE teacher\'s                                                 
  guide in print, on                                                   
  the Web and on                                                       
  CD-ROM. The                                                          
  teacher\'s guide is                                                  
  a nearly 1,000 page                                                  
  document containing                                                  
  detailed                                                             
  instructions for                                                     
  setting up study                                                     
  sites, collecting                                                    
  data, and                                                            
  implementing math                                                    
  and science learning                                                 
  in the classroom. In                                                 
  addition, two                                                        
  teacher\'s                                                           
  enhancement guides                                                   
  will be developed                                                    
  for elementary and                                                   
  middle school                                                        
  teachers who                                                         
  participate in the                                                   
  GLOBE program. One                                                   
  guide will help                                                      
  teachers accomplish                                                  
  the Inquiry and                                                      
  Personal and Social                                                  
  components of the                                                    
  National Science                                                     
  Education Standards,                                                 
  and the other will                                                   
  help teachers                                                        
  develop their                                                        
  student\'s literacy                                                  
  and language arts                                                    
  through                                                              
  participation in                                                     
  GLOBE.                                                               
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0222740                                         

  **Award Title text   Students and Scientists: Together Advancing     
  :**                  Science Knowledge                               

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   David Campbell                                  
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     09-01-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date    08-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$489,513.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Henrietta List                                  

  **Sponsor:**         Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance          

                       P. O. Box 5359 Augusta ,Maine 043325359         

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  This project will                                                    
  develop four new                                                     
  instructional units                                                  
  for GLOBE: a middle                                                  
  and high school unit                                                 
  on Urban Atmosphere                                                  
  and a middle and                                                     
  high school unit on                                                  
  Coastal Ecosystems.                                                  
  These units will                                                     
  meet the needs of                                                    
  school systems for                                                   
  standards-based                                                      
  instructional units                                                  
  that also meet the                                                   
  needs of the                                                         
  research community                                                   
  for data from                                                        
  regions undergoing                                                   
  high rates of                                                        
  environmental                                                        
  change. In addition,                                                 
  the project will                                                     
  develop an on-line                                                   
  tool, \"Assemble an                                                  
  Inquiry,\" that will                                                 
  coach educators                                                      
  through the process                                                  
  of developing their                                                  
  own customized,                                                      
  standards-based                                                      
  units with the                                                       
  existing GLOBE                                                       
  materials.                                                           
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0223068                                         

  **Award Title text   Evaluation of the Global Learning to Benefit    
  :**                  the Environment (GLOBE) Program: A Systemic     
                       Approach                                        

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   David Campbell                                  
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     09-01-2002                                      

  **Expiration Date    08-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$830,835.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    William Penuel                                  

  **Sponsor:**         SRI International                               

                       333 Ravenswood Avenue Menlo Park ,California    
                       940253493                                       

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  This project will                                                    
  conduct an overall                                                   
  evaluation of the                                                    
  GLOBE program. The                                                   
  evaluation will                                                      
  document the                                                         
  program\'s progress                                                  
  in achieving its                                                     
  objective of                                                         
  improving student                                                    
  understanding of                                                     
  science by involving                                                 
  students in real                                                     
  science. SRI will                                                    
  conduct an                                                           
  implementation                                                       
  evaluation and an                                                    
  outcome evaluation.                                                  
  The implementation                                                   
  evaluation will                                                      
  analyze the GLOBE                                                    
  educational                                                          
  materials,                                                           
  teachers\' access to                                                 
  technology, the                                                      
  influence of                                                         
  standards and                                                        
  teaching practice.                                                   
  The outcome                                                          
  evaluation will                                                      
  measure the impact                                                   
  of GLOBE on student                                                  
  learning.                                                            
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**          0242294                                         

  **Award Title text    Analyzing Economic Performance: An              
  :**                   Instructional Module for High School Students   

  **NSF Org :**         ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**    Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.                                                    
  :**                                                                   

  **Division :**        11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**      09-15-2003                                      

  **Expiration Date :** 08-31-2005                                      

  **Est Total Amt :**   \$286,437.00                                    

  **Investigator:**     James Davis                                     

  **Sponsor:**          Social Science Education Consortium Inc         

                        5541 Central Avenue Boulder ,Colorado 803012846 

  **Program Element     7355                                            
  code:**                                                               

  **Abstract :**                                                        

  This project would                                                    
  develop a module in                                                   
  economics for high                                                    
  school students. The                                                  
  module would be                                                       
  structured as 12                                                      
  investigations on                                                     
  national economic                                                     
  performance, linked                                                   
  to various sets of                                                    
  economic education                                                    
  standards. Starting                                                   
  with well publicized                                                  
  economic indicators,                                                  
  such as the Gross                                                     
  Domestic Product or                                                   
  the Consumer Price                                                    
  Index, the module                                                     
  will investigate the                                                  
  meaning of these                                                      
  indicators, then get                                                  
  students to ask                                                       
  questions about the                                                   
  economy which may (or                                                 
  may not) be answered                                                  
  by an examination of                                                  
  these statistics.                                                     
  Materials will be                                                     
  developed to work                                                     
  best with an                                                          
  interactive                                                           
  instructional mode,                                                   
  as students play                                                      
  roles or engage in                                                    
  simulations about the                                                 
  behavior of the                                                       
  economy. The project                                                  
  will be                                                               
  \"teacher-driven:\"                                                   
  the writing team will                                                 
  consist of three                                                      
  classroom teachers,                                                   
  three economics                                                       
  educators on the                                                      
  university level and                                                  
  an experienced                                                        
  curriculum writer.                                                    
  The materials will be                                                 
  pilot tested,                                                         
  revised, then field                                                   
  tested and published.                                                 
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0242416                                         

  **Award Title text   Resources for Performance-based Achievement in  
  :**                  Mathematics                                     

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.                                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     09-01-2003                                      

  **Expiration Date    08-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$489,114.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Solomon Garfunkel                               

  **Sponsor:**         Consortium For Mathematics & Its Applications   
                       Inc                                             

                       57 Bedford Street Lexington ,Massachusetts      
                       02420                                           

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  This is a two-year                                                   
  project to create a                                                  
  series of                                                            
  supplemental                                                         
  curriculum packages                                                  
  aimed at aligning                                                    
  recent reform                                                        
  curricula with state                                                 
  standards and                                                        
  high-stakes exit                                                     
  level state tests.                                                   
  Twenty supplements                                                   
  are planned                                                          
  including                                                            
  activities,                                                          
  homework, \'tips\'                                                   
  sheets and teacher                                                   
  materials. The                                                       
  materials will be                                                    
  suitable for use                                                     
  with a wide range of                                                 
  textbooks and will                                                   
  be disseminated on                                                   
  the World Wide Web.                                                  
  A review panel of                                                    
  university faculty                                                   
  with assessment                                                      
  background will                                                      
  guide the work.                                                      
  Authors will include                                                 
  teachers with                                                        
  experience with                                                      
  students at risk of                                                  
  failure in exit                                                      
  examinations. The                                                    
  materials will be                                                    
  field tested in                                                      
  Texas. A                                                             
  professional                                                         
  development program                                                  
  will be prepared.                                                    
  Evaluation will                                                      
  examine both the                                                     
  materials themselves                                                 
  and their                                                            
  implementation by                                                    
  teachers and                                                         
  students, and will                                                   
  use classroom                                                        
  ovservation, teacher                                                 
  and student                                                          
  questionnaires,                                                      
  teacher interviews                                                   
  and analyses of                                                      
  student works.                                                       
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0242476                                         

  **Award Title text   Mathematical Themes                             
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.                                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     04-01-2003                                      

  **Expiration Date    03-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$2,056,434.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Albert Cuoco                                    

  **Sponsor:**         Education Development Center                    

                       55 Chapel Street Newton ,Massachusetts          
                       024581060                                       

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The Education                                                        
  Development Center                                                   
  is developing                                                        
  \"Mathematical                                                       
  Themes,\" a                                                          
  four-year high                                                       
  school mathematics                                                   
  curriculum organized                                                 
  along the more                                                       
  traditional lines of                                                 
  Algebra I, Geometry,                                                 
  Algebra II and                                                       
  Pre-calculus.                                                        
  Probability and                                                      
  statistics will be                                                   
  integrated into                                                      
  these courses. The                                                   
  primary goal is to                                                   
  develop in students                                                  
  a robust                                                             
  mathematical                                                         
  proficiency as                                                       
  defined in \"Adding                                                  
  It Up.\"                                                             
  Mathematical                                                         
  proficiency is                                                       
  defined by the                                                       
  following                                                            
  characteristics: \*                                                  
  Conceptual                                                           
  understanding:                                                       
  comprehension of                                                     
  mathematical                                                         
  concepts, operations                                                 
  and relations. \*                                                    
  Procedural fluency:                                                  
  skill in carrying                                                    
  out procedures                                                       
  flexibly,                                                            
  accurately,                                                          
  efficiently and                                                      
  appropriately. \*                                                    
  Strategic                                                            
  competence: ability                                                  
  to formulate,                                                        
  represent and solve                                                  
  mathematical                                                         
  problems. \*                                                         
  Adaptive reasoning:                                                  
  capacity for logical                                                 
  thought, reflection,                                                 
  explanation and                                                      
  justification. \*                                                    
  Productive                                                           
  disposition:                                                         
  habitual inclination                                                 
  to see mathematics                                                   
  as sensible, useful                                                  
  and worthwhile,                                                      
  coupled with a                                                       
  belief in diligence                                                  
  and one\'s own                                                       
  efficacy. The                                                        
  materials strike a                                                   
  balance between the                                                  
  common wisdom and                                                    
  tradition that                                                       
  students need to                                                     
  focus on one piece                                                   
  of mathematics at a                                                  
  time and what has                                                    
  been learned about                                                   
  the added value of                                                   
  seeing connections                                                   
  among mathematical                                                   
  topics and to fields                                                 
  outside mathematics.                                                 
  The work builds on                                                   
  and makes use of                                                     
  materials developed                                                  
  with previous NSF                                                    
  support, namely:                                                     
  \"Connected                                                          
  Geometry\" and                                                       
  \"Mathematical                                                       
  Methods.\"                                                           
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0242510                                         

  **Award Title text   Assessing Science Knowledge                     
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Janice Earle                                    
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     06-01-2003                                      

  **Expiration Date    05-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$3,266,791.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Larry Malone                                    

  **Sponsor:**         University of California-Berkeley               

                       Sponsored Projects Office 336 Sproul Hall       
                       Berkeley ,California 947205940                  

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The Lawrence Hall of                                                 
  Science will conduct                                                 
  a four-year project                                                  
  to: (1) define,                                                      
  field test, validate                                                 
  and produce                                                          
  formative and                                                        
  summative classroom                                                  
  assessments in                                                       
  grades 3-6, based on                                                 
  the FOSS science                                                     
  materials; and (2)                                                   
  create professional                                                  
  development                                                          
  materials that                                                       
  promote their                                                        
  effective use by                                                     
  teachers. The                                                        
  project is timely in                                                 
  that it brings                                                       
  together curriculum                                                  
  developers at the                                                    
  Lawrence Hall of                                                     
  Science, eight                                                       
  diverse national                                                     
  centers that include                                                 
  teachers, education                                                  
  leaders and                                                          
  students, and the                                                    
  most recent research                                                 
  on assessing student                                                 
  learning from UC                                                     
  Berkeley, SRI and                                                    
  the NRC report,                                                      
  \"Knowing What                                                       
  Students Know.\" The                                                 
  development process                                                  
  will create                                                          
  construct maps that                                                  
  describe major ideas                                                 
  in science,                                                          
  construct sub-maps                                                   
  that describe the                                                    
  elements of a major                                                  
  idea taught in a                                                     
  FOSS unit, and                                                       
  develop progress                                                     
  maps that track                                                      
  learning through the                                                 
  several construct                                                    
  maps that constitute                                                 
  a complete module.                                                   
  Products resulting                                                   
  from the work                                                        
  include valid and                                                    
  reliable formative                                                   
  and summative                                                        
  assessments,                                                         
  management software                                                  
  and professional                                                     
  development tools.                                                   
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0242596                                         

  **Award Title text   BSCS Science: An Inquiry Approach \-- A Phase   
  :**                  II Proposal                                     

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Gerhard Salinger                                
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     03-15-2003                                      

  **Expiration Date    02-28-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$3,769,125.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Rodger Bybee                                    

  **Sponsor:**         Biological Sciences Curriculum Study            

                       5415 Mark Dabling Boulevard Colorado Springs    
                       ,Colorado 80918                                 

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  Under Phase I, BSCS                                                  
  has developed two                                                    
  semesters of                                                         
  instructional                                                        
  materials \-- one                                                    
  for grade nine and                                                   
  one for grade ten                                                    
  \-- using an                                                         
  assessment-driven                                                    
  development process.                                                 
  Classroom based                                                      
  field trials                                                         
  produced evidence                                                    
  that students had                                                    
  significant gains in                                                 
  student learning                                                     
  across different                                                     
  school settings and                                                  
  different ability                                                    
  groups. BSCS also                                                    
  developed a                                                          
  curriculum framework                                                 
  for materials for                                                    
  grade 6-11 that                                                      
  addresses the                                                        
  National Science                                                     
  Education Standards.                                                 
  Each year students                                                   
  learn fundamental                                                    
  concepts in life,                                                    
  Earth/space and                                                      
  physical science. In                                                 
  addition, in each                                                    
  year, there is a                                                     
  short unit on                                                        
  scientific inquiry                                                   
  and a unit that                                                      
  presents the learner                                                 
  with a new context                                                   
  for applying                                                         
  understandings and                                                   
  integrating the                                                      
  sciences. In this                                                    
  project BSCS                                                         
  completes the                                                        
  research based                                                       
  module development                                                   
  for grades nine and                                                  
  ten, and continues                                                   
  the work for grade                                                   
  eleven, so that the                                                  
  standards for high                                                   
  school science are                                                   
  addressed in a                                                       
  multidisciplinary                                                    
  approach that                                                        
  exposes students to                                                  
  both Earth/space                                                     
  science and physical                                                 
  science to greater                                                   
  depth than                                                           
  traditionally. In                                                    
  addition to the                                                      
  student materials,                                                   
  annotated teacher                                                    
  editions and a                                                       
  teacher resource                                                     
  CDROM are developed.                                                 
  A comprehensive                                                      
  teacher development                                                  
  guide for                                                            
  implementing                                                         
  multidisciplinary                                                    
  science is produced                                                  
  along with                                                           
  comprehensive                                                        
  implementation                                                       
  support for school                                                   
  districts.                                                           
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0242626                                         

  **Award Title text   Foundational Tools for Data Literacy            
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Micheal Haney                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     04-15-2003                                      

  **Expiration Date    11-30-2004                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$2,295,897.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Christopher Hancock                             

  **Sponsor:**         TERC Inc                                        

                       2067 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge             
                       ,Massachusetts 02140                            

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  This two project                                                     
  would revise and                                                     
  expand an existing                                                   
  software package,                                                    
  TableTop, as well as                                                 
  field test and                                                       
  disseminate tools                                                    
  that support                                                         
  students in K-12 in                                                  
  data representation                                                  
  and analysis. It                                                     
  specifically deals                                                   
  with data literacy                                                   
  and provides tools                                                   
  that are age                                                         
  appropriate. Both a                                                  
  general-purpose data                                                 
  tool that would be                                                   
  usable across a                                                      
  range of student                                                     
  activities and the                                                   
  supporting                                                           
  instructional and                                                    
  assessment materials                                                 
  will be developed.                                                   
  The project builds                                                   
  on the earlier                                                       
  TableTop that is                                                     
  used in an estimated                                                 
  85,000 classrooms.                                                   
  The original package                                                 
  is user-friendly and                                                 
  depends on visual                                                    
  representations,                                                     
  icons, and batched                                                   
  operations. The                                                      
  proposed project                                                     
  will produce an                                                      
  expanded set of                                                      
  version for various                                                  
  platforms and at                                                     
  level appropriate                                                    
  for different grade                                                  
  levels. It will                                                      
  include a revised                                                    
  and expanded                                                         
  interface that                                                       
  incorporates many of                                                 
  the features                                                         
  requested by                                                         
  teachers. It will                                                    
  support sharing                                                      
  across the web, easy                                                 
  access to many                                                       
  formats of data, an                                                  
  interface with                                                       
  Google, and the                                                      
  capability to work                                                   
  with various data                                                    
  collection devices                                                   
  such as PDA\'s. This                                                 
  project has the                                                      
  potential to reach                                                   
  large numbers of                                                     
  students through a                                                   
  dissemination plan                                                   
  that supports                                                        
  curriculum                                                           
  developers                                                           
  incorporating these                                                  
  materials in their                                                   
  courses. The letters                                                 
  of support and the                                                   
  list of curriculum                                                   
  collaborators                                                        
  indicate that the                                                    
  project could be                                                     
  wide reaching,                                                       
  including both                                                       
  mathematics and                                                      
  science, K-12.                                                       
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0242636                                         

  **Award Title text   High School Environmental Science:              
  :**                  Understanding our Changing Earth                

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   David Campbell                                  
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     05-01-2003                                      

  **Expiration Date    10-31-2004                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$998,070.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Travis Hudson                                   

  **Sponsor:**         American Geological Institute                   

                       4220 King Street Alexandria ,Virginia 223021507 

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  This project will                                                    
  create a textbook                                                    
  with integrated                                                      
  laboratory, field                                                    
  and classroom                                                        
  activities, teacher                                                  
  guide and a teacher                                                  
  professional                                                         
  development guide to                                                 
  support the teaching                                                 
  of an environmental                                                  
  science course for                                                   
  grade 10-12. The                                                     
  materials will be                                                    
  designed for a                                                       
  course that has a                                                    
  focus on the                                                         
  relationship between                                                 
  humans and their                                                     
  geological                                                           
  surroundings. A                                                      
  learning cycle                                                       
  pedagogical design                                                   
  will be used to help                                                 
  students develop                                                     
  concept                                                              
  understandings and                                                   
  skills through                                                       
  concept exploration,                                                 
  development and                                                      
  application phases.                                                  
  Concept application                                                  
  will feature                                                         
  student-driven                                                       
  inquiry into                                                         
  environmental issues                                                 
  that require                                                         
  application of                                                       
  geological,                                                          
  geographical and                                                     
  technological                                                        
  understandings and                                                   
  tools. Embedded and                                                  
  performance-based                                                    
  assessments will                                                     
  elicit students\'                                                    
  conceptual                                                           
  understanding of                                                     
  core environmental                                                   
  and earth systems                                                    
  concepts, unifying                                                   
  concepts and                                                         
  processes,                                                           
  applications of                                                      
  technology to                                                        
  societal problems                                                    
  and the nature of                                                    
  science and                                                          
  technology. Print                                                    
  materials for each                                                   
  unit will integrate                                                  
  application of USGS                                                  
  global GIS data sets                                                 
  and tools to student                                                 
  research.                                                            
  Appropriate                                                          
  supplemental web                                                     
  content will be                                                      
  provided to enhance                                                  
  teachers\'                                                           
  understanding of                                                     
  science content,                                                     
  facilitate data                                                      
  acquisition and                                                      
  support student                                                      
  inquiry.                                                             
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0242666                                         

  **Award Title text   Classroom BirdWatch Development                 
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   David Campbell                                  
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     06-01-2003                                      

  **Expiration Date    05-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$765,620.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Richard Bonney                                  

  **Sponsor:**         Cornell University - State                      

                       Office of Sponsored Programs 120 Day Hall       
                       Ithaca ,New York 148532801                      

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  This proposal will                                                   
  develop a                                                            
  middle-school                                                        
  curriculum designed                                                  
  to facilitate                                                        
  inquiry projects in                                                  
  biology, ecology,                                                    
  animal behavior and                                                  
  natural history.                                                     
  \"Classroom                                                          
  Birdwatch\" will be                                                  
  developed by the                                                     
  Cornell Laboratory                                                   
  of Ornithology (CLO)                                                 
  and the Lawrence                                                     
  Hall of Science. The                                                 
  curriculum will                                                      
  guide students as                                                    
  they collect data                                                    
  about local birds,                                                   
  submit the data to                                                   
  CLO, use the project                                                 
  database to answer                                                   
  questions about                                                      
  birds and conduct                                                    
  original bird                                                        
  research projects.                                                   
  Usable in all                                                        
  schoolyards,                                                         
  \"Classroom                                                          
  Birdwatch\" will                                                     
  cover biological                                                     
  topics including                                                     
  flight, migration,                                                   
  nesting behavior,                                                    
  and habitat                                                          
  utilization, and                                                     
  will incorporate                                                     
  math and statistics                                                  
  through data                                                         
  analysis, geography                                                  
  through online                                                       
  mapping, and                                                         
  technology through                                                   
  online data                                                          
  submission and                                                       
  retrieval.                                                           
  Twenty-five                                                          
  explorations that                                                    
  investigate bird                                                     
  biology and                                                          
  behavior, explore                                                    
  the process of                                                       
  scientific                                                           
  investigation, and                                                   
  help students                                                        
  conduct research                                                     
  will be developed.                                                   
  Students can submit                                                  
  their findings to a                                                  
  student journal                                                      
  produced by CLO,                                                     
  \"Classroom                                                          
  Birdscope,\" and                                                     
  will have continued                                                  
  access to CLO                                                        
  scientists, who will                                                 
  answer questions                                                     
  about birds and                                                      
  guide participants                                                   
  through the                                                          
  scientific process.                                                  
  Materials will                                                       
  include a student                                                    
  handbook, teacher\'s                                                 
  guide, reference                                                     
  guide, and a web                                                     
  site incorporating                                                   
  software for data                                                    
  submission,                                                          
  retrieval and                                                        
  analysis.                                                            
  Assessments include                                                  
  tools for evaluating                                                 
  students\' current                                                   
  and ongoing                                                          
  understanding of                                                     
  science content and                                                  
  inquiry process                                                      
  skills.                                                              
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0242701                                         

  **Award Title text   Molecular Logic: Bringing the Power of          
  :**                  Molecular Models to High School Biology         

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Micheal Haney                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     04-15-2003                                      

  **Expiration Date    09-30-2004                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$1,416,623.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Boris Berenfeld                                 

  **Sponsor:**         Concord Consortium                              

                       10 Concord Crossing, Suite 300 Concord          
                       ,Massachusetts 01742                            

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The Molecular Logic                                                  
  project is designed                                                  
  to improve the                                                       
  ability of all                                                       
  students to                                                          
  understand                                                           
  fundamental                                                          
  biological phenomena                                                 
  in terms of the                                                      
  interactions of                                                      
  atoms and molecules.                                                 
  The project does                                                     
  this by enhancing                                                    
  biology courses with                                                 
  guided explorations                                                  
  of powerful atomic                                                   
  and molecular                                                        
  computational                                                        
  models. These models                                                 
  are embedded in                                                      
  eight modules that                                                   
  are linked both to                                                   
  standards and to                                                     
  typical textbooks,                                                   
  and they are easily                                                  
  implemented in                                                       
  diverse educational                                                  
  settings. The models                                                 
  are designed to                                                      
  cover basic science                                                  
  concepts using an                                                    
  approach that is                                                     
  accurate,                                                            
  grade-appropriate,                                                   
  and accessible to                                                    
  students with                                                        
  different learning                                                   
  styles. Exploration                                                  
  of the models                                                        
  requires problem                                                     
  solving and fosters                                                  
  critical thinking.                                                   
  Collaboration around                                                 
  model-based                                                          
  challenges is used                                                   
  to strengthen                                                        
  student                                                              
  communication                                                        
  skills. The                                                          
  associated materials                                                 
  provide connections                                                  
  to technology,                                                       
  engineering, social                                                  
  questions and                                                        
  scientists.                                                          
  Computational models                                                 
  are central to the                                                   
  project. The models                                                  
  are also available                                                   
  at no cost online as                                                 
  hybrid materials                                                     
  that include text                                                    
  and additional                                                       
  computational                                                        
  resources. Student                                                   
  assessment is                                                        
  embedded. Teacher                                                    
  professional                                                         
  development and                                                      
  ongoing support are                                                  
  provided online. An                                                  
  advisory board of                                                    
  scientists, teachers                                                 
  and researchers                                                      
  helps oversee and                                                    
  guide the project.                                                   
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0242704                                         

  **Award Title text   Research, and Revision of the TIMS/Math         
  :**                  Trailblazer Elementary Mathematics Curriculum   

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.                                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     09-01-2003                                      

  **Expiration Date    08-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$3,239,911.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Philip Wagreich                                 

  **Sponsor:**         University of Illinois at Chicago               

                       1737 W. Polk Street Chicago ,Illinois 606127227 

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  Developed with NSF                                                   
  funds through the                                                    
  \"TIMS (Teaching                                                     
  Integrated                                                           
  Mathematics and                                                      
  Science)\" project,                                                  
  \"Math                                                               
  Trailblazers\" is a                                                  
  K-5 mathematics                                                      
  curriculum                                                           
  integrating a                                                        
  significant science                                                  
  component. This                                                      
  five-year project                                                    
  will undertake a                                                     
  study of the use of                                                  
  \"Trailblazers\" as                                                  
  well as a revision                                                   
  of the curriculum.                                                   
  The study will                                                       
  involve researchers                                                  
  from five                                                            
  universities (U. of                                                  
  Illinois, Chicago;                                                   
  U. of Illinois,                                                      
  Urbana-Champaign; U.                                                 
  of Minnesota; St.                                                    
  Xavier U. and Kansas                                                 
  State U.). It will                                                   
  investigate student                                                  
  achievement, video                                                   
  study of lessons,                                                    
  and an investigation                                                 
  of the school and                                                    
  community contexts                                                   
  of implementation.                                                   
  The revision will                                                    
  involve updating                                                     
  problem-solving                                                      
  contexts, a review                                                   
  of assessment                                                        
  strategies, an                                                       
  update on the use of                                                 
  technology and the                                                   
  rewriting of several                                                 
  lessons. New                                                         
  classroom materials                                                  
  will be field                                                        
  tested. Other                                                        
  materials to be                                                      
  developed are a                                                      
  revision of the                                                      
  teacher enhancement                                                  
  modules and a                                                        
  parents\' guide.                                                     
  Evaluation will be                                                   
  conducted as part of                                                 
  the research                                                         
  component. The                                                       
  reviews of the                                                       
  orginal proposal and                                                 
  the IMD budget could                                                 
  not support the work                                                 
  plan first proposed.                                                 
  After some                                                           
  negotiation the                                                      
  proposers submitted                                                  
  a revised work plan                                                  
  and timetable which                                                  
  are documented in                                                    
  the jacket.                                                          
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**Award Information**

  --------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**          0242733                                         

  **Award Title text    Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading: Effective    
  :**                   Tools for Developing Literacy through Science   
                        in the Early Grades                             

  **NSF Org :**         ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**    Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.                                                    
  :**                                                                   

  **Division :**        11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**      06-15-2003                                      

  **Expiration Date :** 05-31-2005                                      

  **Est Total Amt :**   \$1,897,299.00                                  

  **Investigator:**     Jacqueline Barber                               

  **Sponsor:**          University of California-Berkeley               

                        Sponsored Projects Office 336 Sproul Hall       
                        Berkeley ,California 947205940                  

  **Program Element     7355                                            
  code:**                                                               

  **Abstract :**                                                        

  This three-year pilot                                                 
  project will develop                                                  
  and field-test three                                                  
  2nd-3rd-grade modules                                                 
  incorporating science                                                 
  and literacy. Each                                                    
  module will consist                                                   
  of a cluster of                                                       
  inquiry-centered                                                      
  science                                                               
  investigations and a                                                  
  set of nine readers.                                                  
  These research-based                                                  
  resources for                                                         
  literacy development                                                  
  will emphasize                                                        
  science content                                                       
  related to the                                                        
  investigations. The                                                   
  staff of the Lawrence                                                 
  Hall of Science and                                                   
  faculty from the                                                      
  Graduate School of                                                    
  Education at the                                                      
  University of                                                         
  California-Berkeley                                                   
  will work with                                                        
  literacy experts from                                                 
  the School of                                                         
  Education at the                                                      
  University of                                                         
  Michigan to develop                                                   
  the readers. The                                                      
  science materials                                                     
  will be based upon                                                    
  successful GEMS                                                       
  (Great Explorations                                                   
  in Math and Science)                                                  
  units, revised to                                                     
  enhance their                                                         
  alignment with the                                                    
  National Science                                                      
  Education Standards.                                                  
  Teachers involved in                                                  
  the field test will                                                   
  receive professional                                                  
  development in the                                                    
  use of the resources.                                                 
  They will also have                                                   
  access to an                                                          
  assessment system,                                                    
  developed as part of                                                  
  this project, that                                                    
  will provide                                                          
  formative feedback on                                                 
  students\' progress                                                   
  in both literacy and                                                  
  science. The research                                                 
  component of this                                                     
  project will examine                                                  
  teachers\' responses                                                  
  to these materials,                                                   
  to their                                                              
  effectiveness in a                                                    
  variety of classroom                                                  
  settings and to                                                       
  merging science with                                                  
  literacy instruction.                                                 
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0303818                                         

  **Award Title text   Leadership and Assistance for Science Education 
  :**                  Reform - Phase II                               

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Janice Earle                                    
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     08-01-2003                                      

  **Expiration Date    07-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$1,247,671.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Sally Shuler                                    

  **Sponsor:**         Smithsonian Institution                         

                       P. O. Box 37012 Victor Bldg. Suite 9200, MRC    
                       903Washington ,District of Columbia 200137012   

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The National Science                                                 
  Resources Center                                                     
  (NSRC) proposes a                                                    
  one-year renewal of                                                  
  the K-8 \"Leadership                                                 
  and Assistance for                                                   
  Science Education                                                    
  Reform (LASER).\"                                                    
  LASER operates                                                       
  through eight                                                        
  regional centers                                                     
  around the country                                                   
  and supports:                                                        
  Development of a                                                     
  theory of action for                                                 
  increasing student                                                   
  achievement in                                                       
  science Development                                                  
  of services and                                                      
  products informed by                                                 
  research and based                                                   
  on best practices                                                    
  Establishment of                                                     
  partnerships to work                                                 
  to accomplish shared                                                 
  goals Dissemination                                                  
  of services and                                                      
  products for                                                         
  initiating and                                                       
  implementing                                                         
  research-based                                                       
  science programs for                                                 
  all students. LASER                                                  
  is having a                                                          
  significant impact                                                   
  on participating                                                     
  districts. To date,                                                  
  446 districts                                                        
  serving more than                                                    
  2.5 million students                                                 
  have begun                                                           
  implementing                                                         
  research-based                                                       
  science curricula.                                                   
  The renewal will                                                     
  permit LASER to                                                      
  continue to support                                                  
  districts as they                                                    
  move to reform,                                                      
  develop partnerships                                                 
  with additional                                                      
  districts, permit                                                    
  the model to be                                                      
  refined and to                                                       
  deepen the                                                           
  partnerships to                                                      
  ensure                                                               
  sustainability.                                                      
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0304104                                         

  **Award Title text   EDC K-12 Science Curriculum Dissemination       
  :**                  Center Renewal                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.   Janice Earle                                    
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     09-01-2003                                      

  **Expiration Date    08-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$1,252,572.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Judith Sandler                                  

  **Sponsor:**         Education Development Center                    

                       55 Chapel Street Newton ,Massachusetts          
                       024581060                                       

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The Center for                                                       
  Science Education at                                                 
  the Education                                                        
  Development Center                                                   
  (EDC) proposes a                                                     
  renewal of the EDC                                                   
  K-12 Science                                                         
  Curriculum                                                           
  Dissemination Center                                                 
  for a final year.                                                    
  The Center has                                                       
  supported the                                                        
  dissemination and                                                    
  implementation of                                                    
  research-based                                                       
  science materials in                                                 
  small, rural,                                                        
  geographically                                                       
  isolated and poor                                                    
  K-12 school                                                          
  districts. The                                                       
  Center works through                                                 
  eight regional hubs                                                  
  to reach rural areas                                                 
  in or adjacent to                                                    
  the following                                                        
  states: Colorado,                                                    
  New Mexico, Idaho,                                                   
  Indiana, Michigan,                                                   
  Mississippi,                                                         
  Louisiana, Oregon,                                                   
  Washington, Montana,                                                 
  Iowa, South Dakota,                                                  
  Alabama, Florida and                                                 
  Georgia. In the                                                      
  original grant the                                                   
  Center worked to (1)                                                 
  increase the number                                                  
  of school districts                                                  
  knowledgeable about                                                  
  research-based K-12                                                  
  science curriculum                                                   
  and help them to                                                     
  critically assess                                                    
  the materials; (2)                                                   
  increase the number                                                  
  of districts                                                         
  piloting, adopting                                                   
  or implementing such                                                 
  materials; and (3)                                                   
  enhance the capacity                                                 
  of local resource                                                    
  providers to support                                                 
  curriculum                                                           
  implementation. The                                                  
  renewal will shift                                                   
  the Center\'s work                                                   
  to building the                                                      
  capacity of district                                                 
  and regional science                                                 
  education leaders to                                                 
  support the                                                          
  high-quality                                                         
  implementation of                                                    
  these science                                                        
  curricula. In the                                                    
  final year the                                                       
  Center will: 1.                                                      
  Increase the science                                                 
  leadership capacity                                                  
  of teachers and                                                      
  administrators from                                                  
  strategically                                                        
  selected school                                                      
  districts to address                                                 
  high-quality                                                         
  curriculum                                                           
  implementation. 2.                                                   
  Increase the                                                         
  capacity of the hubs                                                 
  and regional                                                         
  resource providers                                                   
  to support and                                                       
  sustain improvements                                                 
  in science education                                                 
  in their regions. 3.                                                 
  Increase outreach to                                                 
  national educational                                                 
  associations to                                                      
  influence their                                                      
  support of science                                                   
  education.                                                           
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0306474                                         

  **Award Title text   The ARC Center Renewal Project                  
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   John Bradley                                    
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     08-01-2003                                      

  **Expiration Date    01-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$1,349,004.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Sheila Sconiers                                 

  **Sponsor:**         Consortium For Mathematics & Its Applications   
                       Inc                                             

                       57 Bedford Street Lexington ,Massachusetts      
                       02420                                           

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The Consortium for                                                   
  Mathematics and Its                                                  
  Applications (COMAP)                                                 
  is continuing for                                                    
  eighteen months the                                                  
  work of the                                                          
  Alternatives for                                                     
  Rebuilding Curricula                                                 
  (ARC) Center. The                                                    
  project will                                                         
  maintain its current                                                 
  institutional                                                        
  organization with a                                                  
  national center at                                                   
  COMAP and satellite                                                  
  centers at TERC, the                                                 
  University of                                                        
  Chicago and the                                                      
  University of                                                        
  Illinois at Chicago.                                                 
  The role of the                                                      
  national center is                                                   
  to oversee the                                                       
  entire project and                                                   
  to guide efforts                                                     
  that reflect common                                                  
  visions across the                                                   
  three curriculum                                                     
  projects                                                             
  (Investigations in                                                   
  Number, Data, and                                                    
  Space; Everyday                                                      
  Mathematics and Math                                                 
  Trailblazers).                                                       
  Satellite centers                                                    
  focus their                                                          
  resources on school                                                  
  and districts that                                                   
  are using their                                                      
  curricula and they                                                   
  collaborate with one                                                 
  another and the                                                      
  national center on                                                   
  projects that                                                        
  advance the common                                                   
  objectives of all                                                    
  ARC sites. The goals                                                 
  of the ARC Center                                                    
  are the following.                                                   
  \*To complete the                                                    
  development and                                                      
  testing of a                                                         
  Building Capacity                                                    
  for Change program                                                   
  that is intended to                                                  
  introduce a range of                                                 
  improvement options                                                  
  to school districts                                                  
  in underserved areas                                                 
  of the country. \*To                                                 
  augment the findings                                                 
  of the Tri-State                                                     
  Student Achievement                                                  
  Study (Illinois,                                                     
  Massachusetts and                                                    
  Washington) in order                                                 
  to probe the                                                         
  findings in greater                                                  
  depth. \*To conclude                                                 
  the individual pilot                                                 
  projects at each                                                     
  satellite. Two                                                       
  satellite centers                                                    
  are seeking                                                          
  alternative ways to                                                  
  provide staff                                                        
  development to large                                                 
  numbers of teachers.                                                 
  The third satellite                                                  
  is identifying                                                       
  critical factors in                                                  
  urban                                                                
  implementations.                                                     
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0314019                                         

  **Award Title text   Travel to Attend the Tenth International        
  :**                  Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME-10) in 
                       Copenhagen, Denmark, July 4-11, 2004            

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.   Monica Neagoy                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     05-15-2003                                      

  **Expiration Date    04-30-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$192,322.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    James Rubillo                                   

  **Sponsor:**         National Council of Teachers of Mathematics     

                       Reston ,Virginia 22091                          

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  This project will                                                    
  provide travel                                                       
  grants to enable 50                                                  
  participants to                                                      
  attend the Tenth                                                     
  International                                                        
  Congress on                                                          
  Mathematical                                                         
  Education (ICME-10)                                                  
  in Copenhagen,                                                       
  Denmark, from July                                                   
  4-11, 2004. Awardees                                                 
  will include                                                         
  mathematics teachers                                                 
  and supervisors,                                                     
  mathematics teacher                                                  
  educators and                                                        
  researchers. The                                                     
  major objectives of                                                  
  the project are to                                                   
  provide U.S.                                                         
  representatives with                                                 
  the opportunity to                                                   
  acquire knowledge of                                                 
  mathematics                                                          
  education world                                                      
  wide, interact with                                                  
  leading contributors                                                 
  to mathematics                                                       
  education from other                                                 
  countries, establish                                                 
  liaisons and begin                                                   
  to build networks                                                    
  with foreign                                                         
  mathematics                                                          
  educators, bring                                                     
  problems in the U.S.                                                 
  into better focus by                                                 
  learning from the                                                    
  experiences of                                                       
  others, derive                                                       
  insight into new                                                     
  ways to approach and                                                 
  solve U.S. problems                                                  
  in mathematics                                                       
  education, widely                                                    
  disseminate                                                          
  information from the                                                 
  Congress to the U.S.                                                 
  mathematics                                                          
  education community,                                                 
  and to share                                                         
  knowledge of the                                                     
  current and future                                                   
  plans of U.S.                                                        
  mathematics                                                          
  education with                                                       
  foreign colleagues.                                                  
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**Award Information**

  --------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**          0332499                                         

  **Award Title text    Materials World Modules 2002                    
  :**                                                                   

  **NSF Org :**         ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**    Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.    Gerhard Salinger                                
  :**                                                                   

  **Division :**        11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**      03-01-2004                                      

  **Expiration Date :** 02-28-2005                                      

  **Est Total Amt :**   \$750,000.00                                    

  **Investigator:**     R. P. H. Chang                                  

  **Sponsor:**          Northwestern University                         

                        633 Clark Street Evanston ,Illinois 602081110   

  **Program Element     7355                                            
  code:**                                                               

  **Abstract :**                                                        

  The Materials World                                                   
  Modules (MWM) are                                                     
  inquiry-based,                                                        
  supplementary                                                         
  materials that bridge                                                 
  the gap between                                                       
  traditional science                                                   
  curricula and                                                         
  real-world                                                            
  applications. The                                                     
  original modules were                                                 
  content based. The                                                    
  MWM-2002 modules are                                                  
  concept-based modules                                                 
  designed to develop                                                   
  \"enduring                                                            
  understandings\"                                                      
  through a series of                                                   
  hands-on learning                                                     
  experiences                                                           
  culminating in a                                                      
  design task, which                                                    
  serves as evidence of                                                 
  the conceptual                                                        
  understanding. Five                                                   
  modules have been                                                     
  developed and tested:                                                 
  Structure and                                                         
  Properties of Matter,                                                 
  Forces and Motion,                                                    
  Materials and the                                                     
  Environment,                                                          
  Properties of                                                         
  Solutions, and                                                        
  Bonding and Polarity.                                                 
  To be developed and                                                   
  field tested are                                                      
  Nanotechnology,                                                       
  Electrical                                                            
  Conductivity,                                                         
  Kinetics in Catalytic                                                 
  Reactions,                                                            
  Biotechnology, and                                                    
  Light and Color. The                                                  
  modules are developed                                                 
  in partnership with                                                   
  teachers. The                                                         
  inquiry-based, design                                                 
  modules are                                                           
  integrated with                                                       
  digital resources,                                                    
  video-based teacher                                                   
  training workshops,                                                   
  real-time teacher                                                     
  evaluations,                                                          
  comprehensive student                                                 
  assessments and                                                       
  cyberinfrastructure                                                   
  support. Teachers can                                                 
  customize on-line the                                                 
  modules for local                                                     
  conditions.                                                           
  Evaluation of the                                                     
  materials includes                                                    
  student outcomes,                                                     
  teacher satisfaction                                                  
  and alignment to                                                      
  standards. Other                                                      
  support is sought for                                                 
  large-scale                                                           
  dissemination.                                                        
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0352180                                         

  **Award Title text   Investigating Astronomy: A Unique High School   
  :**                  Curriculum for All Students                     

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Gerhard Salinger                                
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     05-01-2004                                      

  **Expiration Date    04-30-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$0.00                                          

  **Investigator:**    Jodi Asbell-Clarke                              

  **Sponsor:**         TERC Inc                                        

                       2067 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge             
                       ,Massachusetts 02140                            

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  Using a carefully                                                    
  designed sequence of                                                 
  hands-on activities,                                                 
  scientific images                                                    
  and visualizations,                                                  
  and long-term                                                        
  investigations,                                                      
  \"Investigating                                                      
  Astronomy\"                                                          
  addresses the                                                        
  national science                                                     
  education standards                                                  
  and state frameworks                                                 
  for the study of                                                     
  astronomy. The six                                                   
  modules can be used                                                  
  together for a year-                                                 
  or semester - long                                                   
  high school                                                          
  astronomy course or                                                  
  separately as part                                                   
  of Earth or physical                                                 
  science courses. The                                                 
  six modules address                                                  
  overarching ideas of                                                 
  gravitational                                                        
  attracting systems,                                                  
  energy                                                               
  transformation,                                                      
  structure of matter,                                                 
  space and time,                                                      
  evolution of the                                                     
  universe, how we                                                     
  know what we know                                                    
  and history of                                                       
  astronomy. Each                                                      
  module is driven by                                                  
  a challenge \-- an                                                   
  overarching                                                          
  investigation \--                                                    
  that provides                                                        
  real-life                                                            
  application for the                                                  
  astronomical and                                                     
  physical content                                                     
  contained in the                                                     
  activities and                                                       
  offers students a                                                    
  venue for exploring                                                  
  the same fundamental                                                 
  ideas and concepts                                                   
  that engage                                                          
  scientists. These                                                    
  materials, to be                                                     
  available in English                                                 
  and Spanish, provide                                                 
  the first astronomy                                                  
  course developed                                                     
  especially for high                                                  
  schools. They are                                                    
  accompanied by a                                                     
  teacher guide, a                                                     
  teacher professional                                                 
  development website,                                                 
  and family and                                                       
  community materials,                                                 
  including                                                            
  connections to                                                       
  amateur astronomers.                                                 
  A research component                                                 
  embedded in the                                                      
  external evaluation                                                  
  measures the effect                                                  
  of scaffolding on                                                    
  student learning of                                                  
  scientific concepts.                                                 
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0352345                                         

  **Award Title text   Annual Conference for Developers of NSF-IMD     
  :**                  K-12 Comprehensive Science and Mathematics      
                       Curricula                                       

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Gerhard Salinger                                
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     12-15-2003                                      

  **Expiration Date    11-30-2004                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$563,908.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Ann Benbow                                      

  **Sponsor:**         American Geological Institute                   

                       4220 King Street Alexandria ,Virginia 223021507 

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  In each of the next                                                  
  three years a                                                        
  conference will be                                                   
  held for developers                                                  
  of comprehensive                                                     
  K-12 science,                                                        
  technology and                                                       
  mathematics                                                          
  curricula funded by                                                  
  the National Science                                                 
  Foundation, as well                                                  
  as for developers of                                                 
  modules currently                                                    
  funded. The goal of                                                  
  these conferences is                                                 
  to provide a forum                                                   
  for developers to                                                    
  discuss common                                                       
  issues of materials                                                  
  development,                                                         
  evaluation,                                                          
  adoption, student                                                    
  assessment and                                                       
  teacher professional                                                 
  development for                                                      
  reform-based                                                         
  curricula and to                                                     
  develop research                                                     
  questions about                                                      
  them. The                                                            
  conferences will                                                     
  allow participants                                                   
  to exchange                                                          
  information,                                                         
  interact with                                                        
  experts and to build                                                 
  on relationships                                                     
  developed in                                                         
  previous meetings. A                                                 
  conference report                                                    
  and evaluation will                                                  
  be published on the                                                  
  web, and each                                                        
  meeting will build                                                   
  upon the previous                                                    
  one.                                                                 
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0352453                                         

  **Award Title text   Science in Global Issues: An Integrated High    
  :**                  School Science Course                           

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Gerhard Salinger                                
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     03-01-2004                                      

  **Expiration Date    02-28-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$0.00                                          

  **Investigator:**    Barbara Nagle                                   

  **Sponsor:**         University of California-Berkeley               

                       Sponsored Projects Office 336 Sproul Hall       
                       Berkeley ,California 947205940                  

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  \"Science in Global                                                  
  Issues\" (SGI) joins                                                 
  the already                                                          
  published, \"Science                                                 
  and                                                                  
  Sustainability,\" to                                                 
  become a two-year                                                    
  integrated science                                                   
  course for grades 9                                                  
  and 10 incorporating                                                 
  an issues-oriented,                                                  
  guided-inquiry                                                       
  approach to                                                          
  learning. The                                                        
  course, to be                                                        
  available both as a                                                  
  full year course and                                                 
  as modules, focuses                                                  
  on the role of                                                       
  science in                                                           
  addressing the needs                                                 
  of modern society                                                    
  and the use of                                                       
  technology in                                                        
  advancing scientific                                                 
  knowledge. In                                                        
  collaboration with                                                   
  teachers and                                                         
  scientists, specific                                                 
  learning goals                                                       
  related to the                                                       
  science standards                                                    
  are developed. The                                                   
  assessment system,                                                   
  previously used in                                                   
  other SEPUP                                                          
  materials, serves as                                                 
  an indicator of                                                      
  learning, guides the                                                 
  development of                                                       
  activities, and is                                                   
  used as a basis for                                                  
  evaluation and                                                       
  research on how the                                                  
  instruction affects                                                  
  student learning and                                                 
  teacher practice.                                                    
  Students are                                                         
  introduced to and                                                    
  examine key science                                                  
  concepts in the                                                      
  context of personal                                                  
  and societal issues.                                                 
  A primary resource                                                   
  contains images of                                                   
  and data about                                                       
  countries around the                                                 
  world and links to                                                   
  existing simulations                                                 
  of processes. Unit                                                   
  themes include                                                       
  \"Tools for                                                          
  Exploring Earth,\"                                                   
  \"Maintaining                                                        
  Diversity,\" \"World                                                 
  Health,\" and                                                        
  \"Fueling the                                                        
  World.\" Content                                                     
  standards include                                                    
  interactions of                                                      
  energy and matter,                                                   
  matter energy and of                                                 
  living systems,                                                      
  evolution, the cell,                                                 
  structure of atoms                                                   
  and molecular basis                                                  
  of heredity. With                                                    
  SGI, SEPUP has                                                       
  developed a                                                          
  sequenced science                                                    
  curriculum for                                                       
  grades 6-10.                                                         
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0352473                                         

  **Award Title text   Linking Middle & Early High School Science &    
  :**                  Mathematics Assessment Items to Local, State &  
                       National Content Standards                      

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Janice Earle                                    
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     02-01-2004                                      

  **Expiration Date    01-31-2006                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$4,150,295.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    George DeBoer                                   

  **Sponsor:**         American Association For Advancement Science    

                       1200 New York Avenue, NW Washington ,District   
                       of Columbia 200054707                           

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The project will                                                     
  develop a bank of                                                    
  mathematics and                                                      
  science assessment                                                   
  items and related                                                    
  tools aligned with                                                   
  state and national                                                   
  content standards                                                    
  that will be                                                         
  available to test                                                    
  developers,                                                          
  curriculum                                                           
  developers,                                                          
  researchers,                                                         
  teachers, teacher                                                    
  educators, parents                                                   
  and students.                                                        
  Building on the work                                                 
  of a previous grant                                                  
  that developed a                                                     
  process for                                                          
  analyzing assessment                                                 
  items related to                                                     
  national standards,                                                  
  this work will                                                       
  develop items that                                                   
  are not aligned to                                                   
  any particular                                                       
  materials                                                            
  development project,                                                 
  but focus instead on                                                 
  major ideas and                                                      
  themes in the                                                        
  standards\'                                                          
  documents. Specific                                                  
  tools will include a                                                 
  bank of about 300                                                    
  test items, 16                                                       
  assessment maps (10                                                  
  in science, 6 in                                                     
  mathematics) and the                                                 
  inclusion of                                                         
  materials that                                                       
  target students with                                                 
  English as a second                                                  
  language.                                                            
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**Award Information**

  --------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**          0352478                                         

  **Award Title text    My World: A Geographic Information System for   
  :**                   Learners                                        

  **NSF Org :**         ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**    Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.    Micheal Haney                                   
  :**                                                                   

  **Division :**        11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**      03-01-2004                                      

  **Expiration Date :** 11-30-2006                                      

  **Est Total Amt :**   \$871,275.00                                    

  **Investigator:**     Daniel Edelson                                  

  **Sponsor:**          Northwestern University                         

                        633 Clark Street Evanston ,Illinois 602081110   

  **Program Element     7355                                            
  code:**                                                               

  **Abstract :**                                                        

  This thirty-three                                                     
  month project will                                                    
  develop and evaluate                                                  
  \"My World,\" a                                                       
  learner-appropriate                                                   
  geographic                                                            
  information system                                                    
  (GIS), data library                                                   
  and learning                                                          
  activities. The                                                       
  software and                                                          
  accompanying data and                                                 
  materials will                                                        
  support inquiry-based                                                 
  learning in middle                                                    
  and high school Earth                                                 
  science,                                                              
  environmental science                                                 
  and geography                                                         
  classes. The project                                                  
  will complete                                                         
  development of the                                                    
  software, develop a                                                   
  community of users,                                                   
  create and                                                            
  disseminate a data                                                    
  library with                                                          
  appropriate                                                           
  activities and                                                        
  conduct an extensive                                                  
  evaluation. The                                                       
  software development                                                  
  focuses on usability                                                  
  and scaffolding,                                                      
  functionality to                                                      
  support                                                               
  standards-based                                                       
  instruction and                                                       
  compatibility with                                                    
  school needs. The                                                     
  community development                                                 
  effort builds a                                                       
  community of GIS                                                      
  experts in schools                                                    
  who will provide                                                      
  input to the design,                                                  
  develop associated                                                    
  materials and provide                                                 
  professional                                                          
  development. The                                                      
  project will include                                                  
  a core data library                                                   
  for the geosciences                                                   
  with learning                                                         
  activities ready for                                                  
  distribution. The                                                     
  evaluation effort                                                     
  will conduct                                                          
  formative and                                                         
  summative                                                             
  evaluations. Part of                                                  
  this plan includes a                                                  
  comparison to                                                         
  traditional and to                                                    
  established methods.                                                  
  Close cooperation                                                     
  with developers and                                                   
  publishers is                                                         
  included in the work                                                  
  plan and the PI                                                       
  anticipates these                                                     
  materials will be                                                     
  included in future                                                    
  secondary earth                                                       
  science courses.                                                      
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0352504                                         

  **Award Title text   Engineering Inquiry-based Learning Modules for  
  :**                  Technology Education                            

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Daniel Householder                              
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     04-01-2004                                      

  **Expiration Date    03-31-2006                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$0.00                                          

  **Investigator:**    Julia Ross                                      

  **Sponsor:**         University of Maryland Baltimore County         

                       1000 Hilltop Circle Baltimore ,Maryland 21250   

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The University of                                                    
  Maryland, Baltimore                                                  
  County, and the                                                      
  University of                                                        
  Maryland, Baltimore,                                                 
  in cooperation with                                                  
  technology education                                                 
  teachers and                                                         
  industrial                                                           
  collaborators, are                                                   
  developing modular                                                   
  instructional                                                        
  materials for                                                        
  students. The                                                        
  materials are                                                        
  designed to increase                                                 
  the awareness of and                                                 
  interest in career                                                   
  opportunities in                                                     
  engineering and                                                      
  technology. The                                                      
  modules use                                                          
  authentic,                                                           
  real-world                                                           
  engineering                                                          
  applications and                                                     
  hands-on experiences                                                 
  to build                                                             
  problem-solving                                                      
  skills and                                                           
  contribute to the                                                    
  technological                                                        
  literacy of                                                          
  secondary students.                                                  
  The modules                                                          
  specifically target                                                  
  the ITEA Content                                                     
  Standards for                                                        
  Technological                                                        
  Literacy and related                                                 
  benchmarks.                                                          
  Specifically, the                                                    
  project is                                                           
  developing five case                                                 
  studies in CD                                                        
  format, using                                                        
  real-world examples                                                  
  to introduce                                                         
  students to                                                          
  engineering design                                                   
  and decision-making                                                  
  processes.                                                           
  Inquiry-based                                                        
  learning with                                                        
  hands-on experiences                                                 
  will be used to                                                      
  maximize student                                                     
  interest and                                                         
  understanding. The                                                   
  project is                                                           
  conducting research                                                  
  to demonstrate the                                                   
  effectiveness of the                                                 
  modules in                                                           
  increasing                                                           
  technological                                                        
  literacy and in                                                      
  building awareness                                                   
  of and interest in                                                   
  engineering and                                                      
  technology careers.                                                  
  The project is also                                                  
  conducting research                                                  
  to determine how                                                     
  interactive,                                                         
  authentic,                                                           
  problem-solving                                                      
  simulations impact                                                   
  and facilitate                                                       
  student learning. It                                                 
  is also providing                                                    
  professional                                                         
  development                                                          
  opportunities for                                                    
  technology education                                                 
  teachers, including                                                  
  an overview of the                                                   
  program and                                                          
  acquaintance with                                                    
  the curriculum case                                                  
  studies prior to                                                     
  their use in the                                                     
  classroom, as well                                                   
  as increasing the                                                    
  involvement of women                                                 
  and other                                                            
  underrepresented                                                     
  groups in                                                            
  engineering and                                                      
  technology by                                                        
  providing female and                                                 
  minority role models                                                 
  in the classroom and                                                 
  developing case                                                      
  studies that                                                         
  encourage interest                                                   
  and participation by                                                 
  all groups.                                                          
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0352516                                         

  **Award Title text   Active Physics Revision                         
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Gerhard Salinger                                
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     05-01-2004                                      

  **Expiration Date    04-30-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$0.00                                          

  **Investigator:**    Barbara Zahm                                    

  **Sponsor:**         It\'s About Time, A Division of Herff-Jones     
                       Inc.                                            

                       84 Business Park Drive Suite 307 Armonk ,New    
                       York 105041738                                  

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  \"Active Physics,\"                                                  
  previously funded by                                                 
  NSF, has proven to                                                   
  be a widely used                                                     
  high school physics                                                  
  text, meeting the                                                    
  needs of diverse                                                     
  groups of students                                                   
  in urban areas and                                                   
  increasing the                                                       
  number of ninth                                                      
  graders taking                                                       
  physics. The goals                                                   
  of that development                                                  
  were to introduce                                                    
  physics instruction                                                  
  to a wider audience,                                                 
  to provide for a                                                     
  real-world approach                                                  
  to physics and to                                                    
  create materials                                                     
  that reflect what                                                    
  was known about how                                                  
  students learn. Now                                                  
  \"Active Physics\"                                                   
  is to be revised                                                     
  into a single volume                                                 
  emphasizing the                                                      
  organizing                                                           
  principles of                                                        
  physics. The content                                                 
  is restructured and                                                  
  content added for                                                    
  teaching physics to                                                  
  ninth graders as the                                                 
  first part of a                                                      
  three-course science                                                 
  sequence. Additional                                                 
  materials extend the                                                 
  content for advanced                                                 
  students and                                                         
  increase the use of                                                  
  mathematics. The                                                     
  materials address                                                    
  the need for                                                         
  professional                                                         
  development of                                                       
  physics teachers and                                                 
  of science teachers                                                  
  in other fields to                                                   
  teach physics to                                                     
  ninth graders. An                                                    
  extensive evaluation                                                 
  explores student                                                     
  performance.                                                         
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0352519                                         

  **Award Title text   Instructional Modules in Educational            
  :**                  Measurement and Statistics for School Personnel 

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.                                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     05-01-2004                                      

  **Expiration Date    04-30-2006                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$0.00                                          

  **Investigator:**    Rebecca Zwick                                   

  **Sponsor:**         University of California-Santa Barbara          

                       Office of Research Rm 3227 Cheadle Hall Santa   
                       Barbara ,California 93106                       

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The \"Instructional                                                  
  Modules in                                                           
  Educational                                                          
  Measurement and                                                      
  Statistics for                                                       
  School Personnel\"                                                   
  project will be                                                      
  produced in dynamic                                                  
  video cases and DVD                                                  
  for use in updating                                                  
  school                                                               
  administrators\',                                                    
  counselors\' and                                                     
  teachers\' knowledge                                                 
  about tests,                                                         
  measurement, score                                                   
  reports and                                                          
  interpretation. This                                                 
  new knowledge will                                                   
  enable schools to                                                    
  inform curriculum                                                    
  and instructional                                                    
  decision-making,                                                     
  improve classroom                                                    
  practices and better                                                 
  respond to the                                                       
  strengths and needs                                                  
  of individual                                                        
  students. These                                                      
  materials will help                                                  
  bridge an existing                                                   
  gap in assessment                                                    
  literacy by helping                                                  
  teachers,                                                            
  administrators and                                                   
  parents to interpret                                                 
  test score results                                                   
  and to understand                                                    
  the underlying                                                       
  measurement                                                          
  principles essential                                                 
  to making meaning of                                                 
  these results.                                                       
  Extensive survey                                                     
  data and text                                                        
  analysis will be                                                     
  used to identify                                                     
  widely held                                                          
  misconceptions about                                                 
  testing and                                                          
  measurement                                                          
  concepts. Pilot and                                                  
  field-testing will                                                   
  be targeted to gain                                                  
  feedback on how well                                                 
  the new materials                                                    
  communicate and                                                      
  translate the core                                                   
  concepts of score                                                    
  distributions,                                                       
  individual and                                                       
  average test scores                                                  
  and interpretation                                                   
  of widely used score                                                 
  reports to teachers.                                                 
  This unique and                                                      
  timely project will                                                  
  produce high quality                                                 
  materials on                                                         
  assessment that will                                                 
  have immediate                                                       
  applicability and                                                    
  that will be of                                                      
  broad interest.                                                      
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0352522                                         

  **Award Title text   TEEMSS II: Technology-enhanced Elementary and   
  :**                  Middle School Science                           

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Micheal Haney                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     04-01-2004                                      

  **Expiration Date    03-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$2,706,804.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Robert Tinker                                   

  **Sponsor:**         Concord Consortium                              

                       10 Concord Crossing, Suite 300 Concord          
                       ,Massachusetts 01742                            

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  This three-year                                                      
  project will develop                                                 
  15 units of                                                          
  information and                                                      
  computer-based                                                       
  learning materials                                                   
  keyed to the grades                                                  
  3-8 National Science                                                 
  Education Standards.                                                 
  The emphasis is on                                                   
  helping students                                                     
  develop a deep                                                       
  understanding of                                                     
  science inquiry,                                                     
  which is supported                                                   
  through innovative                                                   
  uses of computers,                                                   
  probeware and                                                        
  networking. The PI                                                   
  reports that                                                         
  Informational and                                                    
  Computer                                                             
  Technologies (ICT)                                                   
  are particularly                                                     
  valuable at helping                                                  
  students understand                                                  
  cause-and-effect                                                     
  relationships, to                                                    
  visualize change, to                                                 
  gain insights into                                                   
  the ways systems                                                     
  act, to relate math,                                                 
  science, and                                                         
  technology and to                                                    
  support explorations                                                 
  of emergent                                                          
  behavior. Fifteen                                                    
  units will be                                                        
  developed by                                                         
  experienced                                                          
  curriculum                                                           
  specialists,                                                         
  scientists and                                                       
  teachers to support                                                  
  an active                                                            
  inquiry-based                                                        
  learning                                                             
  environment, and                                                     
  these units will be                                                  
  appropriate for use                                                  
  with a wide range of                                                 
  curriculum                                                           
  materials. The                                                       
  design is such that                                                  
  it is possible for                                                   
  schools with limited                                                 
  resources to use the                                                 
  materials. Included                                                  
  are software,                                                        
  implementation                                                       
  assistance for                                                       
  teachers, an online                                                  
  course for teachers                                                  
  and materials for                                                    
  parents. Two rounds                                                  
  of formative testing                                                 
  and a full year of                                                   
  summative assessment                                                 
  are planned. Test                                                    
  schools include                                                      
  under-resourced                                                      
  urban and rural                                                      
  schools throughout                                                   
  the US.                                                              
  Dissemination will                                                   
  include generic                                                      
  materials available                                                  
  free from the                                                        
  project website and                                                  
  product-specific                                                     
  materials from                                                       
  publishers and                                                       
  vendors.                                                             
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         0352529                                         

  **Award Title text   Virtual Courseware for Inquiry-based Science    
  :**                  Education                                       

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Micheal Haney                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     03-01-2004                                      

  **Expiration Date    02-28-2006                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$1,299,272.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Robert Desharnais                               

  **Sponsor:**         California State L A University Auxiliary       
                       Services Inc.                                   

                       5151 State University Drive Los Angeles         
                       ,California 900324221                           

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  This thirty-three                                                    
  month project will                                                   
  develop                                                              
  instructional                                                        
  materials for grade                                                  
  6-12 students and                                                    
  will result in                                                       
  thirty-five                                                          
  additional online                                                    
  activities in the                                                    
  areas of biology and                                                 
  Earth science                                                        
  building on the                                                      
  successful Virtual                                                   
  Courseware Project,                                                  
  which resulted in a                                                  
  biology online lab                                                   
  with 20 activities.                                                  
  The materials will                                                   
  be designed to                                                       
  support science                                                      
  teachers in their                                                    
  efforts to implement                                                 
  inquiry-based                                                        
  learning activities                                                  
  in their classrooms.                                                 
  The products will                                                    
  include web-based                                                    
  simulations and                                                      
  supporting materials                                                 
  covering many life                                                   
  and Earth sciences                                                   
  topics and closely                                                   
  tied to the National                                                 
  Science Content                                                      
  Standards. Each                                                      
  activity includes a                                                  
  step-by-step guide                                                   
  that provides an                                                     
  overview, an                                                         
  open-ended                                                           
  simulation so                                                        
  students can design                                                  
  and carry out                                                        
  experiments based on                                                 
  their own                                                            
  hypotheses, a                                                        
  performance-based                                                    
  assessment quiz,                                                     
  electronic                                                           
  portfolios, student                                                  
  manuals and teacher                                                  
  guides. The teacher                                                  
  materials include                                                    
  online access to                                                     
  quantitative results                                                 
  for their students                                                   
  by overall class                                                     
  average, by                                                          
  individual student,                                                  
  by specific question                                                 
  and by learning                                                      
  objective. Teachers                                                  
  can access the                                                       
  students\'                                                           
  electronic                                                           
  portfolios and are                                                   
  provided portfolio                                                   
  assessment rubrics.                                                  
  Teacher guides,                                                      
  content and context                                                  
  background and                                                       
  suggestions for                                                      
  implementing for                                                     
  individual and                                                       
  group-based work are                                                 
  provided. Teachers                                                   
  from Los Angeles                                                     
  schools are involved                                                 
  in the design of the                                                 
  instructional                                                        
  materials and in the                                                 
  field testing. A                                                     
  commercial publisher                                                 
  will market the                                                      
  materials.                                                           
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0352530                                         

  **Award Title text   Investigating Student Understanding of Energy   
  :**                  in High School Chemistry Courses                

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Gerhard Salinger                                
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     06-01-2004                                      

  **Expiration Date    05-31-2006                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$0.00                                          

  **Investigator:**    Angelica Stacy                                  

  **Sponsor:**         University of California-Berkeley               

                       Sponsored Projects Office 336 Sproul Hall       
                       Berkeley ,California 947205940                  

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The purpose of this                                                  
  applied research is                                                  
  to study the impact                                                  
  of chemistry lessons                                                 
  developed                                                            
  specifically to                                                      
  improve student                                                      
  understanding of                                                     
  energy. Energy is a                                                  
  pervasive concept in                                                 
  science that is used                                                 
  in chemistry,                                                        
  biology and physics                                                  
  to explain many                                                      
  observed phenomena;                                                  
  however, it is often                                                 
  not emphasized in                                                    
  high school                                                          
  chemistry courses.                                                   
  The goal of this                                                     
  project is to                                                        
  examine ways to                                                      
  frame the concept of                                                 
  energy to foster                                                     
  student                                                              
  understanding of                                                     
  this important                                                       
  topic. Specifically,                                                 
  the plan is to                                                       
  determine if an                                                      
  emphasis on                                                          
  stability improves                                                   
  student                                                              
  understanding of                                                     
  energy. The results                                                  
  of this research                                                     
  will ultimately                                                      
  guide the                                                            
  development of a                                                     
  \"Living by                                                          
  Chemistry\" high                                                     
  school chemistry                                                     
  unit on energy and                                                   
  the development of                                                   
  questions on energy                                                  
  for the                                                              
  \"ChemQuery\"                                                        
  assessment system.                                                   
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0352540                                         

  **Award Title text   A Design Study for a Capstone Biology Course    
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.   David Campbell                                  
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     04-01-2004                                      

  **Expiration Date    03-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$0.00                                          

  **Investigator:**    Pamela Scotter                                  

  **Sponsor:**         Biological Sciences Curriculum Study            

                       5415 Mark Dabling Boulevard Colorado Springs    
                       ,Colorado 80918                                 

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  BSCS proposes to                                                     
  conduct a design                                                     
  study on capstone                                                    
  biology at the high                                                  
  school level. In                                                     
  U.S. high schools                                                    
  biology has                                                          
  traditionally been                                                   
  the science course                                                   
  that students take                                                   
  first, followed by                                                   
  chemistry and                                                        
  physics. Some                                                        
  schools recently                                                     
  have been                                                            
  implementing physics                                                 
  first and biology as                                                 
  the final (or                                                        
  capstone) course.                                                    
  This design study                                                    
  brings together                                                      
  experts in science,                                                  
  teaching, science                                                    
  education,                                                           
  professional                                                         
  development and                                                      
  curriculum                                                           
  development to study                                                 
  how biology as a                                                     
  capstone course must                                                 
  differ from an                                                       
  introductory course.                                                 
  To provide informed                                                  
  results BSCS will                                                    
  use multiple                                                         
  techniques for                                                       
  acquiring reliable                                                   
  and relevant                                                         
  information. These                                                   
  techniques include                                                   
  national surveys of                                                  
  teachers,                                                            
  administrators and                                                   
  biologists; case                                                     
  studies of capstone                                                  
  course                                                               
  implementation; a                                                    
  comprehensive review                                                 
  of the literature                                                    
  and commissioned                                                     
  essays. After                                                        
  collecting this data                                                 
  BSCS will develop a                                                  
  coherent framework,                                                  
  present prospective                                                  
  models and make                                                      
  evidenced-based                                                      
  recommendations for                                                  
  a capstone biology                                                   
  course. The findings                                                 
  of the study will be                                                 
  compiled in a                                                        
  monograph and an                                                     
  executive summary,                                                   
  which will be                                                        
  disseminated widely.                                                 
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0352570                                         

  **Award Title text   Extending and Enhancing the National Library of 
  :**                  Virtual Manipulatives as a National Teaching    
                       Resource for School Mathematics                 

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.                                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     04-01-2004                                      

  **Expiration Date    03-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$0.00                                          

  **Investigator:**    Lawrence Cannon                                 

  **Sponsor:**         Utah State University                           

                       Sponsored Programs Office Old Main Room 64      
                       Logan ,Utah 843221415                           

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  This project seeks                                                   
  to extend the work                                                   
  already being done                                                   
  (with NSF funding)                                                   
  on a web-based                                                       
  library of virtual                                                   
  manipulatives for                                                    
  students in grades                                                   
  K-8. Materials will                                                  
  be developed serving                                                 
  grades 9-12. Other                                                   
  features to be added                                                 
  would be translation                                                 
  into Spanish and                                                     
  voice-overs for                                                      
  existing materials,                                                  
  and the capability                                                   
  of printing and                                                      
  saving student work.                                                 
  A set of software                                                    
  tools for teachers                                                   
  would enable them to                                                 
  construct customized                                                 
  web pages using the                                                  
  manipulatives, as                                                    
  well as small                                                        
  modules ready for                                                    
  insertion into                                                       
  existing curricula.                                                  
  New materials                                                        
  developed for                                                        
  teachers will                                                        
  include lists of                                                     
  instructional                                                        
  objectives,                                                          
  suggested learning                                                   
  activities and                                                       
  assessment tools.                                                    
  Evaluation will                                                      
  investigate the                                                      
  quality of                                                           
  human/computer                                                       
  interaction, the                                                     
  relevance of the                                                     
  materials to current                                                 
  pedagogy, the                                                        
  effectiveness of the                                                 
  resulting                                                            
  instruction and the                                                  
  process of building                                                  
  communities of users                                                 
  of the materials.                                                    
  Questions to be                                                      
  asked in evaluation                                                  
  include: Does the                                                    
  project increase                                                     
  student access to                                                    
  the potential of the                                                 
  computer? Does it                                                    
  increase the                                                         
  perceived relevance                                                  
  of the mathematics                                                   
  to the student? Will                                                 
  it increase                                                          
  collaboration                                                        
  between on-line                                                      
  users?                                                               
  Quasi-experimental                                                   
  studies,                                                             
  observations                                                         
  interviews, and                                                      
  surveys will be used                                                 
  to answer these                                                      
  questions.                                                           
  Dissemination will                                                   
  proceed through                                                      
  commercial                                                           
  publishers who have                                                  
  already committed to                                                 
  this project,                                                        
  through the Web, and                                                 
  through professional                                                 
  journals and                                                         
  conferences.                                                         
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0352572                                         

  **Award Title text   CENSNet: An Architecture for Authentic          
  :**                  Web-based Science Inquiry in Middle and High    
                       School                                          

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Micheal Haney                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     07-01-2004                                      

  **Expiration Date    06-30-2006                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$0.00                                          

  **Investigator:**    William Sandoval                                

  **Sponsor:**         University of California-Los Angeles            

                       10920 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1200 Los Angeles     
                       ,California 900241406                           

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  This forty-eight                                                     
  month project will                                                   
  provide middle and                                                   
  high school students                                                 
  and teachers with                                                    
  access to live                                                       
  scientific data from                                                 
  the Center for                                                       
  Embedded Networked                                                   
  Sensing (CENS). It                                                   
  will result in                                                       
  curricular modules                                                   
  that are built                                                       
  around sensor                                                        
  networks and that                                                    
  target core life                                                     
  science content and                                                  
  inquiry standards.                                                   
  Current funding for                                                  
  scientific research                                                  
  has provided an                                                      
  ecosystem monitoring                                                 
  network that                                                         
  supports extensive                                                   
  remote                                                               
  investigations of                                                    
  the James Reserve in                                                 
  California. This                                                     
  project adds the                                                     
  educational                                                          
  interface and                                                        
  supporting materials                                                 
  to support authentic                                                 
  investigations by                                                    
  schools. It allows                                                   
  schools to do                                                        
  investigations and                                                   
  inquiry in the same                                                  
  way and in the same                                                  
  environment as                                                       
  scientists. The                                                      
  project builds on                                                    
  the \$20 Million STC                                                 
  project to create a                                                  
  network of sensors                                                   
  for scientific use.                                                  
  The proposed project                                                 
  aims to create a                                                     
  student-friendly                                                     
  view of the CENS                                                     
  sensor network, with                                                 
  wrap-around                                                          
  instructional                                                        
  activities for                                                       
  classroom use in a                                                   
  broad range of the                                                   
  sciences.                                                            
  Dissemination of                                                     
  these activities                                                     
  will be in                                                           
  conjunction with the                                                 
  CENSnet project. A                                                   
  research component                                                   
  includes the study                                                   
  of fading                                                            
  technological and                                                    
  pedagogical scaffold                                                 
  for inquiry and                                                      
  measuring student                                                    
  gains.                                                               
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**           0352898                                         

  **Award Title text :** The Development of a Cognition-based Assessment 
                         System for Core Mathematics Concepts in Grades  
                         K-8                                             

  **NSF Org :**          ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**     Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager. :** Janice Earle                                    

  **Division :**         11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**       09-01-2003                                      

  **Expiration Date :**  03-31-2005                                      

  **Est Total Amt :**    \$425,001.00                                    

  **Investigator:**      Michael Battista                                

  **Sponsor:**           Michigan State University                       

                         East Lansing ,Michigan 48824                    

  **Program Element      7355                                            
  code:**                                                                

  **Abstract :**                                                         

  This                                                                   
  \"proof-of-concept\"                                                   
  project will develop a                                                 
  cognition-based                                                        
  assessment system                                                      
  (CBAS) to help                                                         
  determine the                                                          
  cognitive                                                              
  underpinnings students                                                 
  reach in understanding                                                 
  and mastering core                                                     
  mathematical ideas in                                                  
  grades K-8. The                                                        
  project will identify                                                  
  these ideas in the                                                     
  areas of geometry and                                                  
  whole numbers. The                                                     
  system is comprised of                                                 
  a) the identification                                                  
  of core mathematical                                                   
  concepts in K-8; b)                                                    
  research-based                                                         
  cognitive milestones                                                   
  and fluencies for each                                                 
  core concept; and c)                                                   
  assessment tasks that                                                  
  track different                                                        
  positions of student                                                   
  understanding as                                                       
  students progress.                                                     
  CBAS will be designed                                                  
  for use by teachers in                                                 
  formative and                                                          
  summative classroom                                                    
  assessment, and for                                                    
  use by districts,                                                      
  program evaluators and                                                 
  researchers in                                                         
  evaluating the quality                                                 
  of student learning in                                                 
  various curricular and                                                 
  instructional                                                          
  programs.                                                              
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0408562                                         

  **Award Title text   Standards and Curriculum \-- A View for the     
  :**                  Nation: A Mathematics Conference to be Convened 
                       in Park City, Utah, Summer, 2004                

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.   John Bradley                                    
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     06-01-2004                                      

  **Expiration Date    11-30-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$0.00                                          

  **Investigator:**    Johnny Lott                                     

  **Sponsor:**         National Council of Teachers of Mathematics     

                       Reston ,Virginia 22091                          

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The National Council                                                 
  of Teachers of                                                       
  Mathematics (NCTM)                                                   
  is convening the                                                     
  state supervisors of                                                 
  mathematics, a group                                                 
  of mathematicians,                                                   
  and a group of                                                       
  mathematics                                                          
  education                                                            
  professionals to                                                     
  examine the                                                          
  mathematics                                                          
  standards from all                                                   
  states and                                                           
  territories that                                                     
  have such standards                                                  
  in order to study                                                    
  the common elements                                                  
  and the critical                                                     
  differences. The                                                     
  work will be done in                                                 
  Park City, Utah in                                                   
  conjunction with the                                                 
  Park City                                                            
  Mathematics                                                          
  Institute in the                                                     
  summer of 2004.                                                      
  Proceedings will be                                                  
  published in 2005                                                    
  and are intended to                                                  
  inform the work of                                                   
  curriculum                                                           
  developers and                                                       
  publishers and to                                                    
  provide insight into                                                 
  the K-12 curriculum                                                  
  by two- and                                                          
  four-year colleges                                                   
  and universities.                                                    
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0421887                                         

  **Award Title text   SGER: Connections between Mathematics and       
  :**                  Biology in the High Schools: An Experimental    
                       Program                                         

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Standard Grant                                  

  **Program Manager.                                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     08-01-2004                                      

  **Expiration Date    07-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$0.00                                          

  **Investigator:**    Fred Roberts                                    

  **Sponsor:**         Rutgers University New Brunswick                

                       ASB III, 3 Rutgers Plaza New Brunswick ,New     
                       Jersey 089018559                                

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  This exploratory                                                     
  program will                                                         
  investigate ways to                                                  
  connect the                                                          
  mathematical and                                                     
  biological sciences                                                  
  in high school                                                       
  classrooms. The                                                      
  program will have a                                                  
  major instructional                                                  
  materials                                                            
  development                                                          
  component through a                                                  
  module-writing                                                       
  activity and through                                                 
  a research                                                           
  experience for high                                                  
  school teachers.                                                     
  Teachers will learn                                                  
  about mathematical                                                   
  biology, then will                                                   
  use their knowledge                                                  
  to construct modules                                                 
  for classroom use.                                                   
  They will work with                                                  
  content experts in                                                   
  mathematics and                                                      
  biology, and will                                                    
  try their modules in                                                 
  their own                                                            
  classrooms. Other                                                    
  teachers will try                                                    
  the same modules in                                                  
  different                                                            
  classrooms. The                                                      
  modules will then be                                                 
  revised and                                                          
  disseminated.                                                        
  Intellectual Merit:                                                  
  The focus will be on                                                 
  topics from                                                          
  computational                                                        
  biology and                                                          
  bioinformatics.                                                      
  Teachers will learn                                                  
  about sequence                                                       
  alignment                                                            
  algorithms, finding                                                  
  the smallest number                                                  
  of mutations of a                                                    
  certain type to                                                      
  switch one sequence                                                  
  into another,                                                        
  algorithms for                                                       
  finding a sequence                                                   
  from its fragments,                                                  
  and other                                                            
  mathematical                                                         
  techniques. Specific                                                 
  topics will involve                                                  
  trees, DNA fragment                                                  
  assembly,                                                            
  phylogenetic trees,                                                  
  tree parsimony and                                                   
  genome                                                               
  rearrangements.                                                      
  Research projects                                                    
  for teachers will                                                    
  center around                                                        
  physical mapping and                                                 
  the shortest common                                                  
  superstring problem.                                                 
  Research in teaching                                                 
  and learning will                                                    
  inform the program,                                                  
  and in turn the                                                      
  program will provide                                                 
  new insights into                                                    
  the process of                                                       
  interdisciplinary                                                    
  learning. Broader                                                    
  Impact: The program                                                  
  will train a group                                                   
  of teachers to                                                       
  develop at the                                                       
  interface between                                                    
  the biological and                                                   
  mathematical                                                         
  sciences and to                                                      
  bring                                                                
  interdisciplinary                                                    
  activities back to                                                   
  their schools. It                                                    
  will disseminate the                                                 
  results widely                                                       
  through materials,                                                   
  presentations at                                                     
  conferences, a                                                       
  website and a                                                        
  report. Teachers                                                     
  will learn about the                                                 
  nature of                                                            
  interdisciplinary                                                    
  research by doing                                                    
  it.                                                                  
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0436233                                         

  **Award Title text   Mathematics Through Technology and Internet     
  :**                  Modules (MTTIM)                                 

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.                                                   
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     03-15-2004                                      

  **Expiration Date    02-28-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$0.00                                          

  **Investigator:**    Douglas Grouws                                  

  **Sponsor:**         University of Missouri-Columbia                 

                       Office of Sponsored Prgm Admin 310 Jesse Hall   
                       Columbia ,Missouri 65211                        

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  9819758 Grouws The                                                   
  Mathematics through                                                  
  Technology and                                                       
  Internet Modules                                                     
  project (MTTIM) is                                                   
  in the area of                                                       
  Instructional                                                        
  Materials                                                            
  Development.                                                         
  Co-PI\'s Douglas A.                                                  
  Grouws and Lucy L.                                                   
  Payne will create                                                    
  six internet-based                                                   
  instructional                                                        
  modules and                                                          
  accompanying teacher                                                 
  guides for students                                                  
  in grades 5-8. The                                                   
  modules will use                                                     
  internet sites as a                                                  
  source of realistic,                                                 
  current data for                                                     
  students to use in                                                   
  classroom activities                                                 
  and investigations.                                                  
  The mathematics                                                      
  focus of the project                                                 
  materials includes                                                   
  exploratory data                                                     
  analysis, rates of                                                   
  change, proportional                                                 
  reasoning, and                                                       
  relationships among                                                  
  fractions, decimals,                                                 
  and percents. There                                                  
  will be a project                                                    
  focus on connecting                                                  
  mathematics to other                                                 
  disciplines such as                                                  
  science and social                                                   
  studies. The project                                                 
  materials will link                                                  
  to the NCTM                                                          
  Principles and                                                       
  Standards Initiative                                                 
  (Standards 2000) and                                                 
  the ISTE Standards.                                                  
  Connections will                                                     
  also be made with                                                    
  existing                                                             
  NSF-supported                                                        
  middle-school                                                        
  curriculum projects                                                  
  as well as other                                                     
  widely used                                                          
  middle-school                                                        
  mathematics                                                          
  materials. These                                                     
  materials are                                                        
  designed to                                                          
  supplement existing                                                  
  curricula. Co-PI\'s                                                  
  Douglas A. Grouws                                                    
  and Lucy L. Payne.                                                   
  NSF support -                                                        
  \$774,732; cost                                                      
  sharing - \$229,387.                                                 
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0442136                                         

  **Award Title text   Integrating Scientific Research and Technology  
  :**                  into 9-12 Grade Earth Science                   

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Gerhard Salinger                                
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     06-30-2004                                      

  **Expiration Date    08-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$0.00                                          

  **Investigator:**    Michelle Hall                                   

  **Sponsor:**         Science Education Solutions Inc                 

                       4200 West Jemez Rd. Suite 301 Los Alamos ,New   
                       Mexico 875442587                                

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  9986613 HALL-WALLACE                                                 
  The proposed                                                         
  project, \"The Earth                                                 
  Puzzle,\" is a                                                       
  series of four (4)                                                   
  modules that focus                                                   
  on teaching core                                                     
  concepts in Earth                                                    
  science for 9th                                                      
  grade students. The                                                  
  modules are based in                                                 
  case studies of real                                                 
  problems using real                                                  
  data. The problems                                                   
  will involve global                                                  
  scale investigations                                                 
  to provide a                                                         
  framework for                                                        
  understanding local                                                  
  case studies. Topics                                                 
  addressed by                                                         
  students include                                                     
  weather and climate                                                  
  change, natural                                                      
  hazards mitigation,                                                  
  and changing Earth                                                   
  systems. The                                                         
  materials will                                                       
  incorporate                                                          
  geographic                                                           
  information systems                                                  
  (GIS) technology to                                                  
  facilitate data                                                      
  visualization,                                                       
  manipulation and                                                     
  analysis. Special                                                    
  attention will be                                                    
  given to integrating                                                 
  mathematics and                                                      
  geography into the                                                   
  curriculum.                                                          
  Assessment and                                                       
  evaluation studies                                                   
  will focus in                                                        
  whether student                                                      
  knowledge and                                                        
  reasoning skills are                                                 
  improved by the                                                      
  in-depth activities                                                  
  of the proposed                                                      
  materials.                                                           
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         9720687                                         

  **Award Title text   The WorldWatcher Curriculum: Integrating        
  :**                  Visualization into Inquiry-Based Science        
                       Learning                                        

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   David Campbell                                  
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     04-01-1998                                      

  **Expiration Date    09-30-2004                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$369,305.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Daniel Edelson                                  

  **Sponsor:**         Northwestern University                         

                       633 Clark Street Evanston ,Illinois 602081110   

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  9720687 Edelson The                                                  
  WorldWatcher                                                         
  curriculum consists                                                  
  of two semester-long                                                 
  units; each unit                                                     
  includes learning                                                    
  activities, teacher                                                  
  support materials,                                                   
  science content                                                      
  materials, software                                                  
  and libraries of                                                     
  data. The materials                                                  
  are inquiry-based                                                    
  science learning                                                     
  curricula based on                                                   
  the themes of global                                                 
  change and                                                           
  biodiversity that                                                    
  make integrated and                                                  
  extensive use of                                                     
  scientific                                                           
  visualization and                                                    
  data analysis. The                                                   
  curriculum takes                                                     
  advantage of                                                         
  WorldWatcher, a                                                      
  scientific                                                           
  visualization and                                                    
  analysis environment                                                 
  for geographic data                                                  
  developed                                                            
  specifically for                                                     
  educational use. The                                                 
  standards-based                                                      
  materials are                                                        
  designed for use in                                                  
  a variety of 8-12                                                    
  grade courses                                                        
  including earth                                                      
  science,                                                             
  environmental                                                        
  science, biology,                                                    
  physics and                                                          
  chemistry. The                                                       
  materials contain                                                    
  explicit support for                                                 
  teachers on                                                          
  developing new                                                       
  approaches to                                                        
  pedagogy and respect                                                 
  teachers\' roles as                                                  
  local designers of                                                   
  curriculum, with                                                     
  guidance for                                                         
  adapting the                                                         
  curriculum to local                                                  
  objectives and                                                       
  constraints.                                                         
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         9730138                                         

  **Award Title text   IMPACT: A Regional Curriculum Implementation    
  :**                  Effort                                          

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Janice Earle                                    
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     04-01-1998                                      

  **Expiration Date    09-30-2004                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$5,847,800.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Michael Silevitch                               

  **Sponsor:**         Northeastern University                         

                       360 Huntington Avenue 405 Lake Hall Boston      
                       ,Massachusetts 021155096                        

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  9730138 Silevitch                                                    
  This project creates                                                 
  a widespread                                                         
  implementation                                                       
  capacity for the use                                                 
  of standards-based                                                   
  curricula in the New                                                 
  England region. The                                                  
  project builds from                                                  
  the work initiated                                                   
  by the Project for                                                   
  the Enhancement of                                                   
  Science and                                                          
  Mathematics                                                          
  Education (CESAME)                                                   
  at Northeastern                                                      
  University.                                                          
  Specifically, the                                                    
  project: 1.                                                          
  Identifies, selects,                                                 
  develops, and                                                        
  supports at least                                                    
  seven Curriculum                                                     
  Implementation                                                       
  Centers (CICs) at                                                    
  regional locations                                                   
  throughout New                                                       
  England (Rhode                                                       
  Island, Maine, New                                                   
  Hampshire, Vermont.)                                                 
  2. Prepares the CICs                                                 
  to create awareness                                                  
  and assist districts                                                 
  in the selection and                                                 
  implementation of                                                    
  standards-based                                                      
  curricula. 3.                                                        
  Connects the CICs                                                    
  with physical and                                                    
  electronic networks.                                                 
  4. Supports the                                                      
  professional                                                         
  development of an                                                    
  Implementation                                                       
  Advisor (IA) for                                                     
  each Center. 5.                                                      
  Identifies and                                                       
  develops over 100                                                    
  Curriculum Trainers                                                  
  (CTs) to work with                                                   
  teachers in                                                          
  participating                                                        
  districts. 6.                                                        
  Continues to use the                                                 
  CESAME task force to                                                 
  identify emerging                                                    
  new programs and                                                     
  tools for                                                            
  participating                                                        
  districts.                                                           
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         9730634                                         

  **Award Title text   Living by Chemistry: Inquiry Based Modules for  
  :**                  High School                                     

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Gerhard Salinger                                
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     06-01-1998                                      

  **Expiration Date    05-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$1,784,839.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Angelica Stacy                                  

  **Sponsor:**         University of California-Berkeley               

                       Sponsored Projects Office 336 Sproul Hall       
                       Berkeley ,California 947205940                  

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  9730634 Stacy Living                                                 
  by Chemistry is a                                                    
  modular high school                                                  
  course to promote                                                    
  change in teacher                                                    
  practice and                                                         
  increase in student                                                  
  science literacy by                                                  
  embedding the                                                        
  concepts of                                                          
  inquiry-based                                                        
  chemistry in                                                         
  meaningful contexts.                                                 
  The six modules,                                                     
  focusing on a life                                                   
  theme, are                                                           
  diagnosing disease,                                                  
  the sense of taste,                                                  
  enzyme reactions,                                                    
  breathing, blood                                                     
  chemistry, and                                                       
  energy from food.                                                    
  The first two                                                        
  modules focus on                                                     
  bonds between atoms;                                                 
  the next three                                                       
  modules focus on how                                                 
  arrangements of                                                      
  atoms change in                                                      
  transformations; the                                                 
  last module focuses                                                  
  on using energy                                                      
  concepts to predict                                                  
  chemical and                                                         
  physical changes.                                                    
  The                                                                  
  multidisciplinary                                                    
  context can engage a                                                 
  diverse set of                                                       
  students. The core                                                   
  content addresses                                                    
  the National Science                                                 
  Education Standards                                                  
  and the Project 2061                                                 
  Benchmarks. The                                                      
  science processes                                                    
  emphasize learning                                                   
  science the way                                                      
  science is done.                                                     
  Students ask                                                         
  questions, provide                                                   
  initial ideas,                                                       
  gather data and                                                      
  refine the ideas.                                                    
  Initially, the                                                       
  instructor models                                                    
  the thought                                                          
  processes of                                                         
  scientists and                                                       
  guides the                                                           
  investigations that                                                  
  model the nature of                                                  
  science. In later                                                    
  modules, students                                                    
  ask their own                                                        
  questions, design                                                    
  experiments to                                                       
  answer them and                                                      
  monitor their own                                                    
  understanding. The                                                   
  assessment measures                                                  
  conceptual                                                           
  understanding, model                                                 
  generation and                                                       
  refinement, and                                                      
  experimental design.                                                 
  Teachers are                                                         
  involved in the                                                      
  development and                                                      
  testing of the                                                       
  materials.                                                           
  Dissemination is by                                                  
  commercial                                                           
  publication.                                                         
  Products include a                                                   
  CDROM and print                                                      
  materials.                                                           
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**Award Information**

  --------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**          9812299                                         

  **Award Title text    Systems and Interactions: Constructing Ideas in 
  :**                   Physical Science                                

  **NSF Org :**         ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**    Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.    Gerhard Salinger                                
  :**                                                                   

  **Division :**        11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**      10-01-1998                                      

  **Expiration Date :** 09-30-2005                                      

  **Est Total Amt :**   \$1,194,145.00                                  

  **Investigator:**     Fred Goldberg                                   

  **Sponsor:**          San Diego State University Foundation           

                        5250 Campanile Drive San Diego ,California      
                        921821931                                       

  **Program Element     7355                                            
  code:**                                                               

  **Abstract :**                                                        

  9812299 Goldberg This                                                 
  project, sponsored by                                                 
  San Diego State                                                       
  University, will                                                      
  develop an                                                            
  inquiry-based,                                                        
  computer-supported,                                                   
  physical science                                                      
  course for the Middle                                                 
  School. The course,                                                   
  when completed, will                                                  
  cover the topics of                                                   
  properties and                                                        
  changes in the                                                        
  properties of matter,                                                 
  the structure of                                                      
  matter, motion and                                                    
  forces and the                                                        
  transfer of energy.                                                   
  The approach will be                                                  
  consistent with the                                                   
  National Standards                                                    
  and include the                                                       
  unifying themes of                                                    
  systems, models,                                                      
  constancy and change                                                  
  and equilibrium, the                                                  
  nature of science,                                                    
  the history of                                                        
  science and social                                                    
  issues related to                                                     
  science. The program                                                  
  will also make                                                        
  connections with                                                      
  mathematics as                                                        
  suggested by the NCTM                                                 
  Standards. The                                                        
  project will develop                                                  
  software that extends                                                 
  the activities of the                                                 
  prior work supported                                                  
  under the project                                                     
  called Constructing                                                   
  Physics Understanding                                                 
  in a                                                                  
  Computer-supported                                                    
  Learning Environment.                                                 
  It will consist of                                                    
  six units:                                                            
  Applications and                                                      
  Systems and                                                           
  Interactions in (1)                                                   
  Systems and Energy,                                                   
  (2) Light and Color,                                                  
  (3) Sound,                                                            
  Electricity and                                                       
  Magnetism, (4) Motion                                                 
  and Forces, (5)                                                       
  Physical Changes, and                                                 
  (6) Chemical Changes.                                                 
  Each unit will be                                                     
  developed using the                                                   
  learning cycle                                                        
  approach supported by                                                 
  the software.                                                         
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         9818735                                         

  **Award Title text   Problems With A Point: A Web-based Problem Bank 
  :**                  for Teachers                                    

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   John Bradley                                    
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     09-15-1999                                      

  **Expiration Date    08-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$1,257,440.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    E. Paul Goldenberg                              

  **Sponsor:**         Education Development Center                    

                       55 Chapel Street Newton ,Massachusetts          
                       024581060                                       

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  9818735 GOLDENBERG                                                   
  The Education                                                        
  Development Center                                                   
  in Newton, MA is                                                     
  developing a                                                         
  searchable and                                                       
  well-indexed                                                         
  collection of                                                        
  problems and                                                         
  orchestrated problem                                                 
  sets designed to                                                     
  help students in                                                     
  grades 6-12 develop                                                  
  both deep conceptual                                                 
  mathematical                                                         
  understandings and                                                   
  technical skills.                                                    
  Accessible to                                                        
  teachers, students,                                                  
  and parents over the                                                 
  Web, this resource                                                   
  includes problems                                                    
  and problem sets for                                                 
  development,                                                         
  practice,                                                            
  assessment, and                                                      
  integration of                                                       
  concepts and skills.                                                 
  The problems are                                                     
  classified by topic,                                                 
  difficulty level,                                                    
  and use of                                                           
  technology, and                                                      
  keyed to existing                                                    
  and newly published,                                                 
  reform-minded,                                                       
  middle school and                                                    
  high school                                                          
  curricula. The                                                       
  website also                                                         
  supports a moderated                                                 
  electronic forum for                                                 
  discussion on the                                                    
  mathematics in the                                                   
  problems and related                                                 
  issues, and for the                                                  
  contribution of new                                                  
  problems. A research                                                 
  component provides                                                   
  insight into                                                         
  teachers\' uses and                                                  
  needs related to                                                     
  implementation of                                                    
  reform curricula.                                                    
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         9818861                                         

  **Award Title text   Materials World Modules 2002 (MWM-2002)         
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Gerhard Salinger                                
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     09-01-1999                                      

  **Expiration Date    08-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$1,500,000.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    R. P. H. Chang                                  

  **Sponsor:**         Northwestern University                         

                       633 Clark Street Evanston ,Illinois 602081110   

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  98188861 CHANG The                                                   
  \"Materials World                                                    
  Modules (MWM-2002)\"                                                 
  employs Internet                                                     
  technology to design                                                 
  and deliver                                                          
  customized materials                                                 
  science modules to                                                   
  middle- and                                                          
  high-school                                                          
  classrooms. Building                                                 
  on the previously                                                    
  funded Materials                                                     
  World Modules,                                                       
  MWM-2002 promotes                                                    
  inquiry-based                                                        
  materials science                                                    
  education by                                                         
  connecting key                                                       
  concepts in science                                                  
  and technology with                                                  
  real world                                                           
  applications. The                                                    
  modules contain                                                      
  design challenges                                                    
  and hands-on                                                         
  activities that                                                      
  invite students to                                                   
  create prototype                                                     
  products that people                                                 
  use everyday \--                                                     
  polymers, ceramics,                                                  
  composites,                                                          
  biodegradable                                                        
  materials, etc.                                                      
  Teachers order                                                       
  modules on-line by                                                   
  choosing from a                                                      
  series of menus that                                                 
  include options for                                                  
  class size, reading                                                  
  level, state and                                                     
  local frameworks and                                                 
  existing curricula.                                                  
  Other menus allow                                                    
  the selection of                                                     
  pedagogical                                                          
  strategy, materials                                                  
  science content,                                                     
  science process, and                                                 
  technical systems.                                                   
  Teachers download                                                    
  the modules, and the                                                 
  accompanying                                                         
  activity kits are                                                    
  shipped. Through a                                                   
  website, teachers                                                    
  and students have                                                    
  access to a digital                                                  
  library and remote                                                   
  databases on                                                         
  materials science.                                                   
  Students interact                                                    
  with other students,                                                 
  teachers and                                                         
  scientists. Teachers                                                 
  can access resources                                                 
  for professional                                                     
  development                                                          
  including distance                                                   
  education workshops,                                                 
  assessment items and                                                 
  exemplary classroom                                                  
  practices. The                                                       
  feedback on the                                                      
  website is used to                                                   
  fine-tune the                                                        
  modules and also the                                                 
  functioning of the                                                   
  website. This                                                        
  project is co-funded                                                 
  by the Division of                                                   
  Materials Research                                                   
  and the Office of                                                    
  Interdisiplinary                                                     
  Activities of the                                                    
  Directorate for                                                      
  Mathematical and                                                     
  Physical Sciences.                                                   
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         9818946                                         

  **Award Title text   Tinker Plots: Tools and Curricula for Enhancing 
  :**                  Data Analysis in the Middle School              

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   John Bradley                                    
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     07-01-1999                                      

  **Expiration Date    06-30-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$2,416,163.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Clifford Konold                                 

  **Sponsor:**         University of Massachusetts Amherst             

                       Grant & Contract Administration 70 Butterfield  
                       Terrace Amherst ,Massachusetts 010039242        

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  9818946 KONOLD The                                                   
  University of                                                        
  Massachusetts,                                                       
  Amherst is                                                           
  developing a new                                                     
  type of data                                                         
  analysis software                                                    
  tool, \"Tinker                                                       
  Plots,\" for                                                         
  instructional use in                                                 
  data analysis and                                                    
  statistics in middle                                                 
  schools. Tinker                                                      
  Plots offers a                                                       
  construction set                                                     
  rather than a menu                                                   
  of ready-made graph                                                  
  types and helps                                                      
  orient students and                                                  
  teachers to the                                                      
  inquiry-driven                                                       
  nature of data                                                       
  analysis. The                                                        
  development of                                                       
  Tinker Plots is done                                                 
  in collaboration                                                     
  with teams that                                                      
  developed                                                            
  comprehensive                                                        
  instructional                                                        
  materials for middle                                                 
  school mathematics.                                                  
  Revisions of some                                                    
  units of these                                                       
  instructional                                                        
  materials are being                                                  
  done in order to                                                     
  support the                                                          
  classroom testing of                                                 
  the software.                                                        
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         9819018                                         

  **Award Title text   Resources for Science & Mathematics Literacy:   
  :**                  Assessment                                      

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Janice Earle                                    
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     05-15-1999                                      

  **Expiration Date    01-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$2,476,875.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Jo Ellen Roseman                                

  **Sponsor:**         American Association For Advancement Science    

                       1200 New York Avenue, NW Washington ,District   
                       of Columbia 200054707                           

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  98-19018 NELSON This                                                 
  three-year project                                                   
  builds on other                                                      
  \"tools\" developed                                                  
  by Project 2061, and                                                 
  is designed to                                                       
  support science and                                                  
  mathematics                                                          
  educators in                                                         
  aligning assessments                                                 
  with standards and                                                   
  benchmarks. The                                                      
  project will:                                                        
  Develop criteria and                                                 
  an analysis                                                          
  procedure for                                                        
  judging alignment of                                                 
  assessment tasks to                                                  
  learning goals;                                                      
  Produce case studies                                                 
  of using the                                                         
  criteria to revise                                                   
  existing tasks and                                                   
  create new ones; and                                                 
  Make the tools                                                       
  available to                                                         
  educators in a                                                       
  useful form.                                                         
  Dissemination will                                                   
  occur through the                                                    
  web, CD-ROM, and                                                     
  assessment                                                           
  workshops. The                                                       
  evaluation will be                                                   
  conducted by the                                                     
  BEAR Center at                                                       
  Berkeley.                                                            
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         9876538                                         

  **Award Title text   New Standards Task Bank for Mathematics         
  :**                  Assessment                                      

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Janice Earle                                    
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     05-01-1999                                      

  **Expiration Date    10-31-2004                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$3,984,220.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Lauren Resnick                                  

  **Sponsor:**         University of Pittsburgh                        

                       350 Thackeray Hall 139 University Place         
                       Pittsburgh ,Pennsylvania 152602600              

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  9876538 RESNICK The                                                  
  New Standards                                                        
  Project will                                                         
  establish a                                                          
  mathematics task                                                     
  bank and create a                                                    
  pool that balances                                                   
  coverage of tasks                                                    
  that assess                                                          
  procedural skills,                                                   
  conceptual                                                           
  understanding, and                                                   
  problem solving in                                                   
  the content areas of                                                 
  Number, Geometry,                                                    
  Measurement,                                                         
  Algebra, Functions,                                                  
  and Statistics                                                       
  Probability, at each                                                 
  grade level in                                                       
  grades 3-10. All the                                                 
  tasks will be                                                        
  accompanied by                                                       
  scoring guides and                                                   
  sample student                                                       
  responses. The bank                                                  
  will be available on                                                 
  a website with three                                                 
  levels of security:                                                  
  public (open to                                                      
  anyone who logs on);                                                 
  and school and                                                       
  external assessment                                                  
  levels who agree to                                                  
  certain conditions                                                   
  of use. The project                                                  
  will also have a                                                     
  research component                                                   
  where the analytic                                                   
  framework developed                                                  
  by Glaser and Baxter                                                 
  for science                                                          
  assessments will be                                                  
  extended to                                                          
  mathematics. They                                                    
  will focus on two                                                    
  issues: (1) the                                                      
  match or mismatch                                                    
  between the                                                          
  intentions of task                                                   
  developers and the                                                   
  nature of the                                                        
  cognitive activity                                                   
  elicited by the                                                      
  task; and (2) the                                                    
  correspondence                                                       
  between the quality                                                  
  of the cognitive                                                     
  activity and the                                                     
  ways in which                                                        
  student performance                                                  
  is scored and                                                        
  evaluated. Findings                                                  
  will be applied to                                                   
  the development of                                                   
  tasks for the bank,                                                  
  and presented in                                                     
  other venues.                                                        
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         9911401                                         

  **Award Title text   Deepening Conceptual Understanding in Middle    
  :**                  School Life Science                             

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   David Campbell                                  
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     04-15-2000                                      

  **Expiration Date    03-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$849,221.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    John Clement                                    

  **Sponsor:**         University of Massachusetts Amherst             

                       Grant & Contract Administration 70 Butterfield  
                       Terrace Amherst ,Massachusetts 010039242        

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  9911401 CLEMENT This                                                 
  project will develop                                                 
  model curriculum                                                     
  units designed to                                                    
  produce deeper                                                       
  conceptual                                                           
  understandings in                                                    
  areas of the life                                                    
  sciences (Energy and                                                 
  the Human Body) that                                                 
  involve complex                                                      
  visual models. The                                                   
  curriculum for                                                       
  grades 7-9 will be                                                   
  subdivided into five                                                 
  distinct units of                                                    
  study: cell                                                          
  structure and                                                        
  function (cellular                                                   
  respiration                                                          
  emphasis), pulmonary                                                 
  respiration,                                                         
  circulatory system,                                                  
  digestive system,                                                    
  and relationship of                                                  
  respiration and                                                      
  ecosystems. The                                                      
  curriculum will                                                      
  require six weeks to                                                 
  cover a few of the                                                   
  units, several                                                       
  months to a semester                                                 
  to cover all of the                                                  
  units, and can be                                                    
  integrated with                                                      
  existing curricula                                                   
  or used as a                                                         
  stand-alone program.                                                 
  The curriculum will                                                  
  be comprised of a                                                    
  teacher\'s guide,                                                    
  student workbooks                                                    
  and a CD-ROM. The                                                    
  units will be                                                        
  developed in                                                         
  conjunction with a                                                   
  team of middle                                                       
  school teachers and                                                  
  will also utilize                                                    
  findings from                                                        
  current research on                                                  
  learning that have                                                   
  developed                                                            
  instructional                                                        
  methods for teaching                                                 
  complex visual                                                       
  models in biology.                                                   
  Learning outcomes                                                    
  will be assessed                                                     
  using transfer                                                       
  problems and                                                         
  alternative                                                          
  assessment tools                                                     
  that measure                                                         
  integrated                                                           
  conceptual                                                           
  understanding.                                                       
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         9911410                                         

  **Award Title text   Extending Mathematical Power (EMPower)          
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   John Bradley                                    
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     06-01-2000                                      

  **Expiration Date    11-30-2004                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$2,254,800.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Myriam Steinback                                

  **Sponsor:**         TERC Inc                                        

                       2067 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge             
                       ,Massachusetts 02140                            

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  9911410 STEINBACK                                                    
  The Education                                                        
  Research                                                             
  Collaborative at                                                     
  TERC in Cambridge,                                                   
  MA, is adapting and                                                  
  extending the                                                        
  materials from three                                                 
  NSF-funded                                                           
  instructional                                                        
  materials                                                            
  development projects                                                 
  in order to meet the                                                 
  needs of                                                             
  out-of-school youth,                                                 
  adult learners, and                                                  
  other                                                                
  non-traditional                                                      
  students enrolled in                                                 
  adult basic                                                          
  education, pre-GED,                                                  
  GED/high school                                                      
  equivalency, and                                                     
  transitional courses                                                 
  to college. The                                                      
  materials being                                                      
  adapted are                                                          
  Investigations,                                                      
  Connected                                                            
  Mathematics, and                                                     
  Interactive                                                          
  Mathematics Program.                                                 
  Eight units are                                                      
  being developed                                                      
  around the topic                                                     
  areas of: Number                                                     
  Sense; Patterns,                                                     
  Functions, and                                                       
  Relations; Geometry                                                  
  and Measurement; and                                                 
  Probability and                                                      
  Statistics. Support                                                  
  materials for                                                        
  instructors are                                                      
  being developed                                                      
  along with the                                                       
  instructional                                                        
  materials, and                                                       
  professional                                                         
  development                                                          
  activities are being                                                 
  provided as well.                                                    
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         9911569                                         

  **Award Title text   Technology Modules on the World-Wide Web        
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Daniel Householder                              
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     07-01-2000                                      

  **Expiration Date    04-30-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$999,990.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    David Shaw                                      

  **Sponsor:**         SUNY at Buffalo                                 

                       501 Capen Hall Buffalo ,New York 14260          

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  9911569 SHAW                                                         
  \"Technology Modules                                                 
  on the                                                               
  World-Wide-Web\" is                                                  
  a collaboration                                                      
  between engineering                                                  
  and technology                                                       
  education faculty                                                    
  members from two                                                     
  SUNY campuses, to                                                    
  design and develop                                                   
  six Technology                                                       
  Education modules                                                    
  for grades 11 and                                                    
  12. The modules are                                                  
  accessible through                                                   
  the world-wide web,                                                  
  but also via CD-ROM.                                                 
  Topics are                                                           
  Principles of                                                        
  Engineering; Product                                                 
  Development and                                                      
  Automation; Energy                                                   
  and the Environment;                                                 
  Communication and                                                    
  Information                                                          
  Technology;                                                          
  Transportation; and                                                  
  System Integration                                                   
  and Society. The                                                     
  modules allow                                                        
  computer-assisted                                                    
  simulation, and are                                                  
  meant to supplement                                                  
  the more typical                                                     
  hands-on activities                                                  
  of technology                                                        
  teachers. The                                                        
  primary pedagogic                                                    
  strategy is                                                          
  case-based learning,                                                 
  each case involving                                                  
  a real-world                                                         
  technology                                                           
  situation, such as                                                   
  retro-fitting the                                                    
  lighting system of a                                                 
  house to make it                                                     
  more energy                                                          
  efficient. Manuals                                                   
  are prepared to                                                      
  guide teachers                                                       
  through cases.                                                       
  National pilot field                                                 
  test sites are                                                       
  integral to the                                                      
  evaluation. The                                                      
  project draws upon                                                   
  materials previously                                                 
  developed in the                                                     
  National Science                                                     
  Foundation\'s                                                        
  Advanced                                                             
  Technological                                                        
  Education (ATE)                                                      
  program in areas                                                     
  such as information                                                  
  systems, and                                                         
  semi-conductor                                                       
  manufacturing. The                                                   
  materials resonate                                                   
  with the emerging                                                    
  national Standards                                                   
  for Technology                                                       
  Education now being                                                  
  finalized by the                                                     
  International                                                        
  Technology Education                                                 
  Association (ITEA);                                                  
  and relate directly                                                  
  to technology                                                        
  education content                                                    
  and learning                                                         
  standards of New                                                     
  York\'s Mathematics,                                                 
  Science and                                                          
  Technology (MST)                                                     
  curriculum, and to                                                   
  Project 2061                                                         
  benchmarks.                                                          
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**Award Information**

  -------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**         9911671                                         

  **Award Title text   Cracking the Code: A Video Series for Secondary 
  :**                  Level Students                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   David Campbell                                  
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     07-15-2000                                      

  **Expiration Date    06-30-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$439,313.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Joann Flick                                     

  **Sponsor:**         Agency for Instructional Technology             

                       Box A 1800 N. Stonelake Drive Bloomington       
                       ,Indiana 474020120                              

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  9911671 FLICK This                                                   
  project will produce                                                 
  an integrated,                                                       
  video-based                                                          
  instructional                                                        
  resource on the                                                      
  current DNA-based                                                    
  revolution in                                                        
  biotechnology,                                                       
  covering the related                                                 
  science history,                                                     
  basic science                                                        
  concepts, current                                                    
  technology and                                                       
  surrounding social                                                   
  issues. It is                                                        
  directed at students                                                 
  and teachers of                                                      
  biology in grades                                                    
  8-12. In addition to                                                 
  a 5-part series of                                                   
  20- to 30-minute                                                     
  instructional                                                        
  videos, there will                                                   
  be a comprehensive                                                   
  teacher\'s guidebook                                                 
  and a web site to                                                    
  provide additional                                                   
  background                                                           
  information,                                                         
  classroom learning                                                   
  activities and                                                       
  independent research                                                 
  projects. Basic                                                      
  knowledge of                                                         
  genetics,                                                            
  particularly                                                         
  molecular genetics,                                                  
  is becoming more and                                                 
  more important for                                                   
  every person in our                                                  
  nation. Recent                                                       
  advances in food                                                     
  production and                                                       
  medicine in                                                          
  particular mandate                                                   
  that all people have                                                 
  a solid                                                              
  understanding of                                                     
  fundamental genetic                                                  
  principles. However,                                                 
  the content is new                                                   
  and complex. This                                                    
  project will                                                         
  introduce difficult                                                  
  concepts in genetics                                                 
  with an engaging                                                     
  format designed to                                                   
  appeal to the                                                        
  student audience                                                     
  through the creative                                                 
  use of music,                                                        
  animation and humor.                                                 
  It will easily                                                       
  integrate into                                                       
  existing biology                                                     
  curricula, and will                                                  
  serve as a launching                                                 
  point for                                                            
  inquiry-based                                                        
  investigations.                                                      
  There is a                                                           
  well-conceived                                                       
  dissemination plan,                                                  
  which includes                                                       
  public broadcasts on                                                 
  Public Broadcasting                                                  
  Stations in the US                                                   
  and Canada, with                                                     
  subsequent sales.                                                    
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         9986372                                         

  **Award Title text   Connected Mathematics Phase II                  
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   John Bradley                                    
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     05-01-2000                                      

  **Expiration Date    04-30-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$4,278,361.00                                  

  **Investigator:**    Glenda Lappan                                   

  **Sponsor:**         Michigan State University                       

                       East Lansing ,Michigan 48824                    

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  9986372 LAPPAN                                                       
  Michigan State                                                       
  University is                                                        
  revising the                                                         
  \"Connected                                                          
  Mathematics Project                                                  
  (CMP)\" materials                                                    
  designed for middle                                                  
  school students. In                                                  
  preparation for the                                                  
  revision, critical                                                   
  reviews of the                                                       
  first-edition                                                        
  materials are being                                                  
  sought from                                                          
  mathematicians,                                                      
  teachers, technology                                                 
  experts and                                                          
  education                                                            
  researchers.                                                         
  Additionally,                                                        
  student achievement                                                  
  data is being                                                        
  collected to assess                                                  
  the depth of                                                         
  understanding and                                                    
  proficiency with                                                     
  fractions, decimals,                                                 
  percents and                                                         
  integers that                                                        
  students are                                                         
  developing. The                                                      
  author team uses                                                     
  this input and the                                                   
  experience gained                                                    
  from implementation                                                  
  of the first edition                                                 
  to revise the                                                        
  student texts,                                                       
  teacher resource                                                     
  materials,                                                           
  assessment materials                                                 
  and implementation                                                   
  materials. Materials                                                 
  for the professional                                                 
  development of                                                       
  teachers are also                                                    
  being developed.                                                     
  Prior to                                                             
  publication, every                                                   
  unit is to be                                                        
  critically reviewed                                                  
  by a mathematician,                                                  
  two other authors                                                    
  and five experienced                                                 
  teachers.                                                            
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         9986610                                         

  **Award Title text   Investigating Life                              
  :**                                                                  

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   David Campbell                                  
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     12-01-2000                                      

  **Expiration Date    11-30-2004                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$941,852.00                                    

  **Investigator:**    Alec Bodzin                                     

  **Sponsor:**         Lehigh University                               

                       Alumni Building 27 Bethlehem ,Pennsylvania      
                       180153005                                       

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  This project will                                                    
  support the                                                          
  development of a new                                                 
  high school biology                                                  
  curriculum                                                           
  tentatively titled                                                   
  \"Investigating                                                      
  Life\". The                                                          
  curriculum is based                                                  
  on the National                                                      
  Science Education                                                    
  Standards and                                                        
  emphasizes an                                                        
  active,                                                              
  constructivist                                                       
  learning program                                                     
  that integrates                                                      
  interactive,                                                         
  Web-based                                                            
  instructional media.                                                 
  NSF funding will                                                     
  support the                                                          
  formative and                                                        
  summative evaluation                                                 
  of the curriculum,                                                   
  and will measure how                                                 
  well it helps                                                        
  students meet the                                                    
  Standards, impact                                                    
  student attitudes                                                    
  toward science and                                                   
  engage students in                                                   
  critical inquiry and                                                 
  dialog on scientific                                                 
  issues. The new                                                      
  curriculum will                                                      
  utilize the                                                          
  interactivity of the                                                 
  World Wide Web, the                                                  
  storytelling                                                         
  abilities of a short                                                 
  textbook, and an                                                     
  inquiry-based                                                        
  program of \"wet\"                                                   
  labs and fieldwork.                                                  
  The textbook will                                                    
  present the enduring                                                 
  concepts of biology                                                  
  in a narrative that                                                  
  identifies themes                                                    
  coursing through the                                                 
  broad diversity of                                                   
  biological topics                                                    
  and relates these                                                    
  themes to students\'                                                 
  lives. The program                                                   
  will include                                                         
  curriculum support                                                   
  for teachers and                                                     
  parents. The                                                         
  evaluation program                                                   
  will focus on the                                                    
  effectiveness of                                                     
  integrating                                                          
  Web-based                                                            
  instruction into the                                                 
  biology curriculum,                                                  
  both in terms of                                                     
  helping students                                                     
  learn and helping                                                    
  teachers teach.                                                      
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**         0348841                                         

  **Award Title text   A Study on Learning Science, Kindergarten       
  :**                  Through Eighth Grade                            

  **NSF Org :**        ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**   Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager.   Janice Earle                                    
  :**                                                                  

  **Division :**       11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**     06-01-2004                                      

  **Expiration Date    05-31-2005                                      
  :**                                                                  

  **Est Total Amt :**  \$0.00                                          

  **Investigator:**    C.Jean Moon                                     

  **Sponsor:**         National Academy of Sciences                    

                       500 Fifth Street, NW Washington ,District of    
                       Columbia 200012736                              

  **Program Element    7355                                            
  code:**                                                              

  **Abstract :**                                                       

  The National Academy                                                 
  of Sciences, through                                                 
  their Committee on                                                   
  Science Education,                                                   
  will oversee a                                                       
  research synthesis                                                   
  on children\'s                                                       
  science learning in                                                  
  grades K-8. The                                                      
  proposal makes the                                                   
  case that there has                                                  
  not yet been a study                                                 
  of this kind that                                                    
  pulls together                                                       
  research from                                                        
  multiple disciplines                                                 
  (science content,                                                    
  learning theory in                                                   
  the cognitive                                                        
  sciences,                                                            
  developmental                                                        
  psychology, social                                                   
  psychology and                                                       
  anthropology) and                                                    
  incorporates                                                         
  research from the                                                    
  standards movement                                                   
  along with the                                                       
  impact of                                                            
  accountability at                                                    
  all levels of the                                                    
  education system.                                                    
  The study proposes                                                   
  to address the                                                       
  following                                                            
  questions: 1. What                                                   
  does a comprehensive                                                 
  picture of how                                                       
  children acquire                                                     
  scientific ideas                                                     
  look like? 2. How                                                    
  can this                                                             
  comprehensive                                                        
  understanding be                                                     
  helpful to advancing                                                 
  goals around student                                                 
  achievement and                                                      
  equity in                                                            
  opportunities to                                                     
  learn science? How                                                   
  can this knowledge                                                   
  help advance the                                                     
  design of science                                                    
  assessments? 3. What                                                 
  other lines of                                                       
  research need to be                                                  
  pursued to make our                                                  
  understanding about                                                  
  how students learn                                                   
  science more                                                         
  complete? An NRC                                                     
  study committee that                                                 
  reflects a                                                           
  multidisciplinary                                                    
  perspective and                                                      
  includes expertise                                                   
  in science and                                                       
  science education,                                                   
  cognitive                                                            
  psychology, child                                                    
  development,                                                         
  learning theory,                                                     
  education policy and                                                 
  education research                                                   
  will carry out the                                                   
  study. The work will                                                 
  be conducted through                                                 
  commissioned papers                                                  
  and workshops. The                                                   
  work will be                                                         
  analyzed and                                                         
  synthesized into an                                                  
  NRC report. The NRC                                                  
  is working with the                                                  
  Merck Institute for                                                  
  Science Education                                                    
  about providing a                                                    
  shorter, more                                                        
  policy-oriented                                                      
  document to                                                          
  accompany the                                                        
  full-length report.                                                  
  It is anticipated                                                    
  the report will be                                                   
  of interest to                                                       
  educators,                                                           
  researchers and                                                      
  policymakers.                                                        
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**Award Information**

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  **Awd Id :**            0439352                                         

  **Award Title text :**  Collaborative Research: Developing the Next     
                          Generation of Middle School Science Materials   
                          \-- Investigating and Questionning our World    
                          through Science and Technology                  

  **NSF Org :**           ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**      Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager. :**  Gerhard Salinger                                

  **Division :**          11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**        09-01-2004                                      

  **Expiration Date :**   08-31-2005                                      

  **Est Total Amt :**     \$0.00                                          

  **Investigator:**       Joseph Krajcik                                  

  **Sponsor:**            University of Michigan Ann Arbor                

                          3003 S State St. RM 1062 Ann Arbor ,Michigan    
                          481091274                                       

  **Program Element       7355                                            
  code:**                                                                 

  **Abstract :**                                                          

  Building on the work                                                    
  that \"Investigating                                                    
  and Questioning our                                                     
  World through Science                                                   
  and Technology                                                          
  (IQWST)\" completed in                                                  
  Phase I, a                                                              
  comprehensive science                                                   
  curriculum for grades                                                   
  6-8 is developed in                                                     
  Phase II. A                                                             
  learning-goals-driven                                                   
  design is used in which                                                 
  learning performances                                                   
  that drive the design                                                   
  of activities and                                                       
  assessments specify how                                                 
  students should be able                                                 
  to use the scientific                                                   
  ideas and skills                                                        
  outlined in standards.                                                  
  The materials are                                                       
  organized around                                                        
  driving questions that                                                  
  provide a context to                                                    
  motivate students as                                                    
  they use their                                                          
  knowledge and skills in                                                 
  scientific practices                                                    
  \-- such as modeling,                                                   
  designing                                                               
  investigations,                                                         
  explanation and                                                         
  argumentation and data                                                  
  gathering, analysis and                                                 
  interpretation \-- to                                                   
  acquire understandings                                                  
  of the concepts,                                                        
  principles and habits                                                   
  of mind articulated in                                                  
  national science                                                        
  standards. The                                                          
  materials contain                                                       
  hands-on experiences,                                                   
  technology tools and                                                    
  reading materials that                                                  
  extend students\'                                                       
  first-hand experiences                                                  
  of phenomena and                                                        
  support science                                                         
  literacy. All four                                                      
  science disciplines are                                                 
  studied for about                                                       
  one-quarter of each                                                     
  year. The physics                                                       
  topics for grades 6, 7                                                  
  and 8 are description                                                   
  of motion, conservation                                                 
  and transformation of                                                   
  energy, and laws of                                                     
  motion respectively; in                                                 
  Earth science, the                                                      
  topics are Earth                                                        
  surface processes,                                                      
  climate and weather and                                                 
  objects in space; for                                                   
  biology, organisms and                                                  
  systems, genetics and                                                   
  the environment, and                                                    
  ecosystems and natural                                                  
  selection; and for                                                      
  chemistry, particulate                                                  
  nature of matter,                                                       
  chemical reactions of                                                   
  substances, and                                                         
  chemical reactions all                                                  
  around us. Teacher                                                      
  materials support                                                       
  teacher learning of the                                                 
  science content and                                                     
  pedagogical approaches.                                                 
  The materials include                                                   
  an on-line system that                                                  
  provides video examples                                                 
  of student work and                                                     
  pedagogy in action. The                                                 
  project also includes                                                   
  development of                                                          
  resources for the                                                       
  community so that                                                       
  learning opportunities                                                  
  linked to classroom                                                     
  activities can occur                                                    
  outside of school.                                                      
  Particular attention is                                                 
  paid to developing                                                      
  reading literacy.                                                       
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**Award Information**

  ----------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ---
  **Awd Id :**            0439493                                         

  **Award Title text :**  Collaborative Research: Developing the Next     
                          Generation of Middle School Science             
                          Materials\--Investigating and Questioning Our   
                          World through Science and Technology            

  **NSF Org :**           ehr                                             

  **Award Instr. :**      Continuing Grant                                

  **Program Manager. :**  Gerhard Salinger                                

  **Division :**          11020000                                        

  **Start Date :**        09-01-2004                                      

  **Expiration Date :**   08-31-2005                                      

  **Est Total Amt :**     \$0.00                                          

  **Investigator:**       Brian Reiser                                    

  **Sponsor:**            Northwestern University                         

                          633 Clark Street Evanston ,Illinois 602081110   

  **Program Element       7355                                            
  code:**                                                                 

  **Abstract :**                                                          

  Building on the work                                                    
  that \"Investigating                                                    
  and Questioning our                                                     
  World through Science                                                   
  and Technology                                                          
  (IQWST)\" completed in                                                  
  Phase I, a                                                              
  comprehensive science                                                   
  curriculum for grades                                                   
  6-8 is developed in                                                     
  Phase II. A                                                             
  learning-goals-driven                                                   
  design is used in which                                                 
  learning performances                                                   
  that drive the design                                                   
  of activities and                                                       
  assessments specify how                                                 
  students should be able                                                 
  to use the scientific                                                   
  ideas and skills                                                        
  outlined in standards.                                                  
  The materials are                                                       
  organized around                                                        
  driving questions that                                                  
  provide a context to                                                    
  motivate students as                                                    
  they use their                                                          
  knowledge and skills in                                                 
  scientific practices                                                    
  \-- such as modeling,                                                   
  designing                                                               
  investigations,                                                         
  explanation and                                                         
  argumentation and data                                                  
  gathering, analysis and                                                 
  interpretation \-- to                                                   
  acquire understandings                                                  
  of the concepts,                                                        
  principles and habits                                                   
  of mind articulated in                                                  
  national science                                                        
  standards. The                                                          
  materials contain                                                       
  hands-on experiences,                                                   
  technology tools and                                                    
  reading materials that                                                  
  extend students\'                                                       
  first-hand experiences                                                  
  of phenomena and                                                        
  support science                                                         
  literacy. All four                                                      
  science disciplines are                                                 
  studied for about                                                       
  one-quarter of each                                                     
  year. The physics                                                       
  topics for grades 6, 7                                                  
  and 8 are description                                                   
  of motion, conservation                                                 
  and transformation of                                                   
  energy, and laws of                                                     
  motion respectively; in                                                 
  Earth science, the                                                      
  topics are Earth                                                        
  surface processes,                                                      
  climate and weather and                                                 
  objects in space; for                                                   
  biology, organisms and                                                  
  systems, genetics and                                                   
  the environment, and                                                    
  ecosystems and natural                                                  
  selection; and for                                                      
  chemistry, particulate                                                  
  nature of matter,                                                       
  chemical reactions of                                                   
  substances, and                                                         
  chemical reactions all                                                  
  around us. Teacher                                                      
  materials support                                                       
  teacher learning of the                                                 
  science content and                                                     
  pedagogical approaches.                                                 
  The materials include                                                   
  an on-line system that                                                  
  provides video examples                                                 
  of student work and                                                     
  pedagogy in action. The                                                 
  project also includes                                                   
  development of                                                          
  resources for the                                                       
  community so that                                                       
  learning opportunities                                                  
  linked to classroom                                                     
  activities can occur                                                    
  outside of school.                                                      
  Particular attention is                                                 
  paid to developing                                                      
  reading literacy.                                                       
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