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References

Association of State Supervisors of Mathematics and National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics. Guide to Selecting Instructional Materials for Mathematics Education. Mountain View, CA: Creative Publications, 1993.

California Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. "Instructional Materials Criteria." Science Framework for California Public Schools. Sacramento, CA: California Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 1990.

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National Science Resources Center. Criteria for Evaluating Elementary Science Curriculum Materials. Washington, DC: National Academy of Sciences.

Ralph, J. and Dwyer, M.C. Making the Case: Evidence of Program Effectiveness in Schools and Classrooms, Criteria and Guidelines for the U.S. Department of Education's Program Effectiveness Panel. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, 1988.

American Association for the Advancement of Science, Project 2061. (1993). Benchmarks for Science Literacy. New York: Oxford University Press.

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Biological Sciences Curriculum Study. (1995). Redesigning the Science Curriculum. Colorado Springs, CO.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. (June 1994). Eliminating the General Track, background paper.

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Science and Technology Web sites

http://meol.mass.edu:70/0/WWW/MCET/MLP/sci.html
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This Web site provides linkages to:

• Environment/nature
  Wonderful World of Insects
  EcoWeb (Recycle!)
  Environmental Education
  Wildlife
• Chemistry
  Chemistry Information on the Internet
  Periodic Table of the Elements
  The Virtual Chemistry Library
• Medicine/Biotechnology
  The Subarctic Biotech Web (West Valley High School, Fairbanks, Alaska).
  BMEnet (Biomedical Engineering Home Page)
  USDE Documents re: Human Radiation Experiments (recently declassified)
  Space Environment Effects Information Resources
• Weather Resources
  Todd Gross' Weather/Astronomy Page
  Current National Weather
  Satellite Image of the U.S. (image)
• General/Miscellaneous
  New England Science Center
  US Dept. of Energy
  Educational Internet Resources from TERC
  Geophysics
  Global Online Adventure Learning
  Virtual Tourist World Map
  World Factbook
  XEROX PARC Map Viewer
  Science Curriculum and Projects
  Eisenhower National Clearinghouse -- Mathematics and science curriculum resources
  Math and Science Resources for Educators
  Science and Math Initiatives (Boulder Valley, CO School District)
  National Science Foundation WWW Server

http://www.doe.mass.edu/omste/

This is the Web site of PALMS (Partnerships Advancing the Learning of Mathematics and Science), a statewide initiative of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the National Science Foundation.

http://www.eduzone.com/plycurriculum/science/index.htm
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The Plymouth Public Schools' draft K-12 Science & Technology Curriculum is available from this site. The draft was developed from the Massachussetts Common Core of Learning and the Curriculum Framework Common Chapters.

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