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Provides guidance and tools for planning a school science facility, discussing general room design, budget, furnishings, and other related topics and discussing safety, accessibility, and legal guidelines.
During his first years in America, William Henry Krause Pollock participated in some of the most important American chess events of the 19th century. Pollock played matches against strong players like Charles Moehle, John L. McCutcheon, Jackson W. Showalter and Eugene Delmar. This biography analyzes in great detail Pollock's chess play, as well as his career and life in England, Ireland and America. His American years unveil even more about the American chess landscape during the first half of 1890s, one of the most interesting periods in American chess history. Offered here are an unprecedented collection of annotated games played by Pollock (around 500), historical photographs and line drawings. Sources include historical chess journals and magazines with chess columns from America, the United Kingdom and Canada.
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James Houston (1817-1864) was born in Renfrew, Scotland. He came to the United States in 1840 and became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1841. He returned to Scotland in 1843 as a missionary and in 1845 married Margaret Crawford after which they came to Nauvoo, Illinois. In 1848 they came to Salt Lake City and later moved to St. George, Utah. After James' death the family moved to Panguitch, Utah. Descendants and relatives lived chiefly in Utah. Includes Houston and Crawford ancestors in Great Britain and elsewhere.
The purposes of this guide are to demonstrate how to apply the National Science Education Standards to the real world of the middle school classroom and to serve as a tool for collaboration among principals, state and local administrators, parents, and school board members. Different sections focus on science teaching standards, professional development standards, assessment standards, content standards, program standards, and system standards. The unifying concepts and processes discussed in the content standards include science as inquiry, physical science, life science, earth and space science, science and technology, science in personal and social perspectives, and the history and nature of science. The appendices contain an account of the relevant history of the National Science Education Standards, the actual National Science Education Standards, and ideas about the design of middle school science facilities. (DDR)
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This must-have tool for applying the Standards in real classrooms has been fully revised for 21st century high schools. This best-selling practical guide demonstrates how you can bring to life the vision of the Standards for teaching, professional development, assessment, content, programs, and school systems. Throughout the book you'll learn ways to form productive partnerships for reform, inside and outside your building, with other education stakeholders.