TDMG staff work with the science faculty of each school to align curriculum with the National Science Education Standards and AAAS Benchmarks for Science Literacy. TDMG staff help teachers implement science modules developed by the Full Option Science System (FOSS) at Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California at Berkeley, and Science and Technology for Children (STC) from the National Science Resources Center. Schools choose the order in which the modular units are taught, both over the school year and among grades. TDMG has created supplementary reading activities and lesson plans for many of these modules. TDMG has also developed curriculum to accompany Joy Hakim’s The Story of Science: Aristotle Leads the Way and Newton at the Center. These volumes cover the history of scientific development from the ancient Greeks to the dawn of the twentieth century. Lesson plans include hands-on activities, integrated reading strategies, review lessons, assessments, and multidisciplinary connections to extend each lesson. The TDMG-produced curriculum will be published by Smithsonian Books in 2007.
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