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Scientific literacy involves the engagement of authentic science, technology, and environment issues by applying scientific knowledge and fundamental literacy (Yore, Chapter 2 this book). This project and its series of studies explored how students and teachers responded to an innovative instructional resource—Science Times—designed on contemporary and controversial issues. The importance of this effort is to establish relevance for science and environmental education by using contemporary, local news issues to challenge students and the related teaching approach to critically engage students. Case studies of the resource and teaching approaches are used to document student and teacher learning and reactions.
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Zandvliet, S.M.T.D.B., Ormond, C.G.A. (2011). Enhancing Science Education Through an Online Repository of Controversial, Socioscientific News Stories. In: Yore, L.D., Flier-Keller, E.V.d., Blades, D.W., Pelton, T.W., Zandvliet, D.B. (eds) Pacific CRYSTAL Centre for Science, Mathematics, and Technology Literacy: Lessons Learned. SensePublishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-506-2_9
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