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About
the Center
The
Marie Curie Center is a program for secondary students and K-12 teachers
whose aim is to improve mathematics, science and technology education.
In consortium with local schools, IBM, Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories, and
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatories several programs are offered. The programs
are funded by the National Science foundation, State of New York Eisenhower
and Goals 2000 funds, as well as by local and private funds. The New York
State Education Department validates the programs for dissemination purposes.
Interested schools should contact the program director below.
Program
Director
Dr. Robert Searson
St. Thomas Aquinas College
125 Route 340
Sparkill, NY 10976-1050
845-398-4077
rsearson@stac.edu
Consultant
Dr. Pearl Solomon
Professor Emeritus
St. Thomas Aquinas College
845. 398-4164
pgsolomon@msn.com
About
the Director:
Dr. Robert Searson is Associate Professor of Education. He served in a
variety of public school administrative positions, most recently as a
District Science Supervisor at Northern Valley Regional High School (NJ).
He has been an adjunct professor of education at St. Thomas Aquinas for
five years. He began his career as a science teacher in 1968 and held
positions as a curriculum specialist, a department chair, a principal,
and posts at the district level. He serves on the New Jersey Science Convention
Steering Committee as co-chair of the exhibit center. He has been a committee
member of state frameworks for science and mathematics. Dr. Searson holds
an undergraduate degree and Master of Arts degree from Fairleigh Dickinson
University (NJ), a Master of Education degree from William Paterson University
(NJ), and an Ed.D. in Administration & Instructional Leadership from
St. John's University (NY).
About
the Consultant: Dr. Pearl Gold Solomon is Professor of Education and
the author of three books. No Small Feat (1995) addresses the issue of
school reform. The Curriculum Bridge (1998) was selected by the American
Library Association as an outstanding academic book and presents a guide
for standards-based curriculum design. The Math We Need to Know and Do
(2007) offers a comprehensive and detailed set of math standards for the
elementary and middle grades as well as explicit suggestions for overcoming
the learning/teaching hurdles. It also has developmental problems to use
with the students. All three books are published by Corwin Press in Thousand
Oaks California and are available from http://www.corwinpress.com. A CD-Rom
containing the problems can be requested from the author.
A
Goals 2000 Project: Technolgy-Rich & Standards- Based K-16 Curriculum
A Compendium
of Curriculum Designs by Teachers
Prepared
to Meet New York State Standards in Math, Science and Technology
The
New York State Standards
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Analysis,
Inquiry, and Design: Students will use mathematical analysis, scientific
inquiry, and engineering design, as appropriate, to pose questions,
seek answers, and develop solutions.
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Information
Systems: Students will access, generate, process, and transfer information
using appropriate technologies.
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Mathematics:
Students will understand mathematics and become mathematically confident
by communicating and reasoning mathematically, by applying mathematics
in the real world settings, and by solving problems through the integrated
study of number systems, algebra, data analysis, probability and trigonometry.
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Science: Students will understand and apply scientific concepts, principles
and theories pertaining to the physical setting and living environment,
and recognize the historical development of ideas in science.
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Technology:
Students will apply technological knowledge and skills to design,
construct, use, and evaluate products and systems to satisfy human
and environmental needs.
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Interconnectedness:
Students will understand the relationships and common themes that
connect mathematics, science, and technology and apply the themes
to these and other areas of learning.
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Interdiscipline,
Problem Solving: Students will apply the knowledge and thinking skills
of mathematics, science, and technology to address real-life problems
and make informed decisions
Index
to Designs
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Code
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Standard
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Grade
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Topic/Theme
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Baxter
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1,2
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K,1
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Transfer
technologies
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Bender
|
1,2,4
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K,1
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Environmental
awareness
|
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lwanowski
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1,2,3
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2
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Apples
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Holland
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3
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2
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Number
operations and patterns
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Haines-He
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2,3,4
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1,2
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Weather
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Harley
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2,4,6
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1
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Human
senses
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Pakaln
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1,2,3,6
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1
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Measurement:
Money
|
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Cocozza
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1,3,4,6,7
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1
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Habitats;
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Turselli
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1,2,4,5
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2
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Properties
of Substances
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Deming
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1,2,3,4
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2
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Dinosaurs
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Finn
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2,3,5
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3
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Multicultural
Travel Brochure
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Koppel
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2,3,4
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3
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Rainforest:
Conservation
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Peltz
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2,6,7
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3
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Rainforest:
Plants
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Barnard
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2,
3,4
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3
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Rainforest:
Animals
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Jaquith
|
1,2,4,7
|
3
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Rainforest:
The People
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Shore
|
1,2,3,4
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3
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Rainforest:
The Interactions
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Yarkon
|
4
|
3
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Earth
Forces
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Yustein
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4
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3
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Buoyancy
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Rohe
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4
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3
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Plants
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Perry
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3,4,5,6,7
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4
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Am
I a Square? Measurement, Animal Adaptation, Ratio
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Bowler
|
1,2,4,5,6
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4
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Constructive,
Destructive Forces
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Meher
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1,
2,3
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4
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Modeling,
Multiple Representation of Data
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Keegand
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2,4
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4
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Matter
& Its Forms
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O'Brien
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2,6
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5
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Oceanography
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Fenniniger
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1,
4,7
|
5
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Oceanography
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Ferrante
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1,2,3,4,5,6,7
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5
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Travel
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Projansky
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2,3
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6
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Modeling,
Multiple Representation of Data
|
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Rogers
|
5
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6
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Bridges
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Isler
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1,2,4,6,7
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5,6
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The
Environment for Living Things
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Levinson
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2,3,5,6
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5,6
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Data
Collection; Graphing
|
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Clare
|
1,2,7
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7
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How
We Learn About Life
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Barg
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4
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7
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Food
Webs
|
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Browne
|
1,2
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7
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Physical
changes
|
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Albanese
|
1,4,7
|
7
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Interdependence
Between Living Things
|
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Freeman
|
3
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7
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Pre-algebra:
Solving Equations
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Grippo
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1,3
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9
sp.ed.
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Graphs,
Data Analysis
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Grabell
|
2,
4
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10,11,12
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Weather:
Regents Earth Science
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Distante
|
1
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l0&ll
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Regents
Chemistry
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Bass
|
3
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11&12
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Regents
Math
|
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Lee
|
2,4,5,7
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11&12
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Physics
Research
|
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Lehr
|
1,3,4,5,6
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11&12
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Scalars
and Vectors
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| Ferraro
|
3
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9,
11 and College Algebra
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Coordinate
Graphing and Linear Equations
|
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Robbins
|
2
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13-16
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Technology
for Pre-Service Teachers
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Maxwell
|
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14-16
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Organic
Chemistry
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Brennan
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3,
5, 7
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13-16
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The
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