Hello, I'm an instructional coach looking for materials recommendations for GED science. I'm particularly interested in interdisciplinary materials where the content blends two subject areas, such as math and science, or blends skills. We teach adult students GED in English and Spanish. I really appreciate any recommendations, as it's great to know what educators in the field are really using. Thank you.
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Hello Carole and others,
You will find a short collection of health and science web sites, that have been recommended and used by adult educators, including a link to the New England Literacy Resource Center Health and Literacy Compendium, and the (perhaps now a little out of date) LINCS Special Collection on Science and numeracy, in my publication, the Literacy List, at
http://home.comcast.net/~djrosen/newsome/litlist/websites.html#healthandscience
If you have suggestions of other science web sites that I should include on this page let me know and I will consider adding them.
David J. Rosen
Djrosen123@gmail.com
Yes, there is an earlier version of the LINCS Science and Numeracy Special Collection, which can be found here http://literacynet.org/sciencelincs/
These websites have been organized according to the National Science Education Standards. The National Science Education Standards have described the science content and skills that all learners should know and be able to do. The vision is that all learners, "…regardless of age, gender, cultural or ethnic background, disabilities, aspirations, or interest and motivation in science, should have the opportunity to attain high levels of scientific literacy." The sections include Unifying Concepts and Processes; Science as Inquiry; Physical Science; Life Science; Earth and Space Science; Science and Technology; Science in Personal and Social Perspectives, and the History of Science.
These resources are separated into those designed to be used directly by learners, and those that might be more useful for instructors as they plan their class activities and curriculular materials. There is also a section on Hands-on Science Experiments:
http://literacynet.org/sciencelincs/tthandson.html
This LINCS collection has not been updated in a few years, so some of the links may not work.
Susan